Joe Barzda
Joseph J. "Joe" Barzda (born May 22, 1915 in New Brunswick , New Jersey , † October 11, 1993 in Somerset , New Jersey) was an American racing driver .
Career
Barzda started in ten races in the USAC series in 1958 and 1959 and was able to achieve the best result two fourth places in 1958 in Springfield and Trenton . He drove a Nichels - Offenhauser at a time . In the years 1951–1953 he had previously tried in vain to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 . Most of the time he had his own team and a Maserati chassis.
After a racing accident in which Van Johnson was killed, he ended his career to run a business with tuning and racing parts together with his brother Eddie .
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1951 | 49 | DNQ | Dreher in training | ||||
1952 | 53 | DNQ | |||||
1953 | 69 | DNQ |
Legend | ||
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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WD | withdrawn | |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 |
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barzda, Joe |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barzda, Joseph J. (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1915 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Brunswick (New Jersey) |
DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1993 |
Place of death | Somerset |