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nationality American born July 13, 1914 hometown Columbus, Ohio died June 27, 1994 place of death Pacific Palisades, California
Racing highlights 1957 3rd USAC Stock Car Series 1953 1st AAA National Championship 1952 3rd AAA National Championship
Racing career summary Races entered 71 Wins 11 Podiums 31 Pole positions 3 Fastest laps 0 Race win percentage 15.5% Podium percentage 43.7%
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.
1957 Racing 12 races 5 wins 7 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1956 Racing 8 races 2 wins 6 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1955 Racing 2 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1954 Racing 10 races 1 win 3 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1953 Racing 12 races 2 wins 7 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1952 Racing 9 races 0 wins 4 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1951 Racing 8 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1950 Racing 3 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1949 Racing 3 races 1 win 2 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1948 Racing 2 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1946 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1941 Racing 0 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps 1940 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position ? fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of Sam Hanks
Position Points Team 9th 1000 George Salih Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Salih (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 8th 8 Belond Exhaust Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Salih Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Click to show race results for World Championship of Drivers 1957. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 3 1957-05-30 Indianapolis 1
Position Points Team 3rd 0 Bill Stroppe Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 10 3 5 1 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres 1957 Mercury
Position Points Team 9th 800 Jones & Maley Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 7th 6 Jones & Maley Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Click to show race results for World Championship of Drivers 1956. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 3 1956-05-30 Indianapolis 2
Position Points Team 0 Bill Stroppe Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 2 4 1 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres 1956 Mercury
Position Points Team 0 Jones & Maley Cars Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Jones & Maley Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 8th 858.5 Ed Walsh, Dr. Sabourin, Belanger Motors Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 9 1 3 1 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Pawl (Offenhauser) Pawl D (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Bardahl Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 1st 1659.5 Ed Walsh Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 11 2 6 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 13th 2 Ed Walsh Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Click to show race results for World Championship of Drivers 1953. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1953-05-30 Indianapolis 3
Position Points Team 3rd 1390 Ed Walsh Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 9 0 4 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 12th 4 Ed Walsh Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Click to show race results for World Championship of Drivers 1952. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1952-05-30 Indianapolis 3
Position Points Team 16th 421.4 Peter Schmidt, Shaheen, Gdula Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser) Hill (Offenhauser) Gdula (Offenhauser)
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 0 Peter Schmidt Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 23rd 240 Milt Marion Engineering, Russo-Nichels Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser)
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 Milt Marion Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser 4.5 Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Milt Marion Engineering Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 1 2 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 0 Robert Flavell Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Adams (Sparks SC)
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 Spike Jones Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Stevens (Sampson SC)
Position Points Team 0 Ed Walsh Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Leon Duray Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Weil (Duray SC)
Sam Hanks