Chuck Hulse (October 3, 1927 – July 13, 2020) was an American racecar driver.
Hulse raced in the
USAC Championship Car
American open-wheel car racing, also known as Indy car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States. As of 2022, the top-level American open-wheel racing championship is sanctioned by IndyCar.
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series in the 1959-1964 and 1966-1968 seasons, with 60 career starts, including the
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...
races in 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967. He finished in the top ten 26 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1963 at Phoenix and 1966 at Sacramento. Hulse stopped driving for 2 years in 1964-1966 due to vision problems caused in a
sprint car
Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New ...
accident in
New Bremen, Ohio
New Bremen () is a village in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,978 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Wapakoneta, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is adjacent to Minster to the south.
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.
Hulse died on July 13, 2020, aged 92 years.
Chuck Hulse 1927–2020
Retrieved July 14, 2020.
Indianapolis 500 results
References
External links
Driver Database Profile
1927 births
2020 deaths
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Sportspeople from Anaheim, California
Racing drivers from California
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