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1949 Indianapolis 500
The 33rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1949. After two years of failures to his teammate, Bill Holland finally won one for himself, giving car owner Lou Moore his third consecutive Indy victory. Mauri Rose was fired by the team after the race when he again ignored orders and tried to pass Holland, only to see his car fail with 8 laps to go. Spider Webb suffered a broken transmission the morning of the race and failed to start. Rather than utilize an alternate starter, officials awarded Webb 33rd finishing position. Results Alternates *First alternate: Ralph Pratt (#34) Failed to Qualify * Les Anderson (#74) *Henry Banks (#35) * Frank Beardsley * Randall Beinke (#42) *Tony Bettenhausen (#16, #46) *Lindley Bothwell (#66) * Frank Brisko (#48) * Walt Brown (#18) * Jim Brubaker (#79) * Frank Burany (#24) *Jimmy Daywalt (#56) *Billy Devore * Ted Duncan (#72) * Kenny Eaton (#55) * Milt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AAA Contest Board
AAA, Triple A, or Triple-A is a three-letter initialism or abbreviation which may refer to: Airports * Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA) * Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA) Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming * AAA (video game industry) - a category of high budget video games *'' TripleA'', an open source wargame Music Groups and labels * AAA (band), a Japanese pop band * Against All Authority (''-AAA-''), an American ska-punk band * Acid Angel From Asia ''(AAA)'' the first sub-unit of K-pop girl group TripleS referred to as "AVA" * Triple A (musical group), a Dutch trance group Works * Song on ''City'' (Strapping Young Lad album) * ''A.A.A'' (EP), by Nigerian band A.A.A Other music * Triple A or Adult Alternative Songs, a record chart Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Adult album alternative, a radio format * AAA, the production code for the 1970 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Spearhead from Space'' * (''Aces o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mantz
Johnny Mantz (September 18, 1918 – October 25, 1972) Accident takes life of first "500" Champ, THE SPARTANBURG HERALD, October 26, 1972, page C4 was an American . Champ car He made 17 starts in the AAA series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at |
George Fonder
George Thomas Fonder (June 22, 1917 Elmhurst, Pennsylvania – June 14, 1958 Hatfield, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. He made four Championship Car starts, including two in the Indianapolis 500 and drove as a relief driver in the 1954 Indianapolis 500 for two different teams after failing to qualify his own car. His best Champ Car finish was in the October 1949 race at Langhorne Speedway. He was killed in a midget-car racing accident. Indy 500 results * Shared drive with Len Duncan ** Shared drive with Frank Armi Frank Simon Armi Jr (12 October 1918 in Portland, Oregon – 28 November 1992 in Watsonville, California) was an American racecar driver. Armi's racing career ended in the mid-1960s, when he became a television and film sound engineer, specia ... World Championship career summary The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championshipfrom 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Cole
Harold "Hal" Cole (November 20, 1912 in Tacoma, Washington – November 12, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver. Indy 500 results Source Complete Formula One Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) References 1912 births 1970 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington Racing drivers from Washington (state) {{US-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny McDowell
John Maxwell McDowell (January 29, 1915 – June 8, 1952) was an American racecar driver from Delavan, Illinois. He died in a qualifying crash at the Milwaukee Mile the week after the 1952 Indianapolis 500, 1952 Indy 500. Racing career McDowell was raised in Pasadena, California. He began racing cars at Legion Ascot Speedway in 1934. He later moved on to the independent circuits in the Northwestern United States. He then moved to the CSRA circuit based in Ohio. He had his first experience at the Indianapolis 500 as a riding mechanic for Frank Wearne in 1937. McDowell raced against top midget car racing, midget car drivers at Gilmore Stadium in 1939. He held the points lead until September, and he finished second in the points behind Bob Swanson (driver), Bob Swanson. He won thirteen features at the track, and is ninth on the track's all-time win list. McDowell finished second in the American Automobile Association, AAA West Coast midget car points standings in 1947. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sheffler
