Leroy Warriner
Leroy E. Warriner (born March 1, 1919 in Indianapolis , Indiana , † January 2, 2003 ibid) was an American racing driver .
Career
Warriner's career was almost entirely limited to midget car racing. Here he won the US-wide championship in 1953. In the early 1950s, he also raced in Australia and New Zealand.
For the Indianapolis 500 he tried to qualify seven times but to no avail. His only start in the highest US motorsport class, he completed in 1953 at the ISF on the Indiana State Fairground . It finished 18th and last and was the only vehicle that was eliminated early.
After his resignation, he ran the Indy Speedrome together with Gene Hartley from 1962 to 1977 .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 75 | DNQ | |||||
| 1952 | 27 | DNQ | |||||
| 1953 | 44 | DNQ | |||||
| 1955 | 64 | DNQ | |||||
| 1956 | 93 | DNQ | |||||
| 1957 | 92 | DNQ | |||||
| 1958 | 95 | 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 | |
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warriner, Leroy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warriner, Leroy E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 2003 |
| Place of death | Indianapolis |