Bob Harkey
Robert Miller Harkey, Jr.
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina
Born: June 23, 1930
Died: January 16, 2016

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1963 USAC 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 120

24
1964 USAC 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 560 10
1965 USAC 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 325 25
1966 USAC 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 135 37
1967 USAC 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 230 28
1968 USAC 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 60 50
1969 USAC 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 215 33
1970 USAC 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 130 40
1971 USAC 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 NR
1972 USAC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 NR
1973 USAC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 NR
1974 USAC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 250 23
1975 USAC 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 150 25
1976 USAC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50 35
1977 USAC 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 NR
1978 USAC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 26 39
1979 USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 23 29
1979 CART 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 NR
1979 Total 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 23
1980 CART 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Includes USAC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1981-82 USAC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1982 CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1983 CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Includes USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Total 85 46 0 0 0 1 0 0 2274

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 18 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Paved Oval 58 35 0 0 0 1 0 0
Road Course 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
CART 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
USAC 84 45 0 0 0 1 0 0

 

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

Points
-- 5/30/1963 Indianapolis PO USAC 31 American Rubber/Plastic Epperly Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
-- 6/9/1963 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 43 Vargo Kurtis 500G Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
1 6/23/1963 Langhorne DO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma Offy 13 9 93 Flagged 40
2 7/28/1963 Trenton 2 PO USAC 31 American Plastics Epperly Offy 20 17 131 Flagged
3 8/17/1963 Springfield DO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma Offy 11 13 78 Out of fuel
-- 9/2/1963 DuQuoin DO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 9/2/1963 DuQuoin DO USAC 27 Dayton Steel Wheel Silnes Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
4 9/14/1963 ISF DO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma Offy 10 14 96 Flagged
5 9/22/1963 Trenton 3 PO USAC 53 Spirit of St. Louis Watson Offy 14 9 191 Flagged 80
6 10/27/1963 Sacramento DO USAC 74 Windmill Trucking Silnes Offy 17 15 35 Mechanical
-- 11/17/1963 Phoenix DO USAC 74 Windmill Trucking Silnes Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
7 4/19/1964 Trenton 1 PO USAC 74 Windmill Trucking Silnes D Offy 14 15 85 Spun turn 4
8 5/30/1964 Indianapolis PO USAC 4 Wally Weir's Mobilgas Watson Offy 27 8 197 Flagged 250
9 6/7/1964 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 4 Wally Weir's Mobilgas Watson Offy 10 7 97 Flagged 60
10 6/21/1964 Langhorne DO USAC 27 Enterprise Machine Flynn Offy 6 13 90 Flagged
11 7/19/1964 Trenton 2 PO USAC 3 Pfrommer Trucking Meskowski D Offy 19 4 145 Flagged 180
12 8/22/1964 Springfield DO USAC 16 Konstant Hot Vollstedt Offy 6 10 96 Flagged 30
13 8/23/1964 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 4 Wally Weir's Mobilgas Watson Offy 6 18 154 Wrecked
-- 9/7/1964 DuQuoin DO USAC 3 Pfrommer Trucking Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
14 9/26/1964 ISF DO USAC 92 W.R.D. Kuzma Chevy 10 13 73 Mechanical
15 9/27/1964 Trenton 3 PO USAC 4 Wally Weir's Mobilgas Watson Offy 15 19 92 Wrecked turn 2
16 10/25/1964 Sacramento DO USAC 27 Enterprise Machine Flynn Offy 11 9 99 Flagged 40
17 11/22/1964 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 14 Dayton Steel Wheel Watson Offy 17 14 156 Mechanical
18 3/28/1965 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Dunlop D Offy 18 20 38 Out
19 4/25/1965 Trenton 1 PO USAC 19 California Speed Shop Curtis Offy 18 9 85 Flagged - rain 40
-- 5/31/1965 Indianapolis PO USAC 10 Federal Engineering Brooks RE Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/31/1965 Indianapolis PO USAC 95 X Watson Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/6/1965 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 10 Federal Engineering Brooks RE Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow, C9
20 6/20/1965 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 27 Federal Engineering Trevis Offy 8 8 100 Finished 50
21 7/18/1965 Trenton 2 PO USAC 27 Federal Engineering Trevis Offy 18 8 145 Flagged 75
22 7/25/1965 IRP RC USAC 27 Federal Engineering Trevis Offy 22 15 73 Flagged
23 8/1/1965 Atlanta PO USAC 34 Jim Robbins Autotron Watson Offy 13 11 161 Flagged 50