Bayard Taylor "Bill" Sheffler (23 August 1917 in El Paso, Texas – 28 June 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey) was an American racecar driver active during the 1940s. Sheffler attended the University of Southern California, where he was a pole vaulter on the track team. He began racing in Southern California, and was a dominant driver in big car races at Southern Ascot Speedway in South Gate, California prior to World War II. Sheffler made 15 AAA Championship Car starts, including the 1946 Indianapolis 500 where he finished 9th, and eleven races in 1948, when he finished fourth in the National Championship. He died from injuries sustained in a practice crash prior to the 1949 Championship Car race at Trenton Speedway Trenton Speedway was a racing facility located near Trenton, New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Races for the United States' premier open-wheel and full-bodied racing series of the times were held at Trenton Speedway. Racing histor .... Indy 500 resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Hellings
Ronald 'Mack' Hellings (September 14, 1915 – November 11, 1951) was an American racecar driver from Fort Dodge, Iowa. He died in a plane crash in Kern County, California Kern County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield. Kern County comprise ... in 1951. Indy 500 results World Championship career summary The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Mack Hellings participated in 2 World Championship races, with a best finish of thirteenth. References 1915 births 1951 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers American racing drivers Sportspeople from Fort Dodge, Iowa Racing drivers from Iowa Accidental deaths in California Victims of aviation accidents or i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Dinsmore
J. Carlyle "Duke" Dinsmore (April 10, 1913 – October 13, 1985) was an American racecar driver. Complete AAA/USAC Championship Car results Indianapolis 500 results * Shared drive with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden. Dinsmore drove ten laps of the 177 completed by Ward (138), Linden (29) and Dinsmore. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) : ''* Indicates shared drive with Rodger Ward Rodger M. Ward (January 10, 1921 – July 5, 2004) was a World War II Lockheed_P-38_Lightning, P-38 aviator in the United States Army Air Forces, and an American race driver with 26 victories in top echelon open-wheel racing in North America ... and Andy Linden.'' References External linksDuke Dinsmore sharing his Milwaukee memories* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinsmore, Duke 1913 births 1985 deaths People from Williamstown, West Virginia Racing drivers from West Virginia Indianapolis 500 drivers AAA Championship Car drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Carter
Duane Carter (May 5, 1913 – March 7, 1993) was an American racecar driver. He raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars.Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Carter was born in , and he died in . His son raced in Indy cars, along with |
Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman (born March 11, 1930 – May 19, 1997) was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of Jimmy Ruttman, and NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman. Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days. , he is the youngest winner of the race. From 1950–1960, the Indianapolis 500 also counted toward the World Drivers' Championship (now synonymous with Formula One), although most of the racers did not compete in the other races in the Championship. Ruttman was the first Indianapolis 500 winner to participate in a Formula One event beyond Indy and his 1952 Indy 500 win earned him the distinction of being the youngest driver to win a round of the World Championship, an honor he held until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Racing career Ruttman entered his family car in a roadster race in San Bernardino, California in 1945 at age 15, and won the race. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Rathmann
Jim Rathmann (July 16, 1928 – November 23, 2011), born Royal Richard Rathmann, was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1949–1950 and 1952–1963 seasons with 42 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each of those seasons. Rathmann also participated in the two runnings of the Race of Two Worlds at Monza, Italy, winning the 1958 event. He had 6 victories in addition to his Indy 500 win. He also drove in 3 races in the NASCAR series from 1949 to 1951. Rathmann and his older brother swapped names while teenagers. As a 16-year-old going by the name of "Dick Rathmann," he wanted to start racing. To enter races, he borrowed his older brother's I.D. and assumed the identity of "Jim Rathmann." The name change stuck for life in public circles. On August 15, 2007, Rathmann was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Houser
Norm Houser (1915–1996) was an American racecar driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis .... Indy 500 results References Indianapolis 500 drivers 1915 births 1996 deaths Racing drivers from Indiana Racing drivers from Indianapolis {{US-autoracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
