Al Miller (racing driver)
Allen "Al" Miller (born April 28, 1907 in Pontiac , Michigan , † August 18, 1967 in Standish , Michigan) was an American racing driver .
Career
Miller started in 24 races for the AAA National Series between 1932 and 1950 . His best result was a runner-up in Springfield in 1940.
He competed 11 times in the Indianapolis 500 mile race . In 1934 he was able to place sixth, which should be his best result in this race. He is not related to Al Miller (Krulac) , who also drove in Indianapolis in the 1960s.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1932 | 29 | 18th | 177.012 | 27 | 66 | 0 | engine |
1933 | 19th | 24 | 175.403 | 21st | 161 | 0 | drive |
1934 | 36 | 8th | 181.840 | 6th | 200 | 0 | |
1935 | 4th | 21st | 185.541 | 15th | 178 | 0 | engine |
1936 | 12 | 17th | 186.876 | 21st | 119 | 0 | accident |
1937 | 42 | 26th | 190.706 | 17 3 | 78 | 0 | Handover to Rose |
1938 | 55 | 22nd | 192.171 | 18th | 125 | 0 | coupling |
1939 | 42 | 28 | 198,302 | 28 | 41 | 0 | accelerator |
1940 | 58 | 30th | 193.555 | 30th | 41 | 0 | coupling |
1941 | 12 | 14th | 198.688 | 28 | 22nd | 0 | transmission |
1946 | 9 | DNQ | |||||
1947 | 66 | 19th | 200.893 | 25th | 33 | 0 | Magneto ignition |
1948 | 66 | DNQ | |||||
1950 | 83 | DNQ |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Miller, Al |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Allen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pontiac (Michigan) |
DATE OF DEATH | 18th August 1967 |
Place of death | Standish (Michigan) |