Mike Salay
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Born: |
10 Jun 1909 |
Died: |
19 Nov 1973 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Grands Prix: | 0 (1951) |
Indy 500s: | 1 (1948-1951) |
Real name Mike Szalai. Raced a variety of machinery for about 5 years, but did not have a lot of success. Mike's parents, his father Vincent and his mother, Ethel, were Hungarian born and bred, having moved to the United States in 1902. Initially Mike worked as a labourer, before becoming a salesman in the coal industry and a worker in an automobile factory. Racing was something he only took up after World War Two properly, but he did race in a dirt oval race in 1939 at Springfield. His best result, by far, was sixth place in the dirt oval race at Trenton in 1949.
Biography last updated 31 Aug 2017