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USAC National Midget Series

Driver Information

nationality
American
hometown
San Jose, CA
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Driver Information

nationality
American
hometown
San Jose, CA
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Competitors

Roger West profile photo
Roger
West
us
age
wins
6
poles
0
races
64
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
Sonny Ates profile photo
Sonny
Ates
us
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
98
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Bill Puterbaugh profile photo
Bill
Puterbaugh
us
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
212
podiums
21
fastest laps
0
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Clark
Templeman
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
70
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Gary Irvin profile photo
Gary
Irvin
us
age
80
wins
0
poles
0
races
140
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Sonny Ates profile photo
Sonny
Ates
us
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
98
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
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Mel
Cornett
us
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
28
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
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DeWayne
Woodward
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Gary Bettenhausen profile photo
Gary
Bettenhausen
us
age
wins
83
poles
6
races
715
podiums
180
fastest laps
2
Jim Malloy profile photo
Jim
Malloy
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
80
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Arnie Knepper profile photo
Arnie
Knepper
us
age
wins
9
poles
0
races
207
podiums
26
fastest laps
0
Tom Bigelow profile photo
Tom
Bigelow
us
age
84
wins
82
poles
2
races
795
podiums
160
fastest laps
0
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Jim
McElreath
us
age
wins
9
poles
2
races
288
podiums
33
fastest laps
0
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Buddy
Taylor
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
2
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Bob
Huebner
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Bill
Hunter
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Jim
Hines
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
39
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
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Cliff
Lewellyn
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bruce Walkup profile photo
Bruce
Walkup
us
age
80
wins
16
poles
0
races
286
podiums
38
fastest laps
0
Bobby Grim profile photo
Bobby
Grim
us
age
wins
145
poles
0
races
249
podiums
166
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1969
USAC National Midget Series
5.3
85th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Benson
Offenhauser
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
5.3
year
series
team
points
position
1968
USAC National Midget Series
14.9
50th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Benson
Offenhauser
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
14.9
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1969
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1968
Racing
1
1
1
0
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