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Joe
Playan
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USAC Road Racing Championship

Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1922-04-16
died
2017-04-15
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1922-04-16
died
2017-04-15
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Competitors

Jim Jeffords profile photo
Jim
Jeffords
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
6
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Max Balchowsky profile photo
Max
Balchowsky
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Donald Hulette profile photo
Donald
Hulette
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ken Miles profile photo
Ken
Miles
gb
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
28
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Bob Oker profile photo
Bob
Oker
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Samuel Weiss profile photo
Samuel
Weiss
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Mark Cummings profile photo
Mark
Cummings
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Chuck Daigh profile photo
Chuck
Daigh
us
age
wins
2
poles
4
races
21
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Jim Rathmann profile photo
Jim
Rathmann
us
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
80
podiums
13
fastest laps
2
Erv Lehr profile photo
Erv
Lehr
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Carroll Shelby profile photo
Carroll
Shelby
us
age
wins
5
poles
1
races
32
podiums
8
fastest laps
2
J E Rose profile photo
J E
Rose
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jerry Unser profile photo
Jerry
Unser
us
age
wins
5
poles
4
races
31
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Dan Gurney profile photo
Dan
Gurney
us
age
wins
33
poles
35
races
231
podiums
74
fastest laps
25
Paul O'Shea profile photo
Paul
O'Shea
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Frank Livingstone profile photo
Frank
Livingstone
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tony Bettenhausen profile photo
Tony
Bettenhausen
us
age
wins
38
poles
14
races
294
podiums
60
fastest laps
1
Jack Nethercutt profile photo
Jack
Nethercutt
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Leon Robertson profile photo
Leon
Robertson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bill Leyden profile photo
Bill
Leyden
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
0
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1959
USAC Road Racing Championship
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 550 RS Spyder
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1959
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

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