dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ˌɪndiənˈæpəlˌɪs fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd, flˈɔɪd dˈeɪvɪs hɐdbɪn dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðə nˈɑːkˈaʊt hˈoʊz klˈæmp kˈɑːɹ fɔːɹ sˈɪksti lˈæps, mˈuːvɪŋ fɹʌm sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ tə twˈɛlfθ plˈeɪs wɛn tˈiːmeɪt mˈɔːɹi ɹˈoʊz, ðə pˈoʊl sˈɪɾɚ, bɪɡˈæn ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsɪŋ pɹˈɑːbləmz wɪð hɪz kˈɑːɹ, ðɪ ˈɛldʒɪn pˈɪstən pˈɪn.
During the 1941 Indianapolis 500, Floyd Davis had been driving the Noc-Out Hose Clamp car for sixty laps, moving from 17th to 12th place when teammate Mauri Rose, the pole sitter, began experiencing problems with his car, the Elgin Piston Pin.