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Sam Hanks

SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Sam Hanks
Country United States United States
Place of Birth Columbia, Ohio
Date of Birth 13/07/1914
Date of Death 27/06/1994
First Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1950
Last Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1957
Best Qualifying 5th – Indianapolis 500 30/05/1952
First Win Indianapolis 500 30/05/1957
Last Win Indianapolis 500 30/05/1957
First Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1952
Last Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1957
User Ranking 6
Races 8
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 1
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 4
Points 20
Average Points 2.50
Laps 1185
Laps Led 140

Kurtis Kraft (1950-1956), Salih (1957)

1st 1 Time
2nd 1 Time
3rd 2 Times
11th 1 Time
12th 1 Time
19th 1 Time
20th 1 Time
30th 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1950 Kurtis Kraft Bill Cantrell 30 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Gregg 30 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cecil Green 30 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Chet Miller 30 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duke Dinsmore 30 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Duke Nalon 30 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Emil Andres 30 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 30 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Hal Cole 30 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 30 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jerry Hoyt 30 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jimmy Jackson 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joe James 30 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Joel Thorne 30 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 30 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Johnny Mantz 30 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny McDowell 30 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joie Chitwood 30 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Kenny Eaton 30 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marvin Burke 30 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Norm Houser 30 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Potsy Goacher 30 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ted Duncan 30 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bettenhausen 30 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Walt Faulkner 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
1951 Kurtis Kraft Bill Cantrell 12 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Schindler 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Sweikert 12 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Carl Forberg 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Carl Scarborough 12 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cecil Green 12 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Chet Miller 12 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cliff Griffith 12 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duke Nalon 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Frank Armi 12 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gene Force 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jack McGrath 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jimmy Daywalt 12 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 12 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Johnnie Tolan 12 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Lee Wallard 12 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Leroy Warriner 12 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Manny Ayulo 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mike Nazaruk 12 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Troy Ruttman 12 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Walt Brown 12 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1952 Kurtis Kraft Allen Heath 3 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 3 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Art Cross 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bayliss Levrett 3 64 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Vukovich 3 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Scott 3 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Sweikert 3 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Carl Scarborough 3 72 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chet Miller 3 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chuck Stevenson 3 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cliff Griffith 3 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duke Nalon 3 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Fred Agabashian 3 27 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Gene Hartley 3 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Connor 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Tichenor 3 68 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jim Rathmann 3 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jimmy Bryan 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Daywalt 3 61 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Jackson 3 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Reece 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Joe James 3 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny Fedricks 3 73 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny McDowell 3 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike Nazaruk 3 62 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Neal Carter 3 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 3 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Potsy Goacher 3 69 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rodger Ward 3 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bettenhausen 3 71 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1953 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 3 84 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 3 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Art Cross 3 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Bill Boyd 3 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Holland 3 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Bill Homeier 3 81 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Vukovich 3 1 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Bob Scott 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cal Niday 3 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Carl Scarborough 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chet Miller 3 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chuck Stevenson 3 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cliff Griffith 3 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duane Carter 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duke Dinsmore 3 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Duke Nalon 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Johnson 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Eddie Sachs 3 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Frank Armi 3 74 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 3 4 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gene Hartley 3 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Connor 3 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jackie Holmes 3 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jerry Hoyt 3 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jim Mayes 3 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jim Rathmann 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jimmy Davies 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Daywalt 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Joe Sostilio 3 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
John Fitch 3 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 3 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Johnnie Tolan 3 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Johnny Fedricks 3 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny Mantz 3 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny Roberts 3 76 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny Thomson 3 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Leroy Warriner 3 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marshall Teague 3 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Neal Carter 3 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 3 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat O’Connor 3 62 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 3 4 4 1.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Ray Crawford 3 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Red Hamilton 3 83 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rodger Ward 3 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Spider Webb 3 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Troy Ruttman 3 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Walt Faulkner 3 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1954 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 11 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Andy Linden 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Art Cross 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Bill Holland 11 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Bill Homeier 11 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Bill Vukovich 11 1 0 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
Billy DeVore 11 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Bob Scott 11 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0
Bob Sweikert 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Cliff Griffith 11 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Danny Oakes 11 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Duane Carter 11 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2
Duke Nalon 11 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Ed Elisian 11 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Eddie Russo 11 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Eddie Sachs 11 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Ernie McCoy 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Fred Agabashian 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Gene Hartley 11 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
George Fonder 11 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
George Tichenor 11 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 11 3 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2
Jerry Hoyt 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 1
Jim Rathmann 11 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 1
Jimmy Davies 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0
Jimmy Daywalt 11 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Jimmy Jackson 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Joe Sostilio 11 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Johnnie Tolan 11 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Larry Crockett 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Lee Wallard 11 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Manny Ayulo 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Marshall Teague 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0
Mike Nazaruk 11 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Pat Flaherty 11 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0
Pat O’Connor 11 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Paul Russo 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Tony Bettenhausen 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1
Troy Ruttman 11 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1955 Kurtis Kraft Al Keller 19 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Art Cross 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bill Homeier 19 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Bill Vukovich 19 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bob Sweikert 19 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Cal Niday 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Chuck Weyant 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Danny Kladis 19 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ed Elisian 19 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Fred Agabashian 19 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jack McGrath 19 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Davies 19 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jimmy Daywalt 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 19 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Johnny Boyd 19 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Len Duncan 19 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Leroy Warriner 19 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Manny Ayulo 19 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pat O’Connor 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Paul Russo 19 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Ray Crawford 19 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Spider Webb 19 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bettenhausen 19 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Tony Bonadies 19 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Troy Ruttman 19 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Walt Faulkner 19 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 2 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Al Keller 2 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 2 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bill Cheesbourg 2 36 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Christie 2 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Veith 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Dempsey Wilson 2 64 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Dick Rathmann 2 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dickie Reese 2 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duke Dinsmore 2 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Earl Motter 2 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ed Elisian 2 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Russo 2 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Fred Agabashian 2 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Gene Hartley 2 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Gig Stephens 2 63 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Giuseppe Farina 2 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack Turner 2 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jim Rathmann 2 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Davies 2 51 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jimmy Daywalt 2 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Tolan 2 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Johnny Boyd 2 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Johnny Kay 2 56 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Keith Andrews 2 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Len Duncan 2 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Leroy Warriner 2 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marshall Teague 2 37 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 2 52 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat O’Connor 2 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Russo 2 33 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Ray Crawford 2 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rodger Ward 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bettenhausen 2 22 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tony Bonadies 2 43 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Troy Ruttman 2 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1957 United States Salih Offenhauser 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 200 136 8 8.00
1956 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 200 0 6 6.00
1955 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 0.00
1954 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 1 0 0.00
1953 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 151 3 2 2.00
1952 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 200 0 4 4.00
1951 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0.00
1950 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0.00
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