From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chuck Stevenson
|
| Born: |
October 15, 1919 |
| Birthplace: |
Sidney, Montana |
| Died: |
August 21, 1995 |
| Cause of Death: |
Unknown |
| Awards: |
1952 AAA Champion |
| NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics |
| 2 races run over 2 years. |
| Best Cup Position: |
94th - 1956 (Grand National) |
| First Race: |
1955 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway Race #2 (LeHi) |
| Last Race: |
1956 Willow Springs Speedway Race (Lancaster) |
| First Win: |
1956 Willow Springs Speedway Race (Lancaster) |
| Last Win: |
1956 Willow Springs Speedway Race (Lancaster) |
| Wins |
Top Tens |
Poles |
| 1 |
1 |
0 |
| All stats current as of March 22, 2007. |
Chuck Stevenson (October 15, 1919 Sidney, Montana – August 21, 1995 Benson, Arizona) was an American racecar driver.
He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1949-1954, 1960-1961 and 1963-1965 seasons with 54 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1951-1954, 1960-1961, and 1963-1965. He finished in the top ten 37 times, with 4 victories, 2 of them coming in the 1952 season when he won the AAA National Championship.
[edit] NASCAR
Stevenson also raced in two NASCAR events -- one in 1955 and one in 1956, picking up a win at Lancaster Speedway in 1956 driving a Ford. [1] The race he entered in to in 1955 was driving a car owned by Indy winner Pete DePaolo [2].
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1951 |
8 |
19 |
133.764 |
14 |
20 |
93 |
0 |
Engine |
| 1952 |
16 |
11 |
136.142 |
9 |
18 |
187 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1953 |
97 |
16 |
136.560 |
14 |
29 |
42 |
0 |
Fuel Leak |
| 1954 |
98 |
5 |
138.776 |
13 |
12 |
199 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1960 |
65 |
9 |
144.665 |
12 |
15 |
196 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1961 |
18 |
28 |
145.191 |
16 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1963 |
45 |
22 |
148.386 |
23 |
21 |
110 |
0 |
Valve |
| 1964 |
95 |
29 |
150.830 |
29 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
Crash FS |
| 1965 |
88 |
26 |
154.275 |
30 |
25 |
50 |
0 |
Piston |
| Totals |
1079 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
9 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
5 |
|
[edit] World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Chuck Stevenson participated in 5 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
