Allen Heath
Allen Heath (born January 3, 1918 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , † March 6, 1981 in Northridge , California ) was a Canadian racing car driver .
Career
Heath was born in Canada but moved to Seattle with his family in 1922 . In 1938 he began to compete in midget car races and drove numerous victories and championship titles. In 1953 he lost his left hand in an accident. Nevertheless, even after the accident, he still managed to win numerous midget car races and even a championship in 1958.
He started in four races for the AAA National Series in 1952 and 1953 . His best result was a second place in Detroit in 1953 in a Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser .
In 1952 and 1953 he tried unsuccessfully to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 miles .
He died of a heart attack in 1981.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 32 | DNQ | |||||
| 1953 | 65 | DNQ |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 |
|
| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allen Heath (PDF download) sprintcarhof.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ Allen Heath . champcarstats.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ Allen Heath . oldracingcars.com. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heath, Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saskatoon , Saskatchewan |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1981 |
| Place of death | Northridge , California |