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Danny Oakes (born 18 July 1911 and died 13 January 2007) was an American racing driver who unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954. At the 1952 Indianapolis 500, he was a relief driver for Alberto Ascari, but Ascari retired from the race before Oakes was needed.

He started his racing career in 1932 when he was 21 years old, but it was put on hold during World War II. He resumed racing in 1945, participating in midget cars and championship cars. He retired from racing midget cars when he was in his mid-60s and retired from racing completely a few years later after racing boats.

In the 1960s, he also worked as a crew chief. At the 1960 Indianapolis 500, he set up Jim Hurtubise's car, which went on to win pole position for the race and earned Hurtubise the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. He was also the crew chief for Johnny White in the 1964 race, also helping him to earn the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award.


Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos.
1953 United States Lindsey Hopkins Moore-Offenhauser 0 NC
1954 United States Danny Oakes Ferrari 0 NC
United States Micro-Nut Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser

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 Pts Pos
1953 Flag of Argentina 48-star U S flag Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of Italy 0 NC
DNQ
1954 Flag of Argentina 48-star U S flag Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Switzerland Flag of Italy Flag of Spain 1945 1977 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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