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Jim Rathmann

Date of birth:July 16, 1928
Place of birth:Los Angeles, California
Died:November 23, 2011
Place of death:Melbourne, Florida
Races entered:53
Wins:4
Podiums:10
Pole positions:1
Fastest laps:1
Race win percentage:7.55%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Jim Rathmann — in detail

2003
SCCA World Challenge - GT
Position: 19 (53 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
   
1963
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1962
USAC National Championship
Position: 19 (200 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Smokey Yunick
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1961
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Ken-Paul
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1960
USAC National Championship
Position: 4 (1000 points)
3 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Ken-Paul
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
USAC Milwaukee Mile Qualifying Race
Race position: 7.
Team: Ken-Paul Inc.
Car: '60 Watson 2 (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1
Position: 8 (8 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the USAC championship.
Team: Ken-Paul Inc.
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1959
USAC National Championship
Position: 4 (1154.8 points)
4 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1
Position: 11 (6 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the USAC championship.
Team: Lindsey Hopkins
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1958
USAC National Championship
Position: 14 (560 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing, Zink Leader Card
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
500 Millas de Monza (Monzanapolis)
Race position: 1.
Team: John Zink
Car: Zink Leader Card Special (Offenhauser)
 
Formula 1
Position: 21 (2 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the USAC championship.
Team: Epperly
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
 
USAC Road Racing Championship
Position: 32 (15 points)
1 race. 0 wins. ? pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Lister (Bristol)
Complete results needed.
   
1957
USAC National Championship
Position: 2 (1470 points)
6 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing, Crawford
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1
Position: 10 (7 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the USAC championship..
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1956
USAC National Championship
Position: 23 (300 points)
7 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Car: Lesovsky D (Offenhauser)
Car: Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1955
AAA National Championship
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Belond Miracle Power, Ernest Ruiz
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Shilala D (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1954
AAA National Championship
Position: no position
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Ed Walsh, Ernest Ruiz
Car: Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1953
AAA National Championship
Position: 26 (169.5 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Ernest Ruiz
Car: Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1952
AAA National Championship
Position: 6 (1070 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Grancor, Belanger Motors
Car: Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser)
Car: Bromme (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1
Position: 10 (6 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the AAA National championship.
Team: Grancor Auto
Car: Kurtis Kraft 3000 (Offenhauser 4.5 L4)
Complete results needed.
   
1951
NASCAR Grand National
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Packard
   
1950
AAA National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Lorenz
Car: Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 89
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Lincoln
   
1949
AAA National Championship
Position: 38 (100 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: John Lorenz
Car: Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
NASCAR Strictly Stock
Position: 99
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: Oldsmobile




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