Larry Crockett
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Nation:
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United States United States
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| Automobile world championship
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First start:
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Indianapolis 500 1954
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Last start:
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Indianapolis 500 1954
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| Constructors
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| 1954 Federal Auto Associates
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statistics
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World Cup balance:
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World Cup points :
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Podiums :
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Leadership laps :
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Larret "Larry" Crockett (born October 23, 1926 in Cambridge City , Indiana , † March 20, 1955 in Langhorne , Pennsylvania ) was an American automobile racing driver .
Career
Larry Crockett started the AAA National Series in 10 races in 1954 . His best result was fourth place in the Pikes Peak hill climb . In his only start at the Indianapolis 500 , he finished ninth on a Kurtis-Kraft -3000- Offenhauser and won the title " Rookie of the Year ". Since the race was part of the Formula 1 World Championship between 1950 and 1960 , its statistics also include a Grand Prix start. In 1955, Crockett had a fatal accident in a sprint car race in Langhorne.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year
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Start number
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begin
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Agony (km / h)
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Result
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Round
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guide
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failure
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1954
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28
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25th
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224.564
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9
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200
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0
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| Legend
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| colour |
abbreviation |
meaning
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| gold |
- |
victory
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| silver |
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2nd place
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| bronze |
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3rd place
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| green |
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Placement in the points
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| blue |
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Classified outside the point ranks
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| violet |
DNF |
Race not finished (did not finish)
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| NC |
not classified
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| red |
DNQ |
did not qualify
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| DNPQ |
failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
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| black |
DSQ |
disqualified
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| White |
DNS |
not at the start (did not start)
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| WD |
withdrawn
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| Light Blue |
PO |
only participated in the training (practiced only)
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| TD |
Friday test driver
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| without |
DNP |
did not participate in the training (did not practice)
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| INJ |
injured or sick
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| EX |
excluded
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| DNA |
did not arrive
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| C. |
Race canceled
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no participation in the World Cup
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| other |
P / bold
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Pole position
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SR / italic
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Fastest race lap
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| * |
not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
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Streak results
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| underlined |
Leader in the overall standings
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literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
Individual evidence
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↑ Oldracingcars - Internet site: Larry Crockett. From: www.oldracingcars.com , accessed July 16, 2019 .
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^ Historicracing - website: Larry Crockett. From: www.historicracing.com , accessed on July 16, 2019 .