-- 8/8/1965 Langhorne 2 PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
24 9/18/1965 ISF DO USAC 52 Vargo Excavating Meskowski Offy 10 9 99 Flagged 40
-- 9/26/1965 Trenton 3 PO USAC 5 X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
25 10/24/1965 Sacramento DO USAC 22 Enterprise Machine Flynn Offy 14 10 98 Flagged 30
26 11/21/1965 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 23 Chapman Watson Offy 17 11 190 Flagged 40
-- 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 85 Caves Buick Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 48 Prather Halibrand Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/5/1966 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow, S2
27 6/12/1966 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy 12 7 99 Flagged 60
28 6/26/1966 Atlanta PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy 11 20 99 Rear end
29 7/24/1966 IRP RC USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy 23 14 75 Flagged
30 8/7/1966 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy 9 8 146 Flagged 75
31 8/20/1966 Springfield DO USAC 81 Central Excavating Dunlop Offy 10 13 63 Out
32 8/27/1966 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy 25 16 181 Flagged
33 9/25/1966 Trenton 2 PO USAC 87 California Speed Shop Halibrand Offy 10 19 59 Water leak
NC-- 10/9/1966 Fuji RC USAC 28 Prestone BRP Offy -- -- -- DNS, burned bearing
-- 11/20/1966 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 28 Prestone BRP Ford -- -- -- DNS, too slow
34 4/23/1967 Trenton 1 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Offy 12 11 132 Broken fuel pump 30
-- 5/30/1967 Indianapolis PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1967 Indianapolis PO USAC 20 Wagner Lockheed Brake Fluid Mongoose Ford -- -- -- Wrecked practice
35 6/4/1967 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 12 7 148 Flagged 90
36 6/18/1967 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 20 22 7 Oil & fuel leak
37 7/1/1967 Mosport 1 RC USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 19 18 17 Oil leak
38 7/1/1967 Mosport 2 RC USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 18 17 6 Flagged – rain
39 7/30/1967 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 22 7 145 Flagged 90
-- 8/6/1967 St. Jovite 1 RC USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 8/19/1967 Springfield DO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
40 8/20/1967 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford 10 12 193 Flagged 20
-- 9/4/1967 DuQuoin DO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/9/1967 ISF DO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Meskowski Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 9/24/1967 Trenton 2 PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- No qualifying attempt
-- 10/22/1967 Hanford PO USAC 57 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 88 Kenny Brenn Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 71 Stewart-Warner Marathon Ford -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 81 Central Excavating Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/15/1968 Mosport 1 RC USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy -- -- -- Blown engine practice
41 6/23/1968 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 14 13 88 Hit in head debris
42 7/21/1968 IRP 1 RC USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 21 20 11 Spun out
43 7/21/1968 IRP 2 RC USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 18 17 14 Wrecked
44 8/4/1968 St. Jovite 1 RC USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 19 12 30 Flagged 10
45 8/4/1968 St. Jovite 2 RC USAC 36 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Chevy 11 8 35 Flagged 50
-- 8/18/1968 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
46 9/22/1968 Trenton 2 PO USAC 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC 23 23 29 Broken oil line
47 10/13/1968 MIS PO USAC 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC 20 13 103 Broken suspension
-- 5/30/1969 Indianapolis PO USAC 14 Quaker State Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- No refresher test
48 6/15/1969 Langhorne PO USAC 14 Quaker State Oil Gerhardt Offy TC 15 8 146 Flagged 75
49 7/6/1969 Castle Rock RC USAC 14 Quaker State Oil Gerhardt Offy 19 7 49 Flagged 90
50 7/12/1969 Nazareth DO USAC 52 Koscot Meskowski Offy 6 11 53 Lost oil pressure 20
-- 8/18/1969 Springfield DO USAC 52 Koscot Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/1/1969 DuQuoin DO USAC 52 Koscot Meskowski Offy -- -- -- Blew engine practice
51 9/6/1969 ISF DO USAC 52 Koscot Meskowski Offy 11 12 94 Flagged 10
52 9/28/1969 Sacramento DO USAC 52 Koscot Meskowski Offy 7 11 94 Flagged 20
53 8/22/1970 Springfield DO USAC 52 Bob Harkey Meskowski Offy 11 12 47 Ignition 10
54 8/23/1970 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 50 Bob Harkey Meskowski D Offy TC 25 16 89 Clutch
55 9/6/1970 Ontario PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC 17 17 100 Burned piston
56 9/7/1970 DuQuoin DO USAC 52 Bob Harkey Meskowski Offy 13 6 98 Flagged 80
57 9/12/1970 ISF DO USAC 52 Bob Harkey Meskowski Offy 5 13 86 Lost oil pressure
58 9/19/1970 Sedalia DO USAC 52 Bob Harkey Meskowski Offy 5 9 89 Flagged 40
-- 10/4/1970 Sacramento DO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- DNQ, lost clutch
