Sam Hanks

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Sam Hanks
Sam Hanks winning Indianapolis 500 car in 1957
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Automobile world championship
First start: Indianapolis 500 1950
Last start: Indianapolis 500 1957
Constructors
1950–1956  Kurtis Kraft 1950  Epperly
statistics
World Cup balance: Seventh World Cup ( 1956 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
8th 1 - -
World Cup points : 20th
Podiums : 4th
Leadership laps : 140 over 563.220 km
Template: Info box Formula 1 driver / maintenance / old parameters

Samuel "Sam" Hanks (born July 13, 1914 in Columbus , Ohio , † June 27, 1994 in Pacific Palisades , California ) was an American racing driver.

Career

From the mid-1930s onwards, Hanks was one of the most active and versatile drivers in the United States . He competed in races with midget cars (miniature racing cars), touring cars and champ cars and won several local and national championships. In 1953 he won the prestigious AAA (American Automobile Association) championship, the previous series of the CART series, including third place in the Indianapolis 500 . Hanks also made a name for himself in the NASCAR league.

In 1956 he finished second in Indianapolis and crowned his career with a victory at the Indy 500 in 1957 , at a time when the race was also part of the Formula 1 World Championship. During the interview with the winners he announced his retirement from active motorsport, but continued to work in this sector as an official. He died in 1994 shortly before his 80th birthday.

statistics

Grand Prix victories

Indy 500 results

year Start number begin Agony (km / h) Result Round guide failure
1940 28 14th 198.028 13 192
1941 28 DNQ Training accident
1946 32 3 200.764 31 18th Oil pipe
24 5 2 149 drove Chitwood's car around 52-200
1947 54 DNQ 0
1948 76 15th 199,959 26th 34 coupling
1949 35 DNQ
18th 23 205.656 30th 20th Oil leak
1950 23 25th 211.755 30th 42 oil pressure
1951 25th 12 214.008 12 135 Lathe operator
1952 18th 5 218,417 3 200
1953 3 9 221,313 3 2 151 3 handed over to Carter
1954 1 10 222.054 20 3 112 1 handed over to Davies
45 11 5 11 drove Cross ' wagon Rd. 143-153
1955 8th 6th 225.288 19th 134 Power transmission
1956 4th 13 228.587 2 200
1957 9 13 229.810 1 200 136
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

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1955 United States 48United States Bill Murphy Kurti's power United States 48United States Bill Murphy Rank 19

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th
1955 Bill Murphy Kurti's power ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT ItalyItaly TAR
19th

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