Red Amick
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 United States
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1959 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1960 | ||||||||
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| 1959 Leroy E. Foutch Jr. 1960 Leonard A. Fass | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
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Richard "Red" Amick (born January 19, 1929 in Kansas City , † May 16, 1995 in Crystal River ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Red Amick started twice at the Indianapolis 500 miles - they were part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 . In 1959 he retired on the 45th lap on a Kurtis Kraft -500C- Offenhauser due to an accident. In 1960 , this time on an Epperly -Offenhauser, he managed the full distance of 200 laps and finished eleventh. Red Amick drove in the AAA National Series in the 1950s .
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Amick, Red |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amick, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | Crystal River , Florida , USA |