Editing Travis Webb (section)

=== Championship car career ===

In [[1939 AAA Championship Car season|1939]], Webb made a one-off [[AAA Contest Board|American Automobile Association]] (AAA) Champ Car start at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]; he started last in the 17 car field and finished seventh.<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 Champ Car Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1939/UO |website=Racing Refer |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> Webb made two [[1946 AAA Championship Car season|Champ Car starts in 1946]]; he finished tenth at the [[Indiana State Fair]]grounds and eighth at Milwaukee.<ref>{{cite web |title=1946 Champ Car Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1946/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> Webb was offered a ride from Mutt Anderson into the [[1948 Indianapolis 500]] but did not qualify.<ref name="NSCHoF" /><ref name="1948Indy500">{{cite web |title=1948 Indianapolis 500 Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1948-02/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> At the last minute, he was offered another ride and qualified the Bromme dirt champ car 30th.<ref name="NSCHoF" /><ref name="1948Indy500" /> His race ended early after an oil line failure; he finished 27th after completing 27 of 200 laps.<ref name="1948Indy500" /> Webb qualified 26th for the [[1949 Indianapolis 500]] but finished last (33rd) after he transmission broke before he could complete one lap.<ref name="NSCHoF" /> He switched to a car owned by Charles Bowes starting with the ninth race of the [[1949 AAA Championship Car season|1949 season]]<ref name="1949AAAChampResults">{{cite web |title=Spider Webb 1949 AAA Champ Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1949/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> after [[Mel Hansen]] was unable to race.<ref name="NSCHoF" /> Webb started on the pole position for Syracuse race before finishing third. He finished second at Detroit and eighth at [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack]] (Springfield Mile).<ref name="1949AAAChampResults" />

Webb finished the [[1950 Indianapolis 500]] in 20th place after the race was shorted due to rain on lap 138.<ref name="1950AAAResults">{{cite web |title=Spider Webb 1950 AAA Champ Car Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1950/UO |website=www.racing-reference.info |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> He did not qualify for four races and finished 18th in his only other Champ Car race at Springfield.<ref name="1950AAAResults" /> Webb got bumped out of the field for the [[1952 Indianapolis 500]] but made the field in a last-minute qualifying attempt for Bromme.<ref name="NSCHoF" /> He finished 22nd after having to retire with an oil leak late in the race.<ref>{{cite web |title=1952 AAA Champ Car Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1952/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> In the [[1953 Indianapolis 500]], he started 29th and finished 22nd.<ref name="1953AAAResults">{{cite web |title=1953 AAA Champ Car results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1952/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> He did not qualify for five events and finished 15th in the event that he did qualify (Springfield).<ref name="1953AAAResults" /> Bromme called Webb in another last-minute deal for the [[1954 Indianapolis 500]];<ref name="NSCHoF" /> he qualified 29th and finishing 30th.<ref>{{cite web |title=1954 AAA Champ Car results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/webbsp01/1954/UO |website=Racing Reference |access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> Webb failed to qualify for the [[1955 Indianapolis 500]].<ref name="NSCHoF" />