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Emil Andres

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Emil Andres
BornEmil William Andres
(1911-02-22)February 22, 1911
Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 88)
South Holland, Illinois, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Midwest Big Car (1940)
Champ Car career
51+ races run over 12 years
Best finish3rd (1946)
First race1935 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
Last race1950 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
First win1948 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 13 5
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1950
TeamsKurtis Kraft
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1950 Indianapolis 500

Emil William Andres (February 22, 1911 – July 20, 1999) was an American racing driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.[1][2]

Racing career

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Andres was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang," along with Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale.[3] These racers toured tracks in the Midwest[4] and East Coast of the United States.

World Drivers' Championship career

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The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Andres attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 race.[1]

Awards and honors

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Andres was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2013, he was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[5]

Motorsports career results

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AAA Championship Car results

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
1946 INDY
4
LAN
4
ATL
3
ISF
3
MIL
3
GOS
4
3rd 1,348
1947 INDY
13
MIL
8
LAN
2
ATL
13
BAI
7
MIL
17
GOS
15
MIL
5
PIK SPR
10
ARL
3
8th 575
1948 ARL
DNP
INDY
31
MIL
1
LAN
3
MIL
2
SPR
18
MIL
16
DUQ
8
ATL
5
PIK SPR
2
DUQ
13
9th 810
1949 ARL
INDY
9
MIL
2
TRE
4
SPR
DNP
MIL
5
DUQ
13
PIK SYR
10
DET
SPR
DNQ
LAN
SAC
DMR
10th 512
1950 INDY
DNQ
MIL
16
LAN
SPR
MIL
PIK SYR
DET
SPR
SAC
PHX
BAY
DAR
- 0
  • 1946 table only includes results of the six races run to "championship car" specifications. Points total includes the 71 races run to "big car" specifications.[6][7]

Indianapolis 500 results

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FIA World Drivers' Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Murrell Belanger Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser L4 GBR
MON
500
DNQ
SUI
BEL
FRA
ITA
NC 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Emil Andres". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ Brown, Allen. "Emil Andres". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Biography Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine for Paul Russo at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  4. ^ "AutoRacingRecords.com". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "Eight More Join Midget Hall Of Fame". National Speed Sport News. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "1946 AAA National Championship Trail". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ Capps, H. Donald (October 2009). "The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship" (PDF). Rear View Mirror. 7 (2): 1–16.
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