Emil Andres

American racing driver (1911–1999)
Emil Andres
BornEmil William Andres
(1911-02-22)February 22, 1911
Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 88)
South Holland, Illinois, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Midwest Big Car (1940)
Champ Car career
51+ races run over 12 years
Best finish3rd (1946)
First race1935 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
Last race1950 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
First win1948 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 13 5
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1950
TeamsKurtis Kraft
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1950 Indianapolis 500

Emil William Andres (February 22, 1911 – July 20, 1999) was an American racing driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.[1][2]

Racing career

Andres was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang," along with Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale.[3] These racers toured tracks in the Midwest[4] and East Coast of the United States.

World Drivers' Championship career

The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Andres attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 race.[1]

Awards and honors

Andres was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2013, he was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[5]

Motorsports career results

AAA Championship Car results

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
1946 INDY
4 		LAN
4 		ATL
3 		ISF
3 		MIL
3 		GOS
4 		3rd 1,348
1947 INDY
13 		MIL
8 		LAN
2 		ATL
13 		BAI
7 		MIL
17 		GOS
15 		MIL
5 		PIK SPR
10 		ARL
3 		8th 575
1948 ARL
DNP 		INDY
31 		MIL
1 		LAN
3 		MIL
2 		SPR
18 		MIL
16 		DUQ
8 		ATL
5 		PIK SPR
2 		DUQ
13 		9th 810
1949 ARL
 INDY
9 		MIL
2 		TRE
4 		SPR
DNP 		MIL
5 		DUQ
13 		PIK SYR
10 		DET
 SPR
DNQ 		LAN
 SAC
 DMR
 10th 512
1950 INDY
DNQ 		MIL
16 		LAN
 SPR
 MIL
 PIK SYR
 DET
 SPR
 SAC
 PHX
 BAY
 DAR
 - 0
  • 1946 table only includes results of the six races run to "championship car" specifications. Points total includes the 71 races run to "big car" specifications.[6][7]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1936 19 33 111.455 31 18 184 0 Flagged
1938 42 28 117.126 27 29 45 0 Crash T2
1939 44 21 121.212 26 30 22 0 Spark plugs
1940 25 22 122.963 14 12 192 0 Flagged
1941 19 15 122.266 19 30 5 0 Crash T1
1946 18 11 121.139 20 4 200 0 Running
1947 3 30 116.781 29 13 150 0 Magneto
1948 8 16 123.550 23 31 11 0 Steering
1949 9 32 126.042 31 9 197 0 Flagged
1950 99 Failed to qualify
Totals 1006 0
Starts 9
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 1
Top 10 2
Retired 5

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

(key)

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Emil Andres". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ^ Brown, Allen. "Emil Andres". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Biography Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine for Paul Russo at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  4. ^ "AutoRacingRecords.com". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "Eight More Join Midget Hall Of Fame". National Speed Sport News. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "1946 AAA National Championship Trail". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ Capps, H. Donald (October 2009). "The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship" (PDF). Rear View Mirror. 7 (2): 1–16.

External links

  • Emil Andres driver statistics at Racing-Reference