Английская Википедия:Danny Kladis

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox F1 driver Danny Kladis (February 10, 1917 – April 26, 2009) was an American racecar driver. He was born in Crystal City, Missouri and died at Joliet, Illinois. 92-year-old Kladis was the oldest living Indy 500 starter at the time of his death.

Racing career

Kladis started racing in midget cars in 1935. He stopped racing in the 1940s when all racing in the United States stopped for World War II. During the war, he was a pilot in the United States Army. After the war, he started in the 1946 Indianapolis 500 for Andy Granatelli and finished 21st. He drove 50 laps as a relief driver for Spider Webb in the 1954 Indianapolis 500. Kladis attempted to make the field until the 1957 Indianapolis 500 but was unsuccessful.

Career awards

Kladis was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.

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. In the 1954 Indianapolis 500, Danny Kladis drove in relief of Spider Webb. As a result of this shared ride, Kladis participated in 1 World Championship race but scored no World Championship points.

Personal life

Kladis was the father of seven children: George, Joanne, Carole, Ciciela, Christopher, Danny Jr, and Michael.

Racing record

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Chassis	Engine	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1946	59	Miller	Ford	33	118.890	32	21	46	0	Towed
1949	58		Lencki	Failed to qualify
1950	39	Maserati	Maserati	Failed to qualify
1951	89	Miller	Miller	Failed to qualify
1952	19	Deidt	Offy	Failed to qualify
1954*	65	Bromme	Offy	-	-	-	30	?	?	Fuel pump
1955	93	Kurtis Kraft	Offy	Failed to qualify
1957	72	Maserati	Maserati	Failed to qualify
	84	Mercedes	Jaguar	Failed to qualify
Totals								46	0

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

Шаблон:Col-end * shared drive with Spider Webb

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Шаблон:Tooltip	Pts
1950	Federal Engineering	Maserati 8CTF	Maserati 3.0 L8 s	GBR	MON	500 Шаблон:Small	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Trainor Chicago	Trainor Special	Miller L6 s	SUI	500 Шаблон:Small	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0
1952	Tuffanelli-Derrico	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	SUI	500 Шаблон:Small	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1954	Advance Muffler	Bromme D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	ARG	500 Шаблон:Small	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	ARG	MON	500 Шаблон:Small	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0
1957	Morgan Engineering	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	ARG	MON	500 Шаблон:Small	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0
	Safety Auto Glass	Mercedes W154	Jaguar 3.4 L6			500 Шаблон:Small
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References

Шаблон:US-autoracing-bio-stub