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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
11 Mar 1930
hometown
Mooreland, Oklahoma
died
19 May 1997
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
11 Mar 1930
hometown
Mooreland, Oklahoma
died
19 May 1997
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
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Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1964 Plymouth
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
Dayton-Walther
160
26th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
4
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
160
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Offenhauser
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Bill Stroppe
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1963 Mercury
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Bill Stroppe
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mercury
Ford
5
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Stearly Motor Freight, Jim Robbins, Dayton-Walther
580
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Elder (Offenhauser)
5
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
580
year
series
team
points
position
1962
Bill Cheesbourg
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1962 Ford,1962 Mercury
11
2
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
2
2
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
Bill Stroppe
1890
49th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mercury
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1890
year
series
team
points
position
1962
Jim Robbins, Dean Autolite, Stearly Motor Freight
280
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Elder (Offenhauser)
6
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
280
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1961 Ford
3
0
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
2
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
John Zink Trackburner
140
23rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson D (Offenhauser)
Watson (Offenhauser)
3
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
1
0
140
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson
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
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
'58 Watson 1 (Offenhauser)
1
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
Watson (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
1957 Ford
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
Kurtis (Buick)
Kurtis (Buick)
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Agajanian 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
JC Agajanian, Scuderia Centro Sud
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
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)
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
Watson
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
Pete DePaolo, Carl Dane
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1957 Ford
10
2
4
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
2
4
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
3
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
30
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 500D
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
1956 Mercury
1956 Chevrolet
Ford
16
6
8
6
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
16
6
8
6
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
2
2
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
2
2
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 375 Plus
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
Kurtis 500D (Offenhauser)
Lesovsky D (Offenhauser)
2
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
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
1954
Automobile Shippers
1.5
23rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis KK500A
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
1.5
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 500 (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Pankratz D (Offenhauser)
3
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
447
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
8
year
series
team
points
position
1952
J.C. Agajanian
1410
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
3
2
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
2
2
0
1410
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 2000
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
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
4
4
4
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
4
4
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
4
2
4
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
2
4
0
year
series
team
points
position
1951
J.C. Agajanian, John Zink, Hart Fullerton
80
39th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)
Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
3
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
80
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
4
3
3
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
3
3
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
2
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
2
2
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lesovsky
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
1950
Bowes Seal Fast Racing, Bruce Bromme
46
41st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
Bromme (Offenhauser)
10
0
0
2
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
0
2
46
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
1
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
2
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1949
Ray Carter, Flavell, Bowes Seal Fast
250
21st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
X (Offenhauser)
5
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
250
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1964
Racing
6
0
0
0
0
1963
Racing
14
0
2
0
0
1962
Racing
18
2
3
0
?
1961
Racing
6
0
3
0
?
1960
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1958
Racing
6
0
0
0
0
1957
Racing
15
3
5
0
0
1956
Racing
22
8
10
6
0
1954
Racing
6
0
0
0
0
1952
Racing
3
2
2
0
0
1951
Racing
13
7
9
0
0
1950
Racing
18
5
5
2
0
1949
Racing
8
2
4
0
?

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1952
AAA National Championship - Indy Car
2nd

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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