Henry Banks | |||||||
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Born | Henry Edwin Banks June 14, 1913 Croydon, Surrey, England | ||||||
Died | December 18, 1994 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 71)||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
AAA Championship Car (1950) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
43 races run over 15 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1950) | ||||||
First race | 1935 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
Last race | 1952 Phoenix 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 1950 Detroit 100 (Detroit) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1950–1954 | ||||||
Teams | Maserati, Moore, Lesovsky | ||||||
Entries | 5 (3 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 0 | ||||||
Career points | 0 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1954 Indianapolis 500 |
Henry Edwin Banks (June 14, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American racing driver. He competed in various disciplines of open-wheel motorsport. Banks is best remembered for winning the 1950 AAA National Championship, and for his later career as a USAC race official.