Norm Houser

Norman L. "Norm" Houser (born December 18, 1915 in Russiaville , California , † December 3, 1996 in Volusia , Florida ) was an American racing driver .

Career

Houser tried to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race between 1947 and 1951 . Only in 1949 did he make it into the starting field with a Langley - Offenhauser . He finished the race in tenth place, 19 laps behind the winner Bill Holland .

His career was overshadowed by numerous accidents.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1947	69	DNQ
1949	71	24	205.575	10	181	0
1950	65	DNQ
1951	61	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	WD	withdrawn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. ↑ Cham Car starts: [1]
2. ↑ Old racing cars: [2]