Marvin Burke

Marvin Burke
Born	March 15, 1918(1918-03-15) Pittsburg, California
Died	February 23, 1994(1994-02-23) (aged 75)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
1 races run over 1 years
Best finish	Unknown (1951)
First race	1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Last race	1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
First win	1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Last win	1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 1 0
Statistics current as of November 20, 2007.

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950
Teams	Kurtis Kraft
Races	1 (0 starts)
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

Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918–February 23, 1994) is a former NASCAR driver from Pittsburg, California. He ran one Grand National race in his career before he died on February 23, 1994. However, Burke made that race one for the history books. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at Oakland is unknown. However, Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in just his first career start. Oddly, Burke never raced again, making him the only driver in Cup history to win in his only career start.

He attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

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

External links

• Stats at Racing-Reference.info

Persondata
Name	Burke, Marvin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 15, 1918
Place of birth	Pittsburg, California
Date of death	February 23, 1994
Place of death