Chuck Weyant

Chuck Weyant
Born (1923-04-03) April 3, 1923
St. Mary's, Ohio
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United States American
Active years 1952, 1954–1955, 1957–1959
Teams Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Dunn, Silnes, Koehnle
Entries 6 (4 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1952 Indianapolis 500
Last entry 1959 Indianapolis 500

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

As of 2015, Weyant is the oldest living Indianapolis 500 veteran.[1][2]

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.[3] 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

Indianapolis 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. ↑ "One on One with Mark Montieth" - WFNI: May 13, 2012
  2. ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 18, 2015. WFNI.
  3. ↑ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, retrieved January 16, 2007


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