Sonny Ates
Charles Dana Ates
Birthplace: Sellersburg, Indiana
Born: March 28, 1935
Died: October 25, 2010

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1967 USAC 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1968 USAC 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 520 25
1969 USAC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 61 48
1970 USAC 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 NR
Total 15 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 581

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Paved Oval 15 7 0 0 0 0 1 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
USAC 15 7 0 0 0 0 1 0

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
-- 9/24/1967 Trenton 2 PO USAC 33 Dayton Steel Lola Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
-- 10/22/1967 Hanford PO USAC 77 Dayton Steel Wheel Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 11/19/1967 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 77 Dayton Steel Wheel Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
1 3/17/1968 Hanford 1 PO USAC 55 Boyce Holt Racing Turner D Chevy 19 15 121 Flagged
-- 4/7/1968 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 56 Boyce Holt Racing Turner D Chevy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
2 4/21/1968 Trenton 1 PO USAC 55 Boyce Holt Racing Turner D Chevy 20 22 0 Spun out
-- 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 31 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 19 M.V.S. Cecil Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
3 6/23/1968 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 87 California Speed/Sport Halibrand Offy 22 6 139 Flagged 120
4 7/28/1968 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 87 California Speed/Sport Halibrand Offy 17 8 95 Flagged 50
5 7/28/1968 Langhorne 3 PO USAC 87 California Speed/Sport Halibrand Offy 8 13 44 Engine
6 9/22/1968 Trenton 2 PO USAC 44 Boyce Holt Racing Gerhardt Chevy 22 26 3 Blew engine
7 10/13/1968 MIS PO USAC 31 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC 21 5 121 Flagged 250
8 11/3/1968 Hanford 2 PO USAC 31 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC 20 9 160 Flagged 100
9 11/17/1968 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 31 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC 23 16 93 Wrecked
10 5/30/1969 Indianapolis PO USAC 59 Krohne Grain Transport Brabham Offy TC 14 17 146 Turbo failure

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5/30/1969

Indianapolis

PO

USAC

62

Retzloff Chemical

Cheetah

Ford TC

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Did not qualify
11 6/8/1969 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 59 Krohne Grain Transport Brabham Offy TC 21 22 0 Wrecked
12 6/15/1969 Langhorne PO USAC 59 Krohne Grain Transport Brabham Offy TC 19 24 0 Wheel bearing
13 7/19/1969 Trenton 1 PO USAC 59 Krohne Grain Transport Brabham Offy TC 17 12 116 Broken suspension 20
14 8/17/1969 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 59 Krohne Grain Transport Brabham Offy TC 22 10 187 Flagged 41
-- 5/30/1970 Indianapolis PO USAC 59 Sugaripe Prune Brabham Offy TC -- -- -- Wrecked practice

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5/30/1970

Indianapolis

PO

USAC

58

Sugaripe Prune

Brabham

Offy TC

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Did not qualify
15 6/7/1970 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 32 Sugaripe Prune Brabham Offy TC 23 16 138 Flagged
-- 6/14/1970 Langhorne PO USAC X Sugaripe Prune Brabham Offy TC -- -- -- Did not appear