-- 11/21/1970 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 69 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
59 3/27/1971 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC 22 14 139 Flagged
60 5/29/1971 Indianapolis PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC 32 22 77 Rear end failure
--/ 5/29/1971 Indianapolis PO USAC 35 Federal Engineering Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
61 7/3/1971 Pocono PO USAC 19 MVS Cecil Ford TC 31 29 39 Oil leak
-- 7/3/1971 Pocono PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt 69 Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 7/18/1971 MIS PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- DNQ, mechanical
-- 9/5/1971 Ontario PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt 69 Offy TC -- -- -- Did not appear
-- 10/23/1971 Ontario PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 5/27/1972 Indianapolis PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/27/1972 Indianapolis PO USAC 20 STP McNamara X -- -- -- Did not qualify
62 7/29/1972 Pocono PO USAC 94 Niagara Falls Wine Finley Offy TC 23 29 13 Burned piston
63 5/30/1973 Indianapolis PO USAC 28 Bryant Heating & Cooling Eagle FoytTC 31 29 12 Engine seized
--/ 5/30/1973 Indianapolis PO USAC 76 Webster Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
64 7/1/1973 Pocono PO USAC 17 Norton Spirit Vollstedt Offy TC 30 15 135 Flagged
-- 10/6/1973 TWS 2 PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not start
65 11/3/1973 Phoenix PO USAC 43 Fiore Racing Vollstedt Offy TC 22 13 135 Flagged
66 3/3/1974 Ontario H2 PO USAC 93 Cicada Racing Cicada Offy TC 15 15 3 Poor handling
67 3/10/1974 Ontario PO USAC 93 Cicada Racing Cicada Offy TC 30 17 154 Gearbox
68 4/7/1974 Trenton 1 PO USAC 93 Cicada Racing Cicada Offy TC 17 14 27 Gearbox
69 5/26/1974 Indianapolis PO USAC 79 City of Peru Circus Kenyon FoytTC 31 8 189 Flagged 250
70 6/30/1974 Pocono PO USAC 26 Grant King Racing King Offy TC 25 26 21 Overheated
-- 3/2/1975 Ontario H2 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not start
71 3/9/1975 Ontario PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Gerhardt Offy TC 30 30 5 Wheel bearing
72 3/16/1975 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC 16 16 131 Flagged
73 5/25/1975 Indianapolis PO USAC 33 Dayton-Walther McLaren Offy TC 23 10 162 Flagged rain 150
--/ 5/25/1975 Indianapolis PO USAC 25 Cicada Cicada Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
74 6/29/1975 Pocono PO USAC 33 Dayton-Walther McLaren Offy TC 32 30 37 Radiator
75 9/13/1975 MIS 2 PO USAC 42 Mergard Racing Eagle Offy TC 20 21 6 Engine
76 11/9/1975 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 27 Day/Night Payne Heating & Cooling Vollstedt Offy TC 21 15 93 Engine
77 5/30/1976 Indianapolis PO USAC 96 McIntire Centers King Offy TC 28 20 97 Flagged rain 139.225
78 6/27/1976 Pocono PO USAC 96 McIntire Chevrolet King Offy TC 31 12 187 Flagged 50
-- 9/5/1976 Ontario PO USAC 63 Shurfine Foods Rascar Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
79 9/18/1976 MIS 2 PO USAC 42 Mergard Racing Eagle Offy TC 18 20 6 Piston
-- 5/29/1977 Indianapolis PO USAC 88 Boyd Robeson Atlanta Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/29/1977 Indianapolis PO USAC X Caesars Palace X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
80 7/17/1977 MIS 1 PO USAC 27 Bryant Heating Lightning Offy TC 16 22 1 Broken upright
-- 9/4/1977 Ontario 2 PO USAC 99 Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- DNQ, engine trouble
81 3/26/1978 Ontario 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC 20 22 2 Fuel pump 6
-- 5/28/1978 Indianapolis PO USAC 4 X Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 6/25/1978 Indianapolis PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
82 9/3/1978 Ontario 2 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC 22 18 60 Engine 20
83 3/25/1979 Ontario PO USAC 99 Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC 18 19 5 Ignition 8
-- 5/28/1979 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 19 Sta-On/WIRE McLaren Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
84 6/24/1979 Pocono PO USAC 27 Vollstedt Vollstedt AMC 21 24 16 Engine 15
85 9/2/1979 Ontario PO CART 15 Alex Foods Lightning Offy TC 26 29 17 Wrecked
-- 5/25/1980 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 67 The Canadian I Rascar Chevy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/22/1980 Pocono PO CART/USAC 98 Del Ray Marine King Chevy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 8/10/1980 Milwaukee 2 PO CART 37 J&J Racing Wildcat DGS -- -- -- Raced by J. Martin
-- 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 71 Roman Wheels Antares Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 96 Kraco Car Stereo Wildcat DGS -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 38 Tonco Trailer McLaren/Karl 74 Chevy -- -- -- Carburation day only
--/ 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 89 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Chevy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 5/30/1982 Indianapolis PO USAC 79 C & H Racing Parnelli Cosworth -- -- -- Did not qualify
                       
-- 8/15/1982 Pocono PO CART 79 C & H Racing Coyote Cosworth -- -- -- Did not arrive
-- 5/30/1982 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 79 Spirit of Noblesville Coyote 81 Cosworth TC -- -- -- Wrecked practice