George Tichenor

George Tichenor (born February 2, 1920 in Logansport , Indiana ; † September 25, 1998 there ) was an American racing driver .

Career

Tichenor began his career in 1940 with a Ford A- Stock Car before being drafted into the military. After the war he continued his career in midget cars . In the late 1940s and early 1950s he was one of the leading midget car pilots in the United States. His greatest achievement was in 1950 when the Chicago-Mississippi Valley Division won Midget Cars.

Between 1952 and 1955 he tried four times in vain to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race . He also failed to qualify in other races in the AAA National Series .

In 1958 he retired from racing.

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1952	88	DNQ
1953	65	DNQ
1954	22nd	DNQ
1955	78	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	WD	withdrawn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 and sources

1. ↑ Portrait Pharao Tribune: [1]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
2. ↑ Champ Car-Starts: [2]