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1524:1959 deaths
1519:1926 births
1436:"Jim Davis"
1224:Eddie Russo
1126:Offenhauser
1039:Offenhauser
952:Offenhauser
869:Offenhauser
778:Offenhauser
512:Stopped BS
375:Jimmy Reece
288:First entry
185:Formula One
92:Best finish
1513:Categories
1320:2012-08-17
1295:2016-01-30
1255:2023-06-29
1232:References
1116:John Zink
647:Front Row
356:Sprint car
314:Ed Elisian
298:Last entry
104:First race
35:1926-12-09
22:Ed Elisian
1215:Bob Scott
605:Crash T3
133:Milwaukee
122:Last race
86:1953–1959
71:Champ Car
1384:Archived
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717:Chassis
714:Entrant
679:Retired
590:145.926
559:141.777
543:Stalled
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497:135.333
481:Flagged
466:137.794
450:Retired
406:," - in
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759:Points
720:Engine
671:Top 10
631:Starts
441:Finish
365:In the
335:In the
252:Podiums
224:Entries
210:Stevens
147:Podiums
96:15th –
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639:Poles
611:Totals
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61:, U.S.
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711:Year
655:Wins
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438:Rank
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206:Teams
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