Chuck Weyant

Chuck Weyant

Born	April 3, 1923 (1923-04-03) (age 88)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1952, 1954–1955, 1957–1959
Teams	Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Dunn, Silnes, Koehnle
Races	6 (4 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1952 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1959 Indianapolis 500

Chuck Weyant (born April 3, 1923) is a retired American racecar driver. He was born in St. Mary's, Ohio.

Midget cars

Weyant came from a racing family. He started out racing against his brother and father in the early 1940s before World War II. He had his first win in 1947 after the war. Weyant won track titles at Charleston and Belleville, Illinois. The finished in the top 25 in the National points battle nine times between 1951 and 1971. He won at least 64 feature events, including 13 National events. ^[1] One of his greatest victories was the 1955 Hut Hundred at the Terre Haute Action Track.

Championship cars

Weyant raced in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1959 seasons, with 21 career starts, including the 1955 and 1957-1959 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 8th position in 1954 at Las Vegas and in 1959 at Milwaukee.

Career awards

• He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1955 41 25 138.063 25 12 196 0 Flagged 1957 82 25 141.105 18 14 196 0 Flagged 1958 89 29 142.608 29 24 38 0 Crash T4 1959 47 29 141.950 28 28 45 0 Crash T3 Totals 475 0

Starts 4 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 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. Chuck Weyant participated in 4 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.

References

1. ^ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, retrieved January 16, 2007

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