Charles van Acker

Charles van Acker (born March 14, 1912 in Brussels , Belgium ; † May 31, 1998 in South Bend , Indiana , USA ) was an American racing driver of Belgian origin.

Career

Van Acker was born in Belgium, but started his racing career in the USA. Between 1946 and 1950, he tried to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 every year . Three attempts succeeded, the best result was an 11th place in a Stevens - Offenhauser 1948. After his career he ran a racetrack in South Bend, Indiana.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	vehicle	begin	Agony	Result	Round	guide	failure
1946	62	DNQ
1947	44	24	195.357	29	24	0	accident
1948	4th	12	201.858	11	192	0
1949	10	27	203,596	31	10	0	accident
1950	29	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	WD	withdrawn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

Web links

• short biography
• Career results