Bob Christie

Bob Christie

Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1956
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1960
Constructors
1956  HH Johnson 1957 Cars Inc. 1958 Federal Auto Associates 1959 and 1960 Federal Auto Associates
statistics
World Cup balance:	no World Cup placement
Starts Victories Poles SR 5 - - -
World Cup points :	-
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

Robert "Bob" Christie (born April 4, 1924 in Grants Pass , Oregon , † June 1, 2009 ibid) was an American racing driver .

Career

Christie ran from 1956 to 1963 in the USAC racing series in the United States . He has competed 15 times in all these years, including eight times in the Indianapolis 500 . His best finish was third in Daytona in 1959 . In Indianapolis, his best result was tenth in 1960.

Since the 500 miles from Indianapolis were also part of the Formula 1 World Championship between 1950 and 1960 , Christie also took part in five races for the World Championship. He could not achieve points for the championship. After his career he worked a. a. for Firestone .

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1954	66	DNQ
1955	7th	DNQ					Training accident
1956	57	25th	228.877	13	196	0
1957	95	33	224,918	13	197	0
1958	65	17th	228.909	14th	189	0	Lathe operator
1959	65	24	230.502	25th	109	0	engine
1960	38	14th	231.129	10	200	0
1961	32	16	232.980	17th	132	0	engine
1962	29	31	235.490	30th	17th	0	accident
1963	65	18th	239.964	13	200	0
1964	33	DNQ
1965	21st	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	WD	withdrawn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

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Surroz Ford	Ford 6	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
									DNF
1954	Jack Ensley	Kurtis 500S	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
								DNF

literature

• Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood, IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .

Web links

• Pictured: Bob Christie in a midget car racing in the 1940s

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Race results
2. ↑ Bob Christie at Old Racing Cars