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nationality American born May 28, 1927 hometown Allentown, Pennsylvania died May 30, 1964 place of death Indianapolis, Indiana
Racing highlights 1961 2nd USAC National Championship 1960 1st USAC Milwaukee Mile Qualifying Race 1958 1st USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series 1956 2nd USAC Midwest Sprint Car Series
Racing career summary Races entered 224 Wins 28 Podiums 65 Pole positions 4 Fastest laps 0 Race win percentage 12.5% Podium percentage 29%
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1964 Racing 2 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1963 Racing 7 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1962 Racing 16 races 0 wins 2 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1961 Racing 14 races 4 wins 7 podiums 2 pole position ? fastest race laps 1960 Racing 27 races 2 wins 8 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1959 Racing 26 races 3 wins 8 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1958 Racing 28 races 7 wins 15 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1957 Racing 11 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1956 Racing 75 races 9 wins 16 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1955 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1954 Racing 8 races 1 win 4 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1953 Racing 3 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1952 Racing ? races ? wins ? podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1951 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1950 Racing 5 races 2 wins 2 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of Eddie Sachs
Position Points Team 36th 80 McDermott, DVS Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Meskowski D (Chevrolet) Halibrand RE (Ford)
Position Points Team 21st 160 Ed Kostenuk, DVS Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Meskowski (Chevrolet) Watson (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres 1963 Ford
Position Points Team 9th 1060 Dean Autolite Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 10 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres 1962 Ford
Position Points Team 2nd 1760 Dean Van Lines Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 7 2 5 2 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ewing D (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Eddie Sachs Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 7 2 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres 1961 Ford
Position Points Team 12th 650 Dean Van Lines Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 10 1 2 1 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ewing (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 1st 0 Dean Van Lines Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres '60 Ewing (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Dean Van Lines Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ewing Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Walter Meskowski Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 3 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 6th 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 9 0 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 6th 797 Peter Schmidt, Competition Engineering Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 12 2 3 1 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Pete Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 3 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Bill Cheesman, Carl Gehlhausen Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 7th 990 Peter Schmidt, Central Excavating Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 11 2 4 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 16th 0 Jim Robbins Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Jim Robbins Special (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Bill Cheesman Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 4 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 1st 0 Bill Cheesman Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 10 4 7 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 25th 160 Peter Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 12th 650 Ed Walsh, Glessner, Ray Brady Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser) Hillegass (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 56 4 4 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Jim Rathmann Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Chevrolet
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 2nd 0 Bill Cheesman Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 11 4 9 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 45th 46.8 Ray Brady Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 28th 160 Glessner, John Zink Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Scopa D (Offenhauser) Scopa (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 1 4 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Glessner Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Clemons (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps ? ? ? 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 2 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Eddie Sachs