Danny Kladis
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1954 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1954 | ||||||||
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| 1954 Bruce Bromme | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | - | ||||||||
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Daniel "Danny" Kladis (born February 10, 1917 in Crystal City , Missouri , USA ; † April 26, 2009 in Joliet , Illinois USA) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Danny Kladis started in four races of the AAA National Series , including two times in the Indianapolis 500 . In 1946 he was disqualified because his vehicle was towed away. At its start in 1954 , it retired on lap 104 with a leak in the oil tank. He had previously taken over the Bromme - Offenhauser from his compatriot Travis Webb on lap 55 . (Driver changes were allowed at this time).
Since the Indy 500 was part of the drivers' world championship from 1950 to 1960 , it is also a Grand Prix start.
At the time of his death at the age of 92, he was the oldest participant in an Indy 500 race.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1946 | 59 | 33 | 191,318 | DSQ | 46 | ||
| 1949 | 58 | DNQ | |||||
| 1950 | 39 | DNQ | |||||
| 1951 | 89 | DNQ | |||||
| 1952 | 19th | DNQ | |||||
| 1954 | 65 | 30 2 | 50 | drove Webb's car; Rd. 55-101; Oil leak | |||
| 1955 | 93 | DNQ | |||||
| 1957 | 72 | DNQ | |||||
| 84 | 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 |
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| () | 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 | Kladis, Danny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kladis, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crystal City , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2009 |
| Place of death | Joliet (Illinois) , Illinois |