- Shorty Templeman
Clark "Shorty" Templeman (
August 12 1919 Pueblo, California –August 24 1962 Marion, Ohio ) was an Americanracecar driver .Championship car
He drove in the AAA and USAC
Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1962 seasons with 42 starts, including theIndianapolis 500 races in 1955, 1958, and 1960-1962. He finished in the top ten 16 times, with his best finish in 2nd position, in 1961 at both DuQuoin and Syracuse. His best Indy finish was 4th in 1961.Midget car
He won five Washington State and three
Oregon midget state championships. [http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Shorty_Templeman.htm Biography] at theNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame ] Templeman won all threeNight Before the 500 midget car features at the16th Street Speedway in Indianapolis in 1956. Templeman won the first three USAC National Midget Series champions when he won titles in 1956, 1957, and 1958.Templeman died as a result of injuries sustained in a
midget car crash at theMarion County, Ohio Fairgrounds track.Career awards
*He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1984.
*He was inducted in theNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1984.Indy 500 results
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. Shorty Templeman participated in 3 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.
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