Bob Sweikert | |||||||
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Born | Robert Charles Schweikart May 20, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Died | June 17, 1956 Salem, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 30)||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
AAA Midwest Big Car (1955) AAA Championship Car (1955) Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1955) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
36 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1955) | ||||||
First race | 1952 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last race | 1956 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee) | ||||||
First win | 1953 Hoosier Hundred (ISF) | ||||||
Last win | 1955 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1950 – 1956 | ||||||
Teams | Wetteroth, Kurtis Kraft, Ewing, Kuzma | ||||||
Entries | 7 (5 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Career points | 8 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
First win | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last win | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1956 Indianapolis 500 |
Robert Charles "Bob" Sweikert (May 20, 1926 – June 17, 1956) was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship - the only driver in history to sweep all three during a single racing season.