Bob Gregg
Robert Eugene "Bob" Gregg (born March 8, 1920 in Minneapolis , Minnesota , † October 17, 2002 in Vancouver , Washington ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Gregg started sporadically in runs for the AAA / USAC National Series between 1950 and 1970 . He achieved his best result in 1969 when he was eleventh in Seattle . He achieved his greatest racing success in midget car races. His only attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 failed in 1950 .
His son Mike Gregg also became a successful midget car driver.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1950 | 63 | 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WD | withdrawn | |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 |
|
() | 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
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gregg, Bob |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gregg, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis |
DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 2002 |
Place of death | Vancouver |