{{Short description|American racing driver (1904–1987)}} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Paul Bost | image = | caption = | birth_name = Paul Brown Bost | birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|12|07}} | birth_place = Matthews, North Carolina, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|12|21|1904|12|07}} | death_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes | Total_Champ_Races = 11 | Years_In_Champ = 5 | Best_Champ_Pos = 16th (1931) | First_Champ_Race = 1929 Detroit 100 (Detroit) | Last_Champ_Race = 1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | Champ_Wins = 0 | Champ_Podiums = 1 | Champ_Poles = 1 }}}}
'''Paul Brown Bost''' (December 7, 1904 – December 21, 1987) was an American racing driver.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Paul Bost |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Paul_Bost |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Bost |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/BostPaul.htm |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> He raced in events from 1929 and appeared on both dirt or board oval tracks. He continued racing until 1935, when he was a relief driver for Mauri Rose at the Indianapolis 500. In 1935, he married and fulfilled a pledge to his new wife to cease racing promptly upon marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Paul Bost |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Paul_Bost |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Motorsports career results ==
=== Indianapolis 500 results ===
{{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Year !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |- !1931 |31 |3 |112.125 |5 |31 |35 |2 |Crankshaft |- !1932 |17 |8 |111.885 |14 |37 |18 |0 |Crankshaft |- !1933 |24 |33 |111.330 |24 |40 |13 |0 |Oil line |- |colspan=6|'''Totals''' |66 |2 | |} {{col-break|gap=1em}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Starts |3 |- !Poles |0 |- !Front Row |1 |- !Wins |0 |- !Top 5 |0 |- !Top 10 |0 |- !Retired |3 |} {{col-end}}
== References ==
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