Henry Banks
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1950 Indianapolis Race Cars 1951–1952 Lindsey Hopkins | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Henry Banks (born June 14, 1913 in Croydon , Surrey , Great Britain , † December 18, 1994 in Indianapolis , Indiana , USA ) was an American racing driver of British origin.
Career
Banks was born in England but grew up in Royal Oak , Michigan . He drove numerous midget car races and also took part in 43 races of the AAA National Series between 1936 and 1953 . Although he managed only one victory there (1950 in Detroit ), thanks to his reliability he also won the championship in the same year.
He started five times in his career in the Indianapolis 500 . He achieved his best placement in 1951 with a sixth place in a Moore - Offenhauser . Six times he failed to qualify for the race, but three times during the race he took over another driver's car, which was allowed at the time. Since the race was part of the world championship between 1950 and 1960, there are also three Grand Prix starts for him.
After retiring as a driver, Banks served as USAC Director for many years .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1936 | 29 | DNQ | |||||
| 1937 | 49 | DNQ | |||||
| 23 | 12 5 | 36 | 0 | drove householders wagons; Rd. 132-167 | |||
| 1938 | 33 | 31 | 187.102 | 21st | 109 | 0 | engine |
| 1939 | 39 | DNQ | |||||
| 26th | 10 2 | 44 | 0 | drove DeVore's car on Rd. 146-189 | |||
| 1940 | 39 | DNQ | |||||
| 1940 | 34 | 17 2 | 42 | 0 | drove Miller's car; Rd. 148-189 | ||
| 1946 | 31 | 21st | 27 | 32 | 0 | engine | |
| 1947 | 43 | 26th | 194,584 | 24 | 36 | 0 | Oil pipe |
| 1948 | 38 | DNQ | |||||
| 1949 | 21st | DNQ | |||||
| 35 | DNQ | ||||||
| 1950 | 12 | 21st | 208.617 | 25th | 112 | 0 | Oil pipe |
| 1951 | 1 | 17th | 215.456 | 6th | 200 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 2 | 12 | 218.787 | 19th | 184 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 10 | 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 and Sources
- Peter Higham: International Motor Racing. A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Cars . Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Banks, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surrey |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1994 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis |