# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mike-salay
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:49:53.384Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mike-salay"
name: "Mike Salay"
slug: "mike-salay"
description: "Mike Salay was an American racecar driver from South Bend, Indiana. Salay made eight starts in AAA Championship Car in 1948 and 1949 including the 1948 Indianapolis 500. He attempted to qualify again in 1949 but failed to do so. His best finish was sixth at Trenton Speedway in 1949. In 1950, he attempted the June Milwaukee Mile race and failed to qualify. He entered the 1951 Indianapolis 500 but wrecked his car in a practice crash."
tagline: "American racing driver"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1909-06-10"
deathDate: "1973-11-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.26
  momentum:             8.823529411764707
  historical:           5.468970666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Salay"
    title: "Mike Salay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%89"
    title: "مايك سالاى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Salay"
    title: "Mike Salay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Salay"
    title: "Mike Salay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Salay"
    title: "Mike Salay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Salay"
    title: "Mike Salay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173707"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump