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Bob Sweikert

SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Bob Sweikert
Country United States United States
Place of Birth Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth 20/05/1926
Date of Death 17/06/1956
First Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1952
Last Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1956
Best Qualifying 9th – Indianapolis 500 31/05/1954
First Win Indianapolis 500 30/05/1955
Last Win Indianapolis 500 30/05/1955
First Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1955
Last Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1955
User Ranking 5
Races 7
Race Starts 5
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 1
Poles 0
Fastest Laps 0
Podiums 1
Points 8
Average Points 1.60
Laps 825
Laps Led 86

Wetteroth (1950), Kurtis Kraft (1951-1952, 1954-1955), Ewing (1952), Kuzma (1953), (1956)

1st 1 Time
6th 1 Time
14th 1 Time
20th 1 Time
26th 1 Time
DNQ 4 Times
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1950 Wetteroth Jim Rathmann 58 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 Kurtis Kraft Bill Cantrell 45 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Schindler 45 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Carl Forberg 45 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Carl Scarborough 45 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cecil Green 45 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Chet Miller 45 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cliff Griffith 45 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Duke Nalon 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Frank Armi 45 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fred Agabashian 45 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gene Force 45 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jack McGrath 45 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jimmy Daywalt 45 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnnie Parsons 45 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Johnnie Tolan 45 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Wallard 45 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Leroy Warriner 45 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Ayulo 45 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mike Nazaruk 45 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sam Hanks 45 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Troy Ruttman 45 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Walt Brown 45 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1952 Ewing Bill Cantrell 54 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Luptow 54 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurtis Kraft Allen Heath 26 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 26 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Art Cross 26 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Bayliss Levrett 26 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Vukovich 26 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Bob Scott 26 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Carl Scarborough 26 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chet Miller 26 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Chuck Stevenson 26 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Cliff Griffith 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Duke Nalon 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Fred Agabashian 26 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2
Gene Hartley 26 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
George Connor 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
George Tichenor 26 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 26 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jim Rathmann 26 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jimmy Bryan 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jimmy Daywalt 26 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Jackson 26 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Reece 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Joe James 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Johnnie Parsons 26 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Johnny Fedricks 26 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny McDowell 26 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Mike Nazaruk 26 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Neal Carter 26 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 26 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Potsy Goacher 26 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rodger Ward 26 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Sam Hanks 26 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Tony Bettenhausen 26 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1953 Kuzma Chuck Stevenson 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Gene Hartley 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Manny Ayulo 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Tony Bettenhausen 20 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 14 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Art Cross 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Bill Holland 14 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Homeier 14 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Vukovich 14 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Billy DeVore 14 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Scott 14 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Cliff Griffith 14 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Danny Oakes 14 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duane Carter 14 4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Duke Nalon 14 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ed Elisian 14 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Russo 14 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Sachs 14 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ernie McCoy 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Gene Hartley 14 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Fonder 14 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Tichenor 14 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 14 3 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Jerry Hoyt 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Jim Rathmann 14 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Jimmy Davies 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Jimmy Daywalt 14 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Jackson 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Joe Sostilio 14 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Johnnie Tolan 14 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Larry Crockett 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Lee Wallard 14 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Manny Ayulo 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Marshall Teague 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Mike Nazaruk 14 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pat Flaherty 14 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Pat O’Connor 14 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sam Hanks 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Tony Bettenhausen 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Troy Ruttman 14 4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1955 Kurtis Kraft Al Keller 1 27 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 1 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Art Cross 1 17 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Homeier 1 5 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Bill Vukovich 1 25 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cal Niday 1 16 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Chuck Weyant 1 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Danny Kladis 1 53 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ed Elisian 1 30 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Fred Agabashian 1 32 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jack McGrath 1 26 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Davies 1 3 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Daywalt 1 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 1 21 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Johnny Boyd 1 29 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Len Duncan 1 39 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Leroy Warriner 1 45 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Manny Ayulo 1 52 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 1 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Pat O’Connor 1 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 1 2 16 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Ray Crawford 1 23 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sam Hanks 1 19 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Spider Webb 1 36 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bettenhausen 1 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tony Bonadies 1 43 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Troy Ruttman 1 37 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Walt Faulkner 1 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 Kuzma Billy Garrett 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Buddy Cagle 6 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Johnson 6 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Bryan 6 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Johnny Thomson 6 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marshall Teague 6 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1956 United States Kuzma Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0.00
1955 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 200 86 8 8.00
1954 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 0 0 0.00
1953 United States Kuzma Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0.00
1952 United States Ewing
United States Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0 0 0.00
1951 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 0 0 0
1950 United States Wetteroth Offenhauser 0 0 0
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