Jackie Holmes
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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 1953 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1950 Norm Olson 1953 RL Racing Team | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | - | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Jack "Jackie" Holmes (born September 4, 1920 in Indianapolis , Indiana ; † March 1, 1995 ibid) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Jackie Holmes started the AAA National Series in 12 races between 1947 and 1953 . In 1947 in Springfield he achieved his best result with a fourth place.
He started three times in the Indianapolis 500 . In 1949 he retired with a Kurtis Kraft 6-wheeler after 65 laps with damage to the drive. In 1950 he had an accident with an Olson - Offenhauser after 123 laps. He was rated 23rd. In 1953 , this time in a Kurtis Kraft 4000-Offenhauser, he retired with his teammates Travis Webb and Johnny Thomson (driver changes were allowed at the time) on the 166th lap with a leak in the oil pan.
Since the race between 1950 and 1960 was part of the drivers' world championship , two Grand Prix starts are also included in the statistics.
After his career, he ran an electrical goods store in Indianapolis.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1948 | 24 | DNQ | |||||
| 1948 | 93 | DNQ | |||||
| 1949 | 57 | 17th | 206.106 | 22nd | 65 | 0 | drive |
| 1950 | 77 | 30th | 208.697 | 23 | 123 | 0 | accident |
| 1951 | 24 | DNQ | |||||
| 45 | DNQ | ||||||
| 1952 | 41 | DNQ | |||||
| 1953 | 71 | DNQ | |||||
| 62 | 19 3 | 9 | 0 | drove Travis Webb's car ; Rd. 158-166; Oil leak |
| 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
- ↑ Champ Car Starts: Jackie Holmes
- ↑ old racing cars: Jackie Holmes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holmes, Jackie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holmes, Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , Indiana , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1995 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis , Indiana , United States |