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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
Augie Pabst profile photo
Augie
Pabst
us
age
90
wins
5
poles
2
races
33
podiums
14
fastest laps
2
J E Rose profile photo
J E
Rose
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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
Roy Salvadori profile photo
Roy
Salvadori
gb
age
wins
13
poles
12
races
176
podiums
45
fastest laps
12
Bob Drake profile photo
Bob
Drake
us
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
11
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Paul O'Shea profile photo
Paul
O'Shea
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Cliff Haworth profile photo
Cliff
Haworth
us
age
88
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dan Gurney profile photo
Dan
Gurney
us
age
wins
33
poles
35
races
231
podiums
74
fastest laps
25
Jim Hall profile photo
Jim
Hall
us
age
89
wins
2
poles
8
races
71
podiums
19
fastest laps
6
Wolfgang von Trips profile photo
Wolfgang
von Trips
de
age
wins
8
poles
1
races
55
podiums
20
fastest laps
2
Floyd C Burt profile photo
Floyd C
Burt
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Frank Livingstone profile photo
Frank
Livingstone
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Maurice Trintignant profile photo
Maurice
Trintignant
fr
age
wins
16
poles
6
races
185
podiums
43
fastest laps
5
Lloyd Ruby profile photo
Lloyd
Ruby
us
age
wins
13
poles
11
races
224
podiums
40
fastest laps
1
Bill Krause profile photo
Bill
Krause
us
age
wins
1
poles
2
races
16
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Donald Hulette profile photo
Donald
Hulette
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Rathmann profile photo
Jim
Rathmann
us
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
80
podiums
13
fastest laps
2
Tony Bettenhausen profile photo
Tony
Bettenhausen
us
age
wins
38
poles
14
races
294
podiums
60
fastest laps
1

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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Cantrell

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