Lester Spangler

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Les Spangler

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Lester Spangler

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|01|15}}

| birth_place = Brook, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|05|30|1906|01|15}}

| death_place = Speedway, Indiana, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 2

| Years_In_Champ = 2

| First_Champ_Race = 1932 Oakland 150 (Oakland)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Lester Spangler (January 15, 1906 – May 30, 1933) was an American racing driver. Spangler raced with great success at Los Angeles' Legion Ascot Speedway, which led him to move up to AAA Championship Car racing.

Death

Spangler and his riding mechanic Monk Jordan died in Speedway, Indiana, while competing in the 1933 Indianapolis 500. With Spangler on the 132nd lap,{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Les Spangler |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Les_Spangler |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}} the car driven by Malcolm Fox spun coming out of turn one, and was rolling slowly towards the top the track. Spangler tried to get by on the outside, but ran out of room and hit Fox head on. Spangler's car rolled over while still maintaining speed, ejecting the driver and mechanic.[http://www.rumbledrome.com/motor.html From Motor, The Automotive Business Magazine, June 1933] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122005316/http://www.rumbledrome.com/motor.html |date=November 22, 2008 }}

The race was Spangler's second AAA Championship Car start, having made his debut at the Oakland Speedway the previous year.{{Cite web |title=Les Spangler |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/SpanglerLes.htm |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired
1933 \|15 \|7 \|116.903 \|8 \|26 \|132 \|0 \|Crash T1
colspan=6\|Totals \|132 \|0 \|

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1933

|15