Ray Knepper
Ray Knepper (born February 22, 1920 in Belleville , Illinois , † February 15, 2000 in Lebanon , Illinois) was an American racing driver .
Career
Ray Knepper started in nine races for the AAA National Series in 1950 and 1951 . His best result was a 5th place, achieved in 1951 in Langhorne .
In 1951 he failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race - this race was part of the world championship between 1950 and 1960.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1951 | 78 | DNQ |
Legend | ||
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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WD | withdrawn | |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
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Knepper, Ray |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Belleville , Illinois , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2000 |
Place of death | Lebanon , Illinois , United States |