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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
15 Mar 1926
hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
died
15 Nov 1980
Los Angeles, California
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
15 Mar 1926
hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
died
15 Nov 1980
Los Angeles, California
helmet

Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1966
Leader Card Racers
75
42nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
75
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
(Chevrolet)
6
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1965
Vargo Dragway, Kemerly, Leader Card Racers, W. R. Barnett, Taylor
45
45th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Elder (Offenhauser)
Taylor (Chevrolet)
10
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
0
0
45
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
(Chevrolet)
13
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
Dayton-Walther, WRD, Vargo Dragway, Dean Van Lines, Norm Demler
123
29th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Walther (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Watson (Offenhauser)
6
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
123
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Charles Altfater
68.5
18th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
(Chevrolet)
13
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
0
0
0
0
68.5
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Ollie Prather, Federal Engineering, WRD, Joe Hunt Magneto
70
26th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
6
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
70
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
4
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
Vargo, Lee Glessner
85
24th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Silnes (Offenhauser)
6
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
85
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
36.5
year
series
team
points
position
1961
Hank Blum Engineering
20
41st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Blum (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
20
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
906
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Harry Cecil
0
21st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1966
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1965
Racing
16
0
0
0
0
1964
Racing
19
0
0
0
0
1963
Racing
19
0
0
0
0
1962
Racing
10
0
0
0
0
1961
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1960
Racing
?
?
?
0
?
1957
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1956
Racing
2
0
0
0
0

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2216.25
-0.6
02
Formula 1
2117.65
-2.1
03
Formula 1
2041.5
+2.6
04
Formula 1
2038.7
+0.5
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2017.5
+0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
+1.3
07
Formula 1
1986.4
+4.3
08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
-4.8
09
IndyCar
1951.4
-4.8
10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
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