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Eddie
Sachs
USAC National Championship Trail
Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
28 May 1927
hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
died
30 May 1964
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
28 May 1927
hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
died
30 May 1964
Indianapolis, Indiana
Competitors
Johnny
Thomson
age
wins
46
poles
11
races
180
podiums
112
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Bill
Homeier
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
25
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Bob
Christie
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
38
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Wayne
Weiler
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
34
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Don
Freeland
age
wins
1
poles
4
races
91
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Dan
Gurney
age
wins
33
poles
35
races
231
podiums
74
fastest laps
25
Compare to Sachs
Paul
Russo
age
wins
4
poles
4
races
108
podiums
23
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Dick
Rathmann
age
wins
14
poles
19
races
228
podiums
69
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Bob
Cleberg
age
wins
11
poles
0
races
40
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Ronnie
Duman
age
wins
10
poles
0
races
137
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Keith
Andrews
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
12
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Jim
Packard
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
71
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Eddie
Johnson
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Paul
Goldsmith
age
99
wins
37
poles
29
races
228
podiums
81
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Elmer
George
age
wins
13
poles
1
races
154
podiums
31
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Roger
McCluskey
age
wins
55
poles
16
races
504
podiums
156
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Chuck
Stevenson
age
wins
6
poles
7
races
85
podiums
19
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Roy
Graham
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Gene
Force
age
wins
12
poles
0
races
112
podiums
16
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Jack
Conely
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Johnny
Thomson
age
wins
46
poles
11
races
180
podiums
112
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Bill
Homeier
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
25
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Bob
Christie
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
38
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Wayne
Weiler
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
34
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Don
Freeland
age
wins
1
poles
4
races
91
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Dan
Gurney
age
wins
33
poles
35
races
231
podiums
74
fastest laps
25
Compare to Sachs
Paul
Russo
age
wins
4
poles
4
races
108
podiums
23
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Dick
Rathmann
age
wins
14
poles
19
races
228
podiums
69
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Bob
Cleberg
age
wins
11
poles
0
races
40
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Ronnie
Duman
age
wins
10
poles
0
races
137
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Keith
Andrews
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
12
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Jim
Packard
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
71
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Eddie
Johnson
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
51
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Paul
Goldsmith
age
99
wins
37
poles
29
races
228
podiums
81
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Elmer
George
age
wins
13
poles
1
races
154
podiums
31
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Roger
McCluskey
age
wins
55
poles
16
races
504
podiums
156
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Chuck
Stevenson
age
wins
6
poles
7
races
85
podiums
19
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Roy
Graham
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Gene
Force
age
wins
12
poles
0
races
112
podiums
16
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Jack
Conely
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Johnny
Thomson
age
wins
46
poles
11
races
180
podiums
112
fastest laps
1
Compare to Sachs
Bill
Homeier
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
25
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Bob
Christie
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
38
podiums
3
fastest laps
0
Compare to Sachs
Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
1964
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
McDermott, DVS
80
36th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Meskowski D (Chevrolet)
Halibrand RE (Ford)
2
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
-
80
year
series
team
points
position
1963
USAC Stock Car Series
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1963 Ford
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Ed Kostenuk, DVS
160
21st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Meskowski (Chevrolet)
Watson (Offenhauser)
5
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
-
160
year
series
team
points
position
1962
USAC Stock Car Series
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1962 Ford
10
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1962
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Dean Autolite
1060
9th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Ewing (Offenhauser)
6
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
-
1060
year
series
team
points
position
1961
USAC Stock Car Series
Eddie Sachs
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1961 Ford
7
2
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
2
2
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1961
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Dean Van Lines
1760
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ewing D (Offenhauser)
Ewing (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
7
2
5
2
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
2
5
2
-
1760
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
9
0
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
0
2
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC Eastern Sprint Car Series
Walter Meskowski
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
6
0
3
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
3
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1960
FIA World Championship Formula One
Dean Van Lines
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ewing
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC Milwaukee Mile Qualifying Race
Dean Van Lines Racing
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
'60 Ewing (Offenhauser)
1
1
1
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Dean Van Lines
650
12th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ewing (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
10
1
2
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
1
2
1
-
650
year
series
team
points
position
1959
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
Bill Cheesman, Carl Gehlhausen
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
8
0
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
2
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1959
USAC Eastern Sprint Car Series
Pete Schmidt
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
5
1
3
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
1
3
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1959
FIA World Championship Formula One
Schmidt
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1959
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Peter Schmidt, Competition Engineering
797
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Meskowski D (Offenhauser)
Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
12
2
3
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
12
2
3
1
-
797
year
series
team
points
position
1958
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
Bill Cheesman
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
10
4
7
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
4
7
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
USAC Eastern Sprint Car Series
Bill Cheesman
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
5
1
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
1
4
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1958
FIA World Championship of Drivers
Schmidt
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
2nd Race of Two Worlds - 500 Miles of Monza - F1 & IndyCar
Jim Robbins
0
16th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Jim Robbins Special (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Peter Schmidt, Central Excavating
990
7th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
11
2
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
2
4
0
-
990
year
series
team
points
position
1957
USAC National Midget Series
20
88th
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
20
year
series
team
points
position
1957
USAC Eastern Sprint Car Series
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
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
1957
FIA World Championship of Drivers
Schmidt
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Peter Schmidt
160
25th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
3
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
1
0
-
160
year
series
team
points
position
1956
USAC Eastern Sprint Car Series
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
1956
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
Bill Cheesman
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
11
4
9
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
4
9
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
FIA World Championship of Drivers
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
USAC Stock Car Series
Jim Rathmann
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chevrolet
1
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1956
USAC National Midget Car Series
2027
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
26
4
11
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
26
4
11
0
0
2027
year
series
team
points
position
1956
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Ed Walsh, Glessner, Ray Brady
650
12th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Hillegass (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
5
1
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
1
2
0
-
650
year
series
team
points
position
1955
AAA National Championship - Indy Car
Ray Brady
46.8
45th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
46.8
year
series
team
points
position
1954
AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
5
1
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
1
4
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1954
AAA National Championship - Indy Car
Glessner, John Zink
160
28th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Scopa D (Offenhauser)
Scopa (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
3
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
-
160
year
series
team
points
position
1953
AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1953
AAA National Championship - Indy Car
Glessner
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Clemons (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1952
AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1951
AAA Eastern Division - Sprint Cars
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
1950
AAA Eastern Division - Sprint Cars
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
ARDC Midgets
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
2
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
2
2
0
-
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1964
Racing
2
0
0
0
?
1963
Racing
7
0
1
0
0
1962
Racing
16
0
2
0
?
1961
Racing
14
4
7
2
?
1960
Racing
26
2
8
1
0
1959
Racing
26
3
8
1
0
1958
Racing
28
7
15
0
0
1957
Racing
12
0
1
0
0
1956
Racing
45
9
23
0
0
1955
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1954
Racing
8
1
4
0
?
1953
Racing
3
0
1
0
?
1952
Racing
?
?
?
0
?
1951
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1950
Racing
5
2
2
0
0
Racing Highlights
year
series
position
1961
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
2nd
1960
USAC Milwaukee Mile Qualifying Race
1st
1958
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
1st
1956
USAC National Midget Car Series
3rd
1956
USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
2nd
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