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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
helmet

Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
56
4
4
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
56
4
4
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
11
0
1
0
0
1956
Racing
75
9
16
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 Midwest Sprint Car Series
2nd

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2216.25
-
02
Formula 1
2117.65
-
03
Formula 1
2041.5
-
04
Formula 1
2038.7
-
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2016.95
-0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
-
07
Formula 1
1986.4
-
08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
-
09
IndyCar
1951.4
-
10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
-
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