Milt Fankhouser
Milton "Milt" Fankhauser (born October 29, 1915 in New York , New York , USA ; † February 26, 1970 in Santa Barbara , California , USA) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Between 1946 and 1950 he started in 16 races for the AAA National Series , where he achieved his best placement in Lakewood in 1948 with a fifth place in a Stevens - Offenhauser . He tried to qualify regularly for the Indianapolis 500 between 1947 and 1950 . Only the first attempt in 1947 was successful. In the race he was eliminated after just 30 laps due to an accident.
His son Merrell Fankhauser became a well-known musician.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 53 | 11 | 192.991 | 30th | 16 | 0 | accident |
| 1948 | 23 | DNQ | |||||
| 1949 | 73 | DNQ | |||||
| 1950 | 41 | 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| WD | withdrawn | |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: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle . Publications Ltd., New York 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fankhouser, Milt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fankhauser, Milton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1970 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara |