Chuck Stevenson

Chuck Stevenson

Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1951
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1960
Constructors
1951  Carl Marchese 1952 Bessie Lee Paoli 1953 and 1954 JC Agajanian 1960 Leader Cards Inc.
statistics
World Cup balance:	-
Starts Victories Poles SR 5 - - -
World Cup points :	-
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

Charles J. "Chuck" Stevenson (born October 15, 1919 in Sidney , Montana , † August 21, 1995 in Benson , Arizona ) was an American racing driver .

Career

Chuck Stevenson started 53 times between 1949 and 1965 in the AAA National Series and the subsequent USAC Series championship . He celebrated four wins, two of them in 1952 when he won the championship. He was also at the start nine times in the Indianapolis 500 . He celebrated three of his four AAA victories on the Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin .

He took part in NASCAR races twice. In 1956 he was victorious in Willow Springs. Along with Jamie McMurray, he is one of the few drivers who was victorious on their second start.

Since the 500 miles from Indianapolis belonged to the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 , Stevenson has five races in the statistics; He couldn't score any points.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1951	8th	19th	215.247	20th	93	0	Fire
1952	16	11	219,076	18th	187	0
1953	97	16	219.752	29	42	0	Tank leak
	55			23 3	13	0	drove Hoyt's car; Rd. 83-95
	98			9 3	44	0	drove T. Bettenhausen's car; Rd. 116–159
1954	98	5	223,309	12 2	83	0	Handover to Faulkner ; Rd. 56-94; 123-199
1960	65	9	232.787	15th	196	0
1961	18th	28	233,640	6th	200	0
1962	16	DNQ
1963	45	22nd	238.773	21st	110	0	engine
1964	95	29	242.716	28	2	0	accident
1965	88	26th	248,251	25th	50	0	engine
1966	11	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	WD	withdrawn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	Bob Estes	Lincoln Capri	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
									7th
1954	Lincoln	Lincoln Capri	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

Commons : Chuck Stevenson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Chuck Stevenson at Motorsport Magazine