Editing Travis Webb (section)

{{Short description|American racing driver (1910–1990)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Spider Webb
| birth_name        = Travis Leon Webb
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1910|10|08}}
| birth_place       = [[Joplin, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1990|01|27|1910|10|08}}
| death_place       = [[McMinnville, Oregon]], U.S.
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 24+
  | Years_In_Champ    = 10
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 17th (tie) ([[1949 AAA Championship Car season|1949]])
  | First_Champ_Race  = [[1939 AAA Championship Car season|1939]] [[IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee 100]] ([[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]])
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]] [[1954 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
  | Champ_Wins        = 0
  | Champ_Podiums     = 4
  | Champ_Poles       = 1
| module2 = 
  {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
  | Years             = {{F1|1950}}, {{F1|1952}}–{{F1|1955}}
  | Team(s)           = [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]], [[Bromme]], [[Kurtis Kraft]]
  | Races             = 5 (4 starts)
  | Championships     = 0
  | Wins              = 0
  | Podiums           = 0
  | Points            = 0
  | Poles             = 0
  | Fastest laps      = 0
  | First race        = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]]
  | Last race         = [[1955 Indianapolis 500]]
}}}}}}

'''Travis Leon''' "'''Spider'''" '''Webb''' (October 8, 1910 – January 27, 1990) was an American [[racing driver]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Spider Webb |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/WebbSpider.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Travis (Spider) Webb |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Travis_Webb |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref> He was the 1948 [[American Automobile Association]] (AAA) Midwest Sprint Car champion. He raced in numerous AAA Championship Car races including six [[Indianapolis 500]]s.

Known as "Spider",<ref name="NSCHoF" /> Webb transported a portable bar in the trunk of his car at all times and was known for his free spirit and his humor.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reed|first=Terry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxAig9jh64YC&pg=PT83 |title=Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500|date=2005|publisher=Potomac Books, Inc.|isbn=978-1-59797-391-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/history/indy-500/gallery-indianapolis-in-the-s/collection_22b7a28d-5391-5063-bb1b-37a8e2122ba9.html|title=Gallery: Indianapolis 500 in the 1940s|website=nwitimes.com|date=24 May 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref>