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The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Cecil Green participated in 2 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times.
^A Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. Race stopped after 345 miles due to rain. Race stopped after 345 miles due to rain. ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first.
Most driver-owner victories Driver-owners with at least two victories: Wins Driver-Owner: Years: Notes; 3: A. J. Foyt: 1964: 1967: 1977: Driver, 1961 winning entry ...
^A Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1951 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. ^B Race stopped after 101 laps due to rain. ^C No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first.
The inaugural Southern Five-Hundred (Southern 500 since 1951) was an automobile race held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina on September 4, 1950, as part of the 1950 NASCAR Grand National.
Watson-built roadsters won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1964; and the 1961 and 1963 winners were closely resembled Watson-based designs. During this time (1950–1960), the Indy 500 awarded points towards the World Championship of Drivers. However, very few European entries even made an attempt to race at Indy.
1917/1918 Indianapolis 500: 1917/18 Indianapolis Motor Speedway: AAA Cancelled due to the United States entering World War I: 1942 Indianapolis 500: 1942 Indianapolis Motor Speedway: AAA Cancelled as the United States entered World War II. Future races would remain halted for the next three years. The Indy 500 would return in 1946.
He took his first win in 1956 at Darlington Raceway. [3] In 1957, he won the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 and he finished eighth. [3] Later in the year, he won at Trenton Speedway. [3] He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May 1958 (one week before the race), [4] adding to the legend of the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx.