Pat O'Connor
Patrick James O'Connor
Birthplace: N. Vernon, Indiana
Born: October 9, 1928
Died: May 30, 1958

Extended driver stats

RANDY CHRISTENSEN
I BUY AND TRADE INDIANAPOLIS 500 POSTCARDS
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POTTSBORO, TEXAS  75076
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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1952 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1953 AAA 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 110 32
1954 AAA 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 200 25
1955 AAA 9 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 800 7
1956 USAC 9 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 680 11
1957 USAC 9 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 1250 4
1958 USAC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 NR
Total 36 17 2 3 1 2 6 1 3040

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 19 16 0 3 0 1 5 0
Paved Oval 17 1 2 0 1 1 1 1

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 16 12 0 1 0 1 5 1
USAC 20 5 2 2 1 1 1 0

 

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

Points
-- 9/1/1952 DuQuoin DO AAA 84 Pipe Fitters Koehnle Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 5/30/1953 Indianapolis PO AAA 74 Brown Motor Company Schroeder D Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1953 Indianapolis PO AAA 64 Engle-Stanko Kurtis 4000 Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1953 Indianapolis PO AAA 28 Slick Racers Deidt FD Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/7/1953 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 68 Peter Wales Kurtis 4000 Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/7/1953 DuQuoin DO AAA 63 Hopkins Moore Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
1 9/26/1953 ISF DO AAA 63 Hopkins Moore Offy 12 7 100 Finished 60
2 11/11/1953 Phoenix DO AAA 63 Hopkins Moore Offy 8 8 98 Flagged 50
3 5/31/1954 Indianapolis PO AAA 35 Hopkins Kurtis 500 Offy 12 21 181 Spun out, NE turn
4 6/6/1954 Milwaukee 1 PO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 6 5 100 Finished 100
-- 6/20/1954 Langhorne DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
5 7/5/1954 Darlington PO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 8 10 145 Flagged 60
-- 8/21/1954 Springfield DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
6 8/29/1954 Milwaukee 2 PO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 6 19 183 Flagged
-- 9/6/1954 DuQuoin DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/11/1954 Syracuse DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 9/18/1954 ISF DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 10/17/1954 Sacramento DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 11/7/1954 Phoenix DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
7 11/14/1954 Las Vegas DO AAA 26 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy 11 9 96 Flagged 40
8 5/30/1955 Indianapolis PO AAA 29 Ansted Rotary Kurtis 500D Offy 19 8 200 4:00:41.09 124.644 250
9 6/5/1955 Milwaukee 1 PO AAA 69 LaVilla Templeton D Offy 6 18 61 Broken crankcase
10 6/19/1955 Langhorne DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 10 5 100 Finished 100
NC 7/31/1955 Williams Grove DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 12 9 49 Flagged
-- 8/20/1955 Springfield DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
11 8/28/1955 Milwaukee 2 PO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 7 26 19 Engine
12 9/5/1955 DuQuoin DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 10 9 98 Flagged 40
13 9/10/1955 Syracuse DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 10 4 99 Flagged 120
14 9/17/1955 ISF DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 8 5 99 Flagged 100
15 10/16/1955 Sacramento DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 6 5 100 Finished 100
16 11/6/1955 Phoenix DO AAA 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 11 5 95 Flagged 90
17 5/30/1956 Indianapolis PO USAC 7 Ansted Rotary Kurtis 500D Offy 3 18 187 Magneto
18 6/10/1956 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 48 Sumar Blough D Offy 2 11 99 Flagged 20
-- 6/24/1956 Langhorne DO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
19 7/4/1956 Darlington PO USAC 7 Sumar Blough D Offy 4 1 146 1:36:27.00 124.883 400
20 7/14/1956 Lakewood DO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy 7 17 51 Wrecked turn 2
NC 7/22/1956 Williams Grove DO USAC 8 John Zink Watson Offy 4 2 50 Finished
NC 8/12/1956 Dayton PO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy 1 2 50 Finished
21 8/18/1956 Springfield DO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy 12 5 100 Finished 100
22 8/26/1956 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 7 Sumar Blough D Offy 23 21 176 Broken fuel line
-- 9/3/1956 DuQuoin DO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
23 9/8/1956 Syracuse DO USAC 7 Sumar Blough Offy 9 13 98 Flagged
24 9/15/1956 ISF DO USAC 7 Sumar Kuzma Offy 6 2 100 Finished 160
25 10/21/1956 Sacramento DO USAC 7 Sumar Kuzma Offy 2 15 58 Poor handling
-- 11/12/1956 Phoenix DO USAC 7 Sumar Kuzma Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
26 5/30/1957 Indianapolis PO USAC 12 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 1 8 200 3:46:47.35 132.281 250
-- 6/2/1957 Langhorne DO USAC 12 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
27 6/9/1957 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 18 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 10 4 100 Finished 120
NC 6/29/1957 Monza 1 PO USAC 12 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 2 2 63 Finished
NC 6/29/1957 Monza 2 PO USAC 12 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 2 10 16 Split fuel tank
NC 6/29/1957 Monza 3 PO USAC 12 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 8 7 9 Split fuel tank
NC 7/21/1957 Williams Grove DO USAC 7 Bob Estes Phillips Offy 2 3 50 Finished
-- 8/17/1957 Springfield DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
28 8/25/1957 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma D Offy 2 3 200 Finished 280
29 9/2/1957 DuQuoin DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy 16 8 99 Flagged 50
30 9/7/1957 Syracuse DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy 7 2 100 Finished 160
31 9/14/1957 ISF DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy 11 10 97 Flagged 30
32 9/29/1957 Trenton PO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma D Offy 7 1 100 0:59:50.00 100.279 200
33 10/20/1957 Sacramento DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy 11 15 51 Steering
34 11/11/1957 Phoenix DO USAC 12 Sumar Kuzma Offy 3 2 100 Finished 160
35 3/30/1958 Trenton 1 PO USAC 4 Sumar Kuzma D Offy 6 13 8 Spun out, turn 2
36 5/30/1958 Indianapolis PO USAC 4 Sumar Kurtis 500G Offy 5 29 0 Wrecked NE - fatal
--/ 5/30/1958 Indianapolis PO USAC 28 Ansted Rotary Kuzma Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify