Bob Sweikert

Bob Sweikert
Driver Information
Born	May 20, 1926(1926-05-20) Los Angeles, California, USA
Died	June 17, 1956(1956-06-17) (aged 30) Salem Speedway, Indiana, USA
Nationality	USA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
Seasons Active	1950–1956
Teams	Wetteroth (1950) Kurtis Kraft (1951–1952, 1954–1955) Kuzma (1952, 1956)
World Titles	0
Races	7 (5 starts)
Poles	0
Win	1
Podium	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	8
First Race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last Race	1956 Indianapolis 500
Only Win	1955 Indianapolis 500

Robert Charles Sweikert (born May 20, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States – died June 17, 1956 at Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana, United States) was an American racing driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 during the 1950s, when it a part of the Formula One World Championship. Sweikert won the 1955 Indianapolis 500.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1950	Carter	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	0	NC
1951	Marion Engineering	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1952	McNamara	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1953	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma-Offenhauser	0	NC
1954	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1955	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	8	7th
1956	D-A Lubricants	Kuzma-Offenhauser	0	NC

Career Statistics

Entries	7
Starts	5
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	1
Podiums	1
Fastest Laps	0
Points	8
Laps Raced	825
Distance Raced	3,319 km (2,062 mi)
Races Led	1
Laps Led	86
Distance Led	346 km (215 mi)

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1955 Indianapolis 500

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1950												0	NC
			DNQ
1951												0	NC
		DNQ
1952												0	NC
		Ret
1953												0	NC
		Ret
1954												0	NC
		14th
1955												8	7th
			1st			C		C	C		C
1956												0	NC
			6th

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

External links

• Wikipedia article
• ChampCarStats profile
• STATS F1 profile

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