Bob Christie (racing driver)

Bob Christie (April 4, 1924 – June 1, 2009^[1]) was an American racecar driver. Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span.^[1] He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1959 at Daytona. He died in Grants Pass, Oregon.^[1]

Bob Christie

Born	(1924-04-04)April 4, 1924
Died	June 1, 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 85)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1954–1960
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Lesovsky
Entries	7 (5 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1954 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1956 57 25 142.236 20 13 196 0 Flagged 1957 95 33 139.779 32 13 197 0 Flagged 1958 65 17 142.253 33 14 189 0 Spun T3 1959 65 24 143.244 13 25 109 0 Rod bolt 1960 38 14 143.638 19 10 200 0 Running 1961 32 16 144.782 24 17 132 0 Piston 1962 29 31 146.341 29 30 17 0 Crash FS 1963 52 18 149.123 16 19 126 0 Crash T4 Totals 1166 0

Starts 8 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 5

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1954	Christy	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 DNQ	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP			NC	0
1955	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Dodge V8	ARG	MON	500 DNQ	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA					NC	0
1956	Helse / H.H. Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 13	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA				NC	0
1957	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 13	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA				NC	0
1958	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	NED	500 14	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0
1959	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	MON	500 25	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			NC	0
1960	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 10	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		NC	0