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Pat O'Connor (October 9, 1928 North Vernon, Indiana – May 30, 1958 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a 15-car pileup on the first lap of the 1958 Indianapolis 500.
He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May of 1958 adding to the legend of the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1954 |
35 |
12 |
138.084 |
24 |
21 |
181 |
0 |
Spun T2 |
| 1955 |
29 |
19 |
139.195 |
21 |
8 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1956 |
7 |
3 |
144.980 |
4 |
18 |
187 |
39 |
Flagged |
| 1957 |
12 |
1 |
143.948 |
2 |
8 |
200 |
7 |
Running |
| 1958 |
4 |
5 |
144.823 |
5 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
Crash T3 |
| Totals |
768 |
46 |
|
|
| Starts |
5 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Front Row |
2 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
2 |
| Retired |
2 |
|
[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. Pat O'Connor participated in 5 World Championship races. He started on the pole 1 time, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
[edit] Awards
He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1995.
[edit] See also
