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Chuck Rodee (born 8 September 1927 and died 14 May 1966) was an American racing driver who participated in the USAC Championship Car series between 1957 and 1965, during which time he participated in the Indianapolis 500. His results in the 1959 and 1960 would have counted towards the Formula One championship if he had qualified.

He did manage to qualify for the 1962 and 1965 races, but failed to finish the race both times due to mechanical failures.

While attempting to qualify for the 1966 Indianapolis 500, Rodee spun into the wall in the first corner. Although the impact was minor, he suffered the brunt of the force due to the rigid chassis of the time. He suffered a ruptured aorta and underwent emergency surgery, which was unsuccessful. He died at the age of 38.


Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos.
1959 United States Central Excavating / Pete Salemi Kuzma-Offenhauser 0 NC
1960 United States Dunn Engineering Dunn-Offenhauser 0 NC

Career Statistics[]

Entries 2
Starts 0
Pole Positions 0
Race Wins 0
Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 0
Points 0
Laps Raced 0
Distance Raced 0 km (0 mi)

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Pos
1959 Flag of Monaco 48-star U S flag Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy US flag 49 stars 0 NC
DNQ
1960 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco US flag 49 stars Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 0 NC
DNQ
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

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