Myron Fohr

Myron Fohr

Born	June 17, 1912(1912-06-17)
Died	January 14, 1994(1994-01-14) (aged 81)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1950
Teams	Marchese
Races	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1950 Indianapolis 500

Myron W. Fohr (17 June 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 14 January 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was an American racecar driver. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 two times.

Race career

Fohr made 25 AAA American Championship Car Racing starts from 1947 to 1950. He won four times, twice in 1948 (at Milwaukee and Springfield) and twice in 1949 (at Milwaukee^[1] and Trenton in back-to-back rounds of the championship). He finished second in the national championship in both 1948 and 1949. Other than a good finish in the Indy 500, Fohr had a dismal 1950 season, failing to qualify several times. His last Champ Car appearances came in 1951 when he failed to qualify for both the Indy 500 and the following race at the Milwaukee Mile.

Fohr also won a number of AAA-sanctioned stock car feature races at his hometown track, the Milwaukee Mile.^[2]

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Myron Fohr participated in 1 World Championship race, finishing eleventh.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1949 2 13 129.776 3 4 200 0 Running 1950 2 16 131.714 11 11 133 0 Flagged Totals 333 0

Starts 2 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 0

References

1. ^ Sayrs, Hank. Myron Fohr cops 100 Mile Classic, Andres is second, The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 6, 1949, retrieved 2009-09-03
2. ^ Stock Car Racing at the Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee Mile official website, retrieved 2009-09-03

External links

• Myron Fohr statistics at ChampCarStats.com

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Name	Fohr, Myron
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Date of birth	1912-06-17
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Date of death	1994-01-14
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