Tags: Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Bob Swanson (August 20 1912 Minneapolis Minnesota – June 12 1940 Toledo Ohio) was an American racecar driver.Swanson won the first Turkey Night Grand Prix midget-car race in 1934. At the 1939 Indianapolis 500 he was involved in the accident that killed defending champion Floyd Roberts. Thrown out of his car when Roberts hit him Swanson lay unconscious on the track as the car overturned and caught fire.