Sam Ross
{{Short description|American racing driver (1901–1980)}}
{{confused|text=Sam Ross, the founder of Fantastic Sams}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Sam Ross
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Samuel B. Ross
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|06|06}}
| birth_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|09|12|1901|06|06}}
| death_place = Northfield, Michigan, U.S.
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 11
| Years_In_Champ = 4
| Best_Champ_Pos = 11th (1931)
| First_Champ_Race = 1928 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
| Last_Champ_Race = 1932 Detroit 100 #2 (Detroit)
| Champ_Wins = 0
| Champ_Podiums = 1
| Champ_Poles = 0
}}}}
Samuel B. Ross (June 6, 1901 – September 12, 1980) was an American racing driver.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Sam Ross |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Sam_Ross |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sam Ross |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/RossSam.htm |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}
Motorsports career results
=== Indianapolis 500 results{{cite web |url= http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/sam-ross
|title= Driver Stats
|website= IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com |access-date= 2016-05-16}} ===
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Year
!Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |
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1928
|38 |16 |106.572 |22 |20 |132 |0 |Timing gears |
1931
|59 |37 |104.642 |30 |15 |200 |0 |Running |
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|332 |0 | |
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Starts
|2 |
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Poles
|0 |
Front Row
|0 |
Wins
|0 |
Top 5
|0 |
Top 10
|0 |
Retired
|1 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Sam}}
Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers
Category:AAA Championship Car drivers
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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