Emil Andres (July 22, 1911 Tinley Park, Illinois - July 20, 1999 South Holland, Illinois) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930's and 1940's.
Andres was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang" with Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale. [1] They toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.
[edit] Career award
Andres was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996.
[edit] 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 |
|
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Andres, Emil |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
American open-wheel racing driver |
| Date of birth |
July 22, 1911 |
| Place of birth |
Tinley Park, Illinois, USA |
| Date of death |
July 20, 1999 |
| Place of death |
South Holland, Illinois, USA |
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