# Riley Brett

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{{Short description|American racing driver (1895–1982)}}
{{one source|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Riley Brett
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Riley Jackson Brett
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1895|06|11}}
| birth_place       = [McAlester](/source/McAlester%2C_Oklahoma), [Indian Territory](/source/Indian_Territory), U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1982|02|05|1895|06|11}}
| death_place       = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S.
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 2
  | Years_In_Champ    = 2
  | First_Champ_Race  = [1921](/source/1921_AAA_Championship_Car_season) [Indianapolis 500](/source/1921_Indianapolis_500) ([Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway))
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [1922](/source/1922_AAA_Championship_Car_season) Kansas City 300 ([Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City_Speedway))
  | Champ_Wins        = 0
  | Champ_Podiums     = 0
  | Champ_Poles       = 0
}}}}

'''Riley Jackson Brett''' (June 11, 1895 – February 5, 1982) was an American [racing driver](/source/racing_driver).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/105067066/|newspaper=[The Indianapolis Star](/source/The_Indianapolis_Star)|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|date=May 29, 1932|page=34|title=Riley Brett, Four Times Champion A. A. A. Mechanic, Never Won 500}}</ref>

== Motorsports career results ==

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

{|
|- valign=top
|
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![1921](/source/1921_Indianapolis_500)
|17
|16
|87.800
|16
|15
|92
|0
|Hit Wall, Damaged
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|92
|0
|
|}
||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|1
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|0
|-
!Retired
|1
|}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs, ''The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brett, Riley}}
Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers
Category:1895 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:People from McAlester, Oklahoma
Category:Racing drivers from Oklahoma
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

{{US-autoracing-bio-stub}}

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