American racing driver (1904–1980)
Elbert Achilles "Babe" Stapp (February 26, 1904 – September 17, 1980) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He also was a member of the infamous Thirteen Black Cats (1924).
Motorsports career results [ edit ]
Indianapolis 500 results [ edit ]
Year[ 4]
Car
Start
Qual
Rank
Finish
Laps
Led
Retired
1927
38
24
109.555
18
31
24
0
Universal joint
1928
7
5
116.887
5
6
200
17
Running
1929
32
4
115.618
4
28
40
0
Universal joint
1930
8
32
104.950
10
31
18
0
Crash T3
1931
39
6
110.125
12
35
9
0
Oil leak/clutch
1933
45
29
116.626
9
23
156
60
Out of gas
1935
17
12
116.736
8
25
70
4
Radiator
1936
21
2
118.945
2
24
89
25
Crankshaft
1937
15
31
117.226
29
31
36
0
Clutch
1938
34
8
120.595
15
26
54
0
Valve
1939
31
16
125.000
12
5
200
0
Running
1940
24
12
123.367
11
24
64
0
Oil line
Totals
960
106
Starts
12
Poles
0
Front Row
1
Wins
0
Top 5
1
Top 10
2
Retired
10
Stapp's finishes from 1927 – 1938 rank as the worst ten-race finishing streak in Indianapolis 500 history.