{{Short description|American racing driver (1884–1917)}} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Arthur Greiner | image = Arthur Greiner.png | caption = | birth_name = Arthur William Greiner | birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|04|28}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|05|24|1884|04|28}} | death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes | Total_Champ_Races = 4 | Years_In_Champ = 3 | First_Champ_Race = 1910 Illinois Trophy (Elgin) | Last_Champ_Race = 1911 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | Champ_Wins = 0 | Champ_Podiums = 1 | Champ_Poles = 0 }}}}

'''Arthur William Greiner''' (April 28, 1884 – May 24, 1917) was an American racing driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Arthur_Greiner |title= Arthur Greiner |website= OldRacingCars.com |access-date= 2016-06-14}}</ref> Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps during the inaugural race. His riding mechanic, Sam Dickson, was killed in the accident

Greiner died in a Milwaukee sanitarium following a nervous breakdown.<ref>"Greiner Dies in Sanitarium" ''Chicago Tribune'' (IL) - May 25, 1917 Record Number: 19170525fp010</ref>

== Motorsports career results ==

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

{{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Year<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/art-greiner |title= Driver Stats |website= IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com |access-date= 2016-05-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160602171154/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/art-greiner |archive-date= June 2, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |- !1911 |44 |38 |&mdash; |&mdash; |40 |12 |0 |Crash BS |- |colspan=6|'''Totals''' |12 |0 | |} {{col-break|gap=1em}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Starts |1 |- !Poles |0 |- !Front Row |0 |- !Wins |0 |- !Top 5 |0 |- !Top 10 |0 |- !Retired |1 |} {{col-end}}

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