Danny Kladis

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Danny Kladis
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Automobile world championship
First start: Indianapolis 500 1954
Last start: Indianapolis 500 1954
Constructors
1954  Bruce Bromme
statistics
World Cup balance: -
Starts Victories Poles SR
1 - - -
World Cup points : -
Podiums : -
Leadership laps : -
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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
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WD withdrawn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
() 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

  1. Danny Kladis passed away