Paul "Potsy" Goacher (born April 8, 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, United States – died February 9, 1986 in Anderson) was a United States racing driver who entered four Indianapolis 500 races, two as reserve driver and two as the main driver, but did not start any of them. He holds the record for the most American Championship Car races entered but not started, with 10.
His first Indy 500, 1950, saw him pass the rookie test; in 1952 he made no attempts to qualify. As the main driver in a full entry, in 1953 he simply failed to qualify and in 1954 he crashed his car in practice. He made no further attempts to enter the Indy 500.
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Formula One Career[edit | edit source]
Formula One Statistical Overview[edit | edit source]
Formula One Record[edit | edit source]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1950 | Esmeralda / Leo Dobry | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1951 | Did not compete in any F1 races | |||
| 1952 | Ludson Morris | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1953 | Sid Street Motors | Pankratz-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1954 | D-A Lubricants Racing | Moore-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
Career Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Entries | 4 |
| Starts | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Laps Raced | 0 |
| Distance Raced | 0 km (0 mi) |
| Races Led | 0 |
| Laps Led | 0 |
| Distance Led | 0 km (0 mi) |
Career Results[edit | edit source]
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| 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 | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
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