Emil Andres

Emil Andres
Born	Emil William Andres (1911-02-22)February 22, 1911 Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 88) South Holland, Illinois, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Midwest Big Car (1940)
Champ Car career
51+ races run over 12 years
Best finish	3rd (1946)
First race	1935 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
Last race	1950 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
First win	1948 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles 1 13 5
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950
Teams	Kurtis Kraft
Entries	1 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1950 Indianapolis 500

Emil William Andres (February 22, 1911 – July 20, 1999) was an American racing driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.[1][2]

Racing career

Andres was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang," along with Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale.[3] These racers toured tracks in the Midwest[4] and East Coast of the United States.

World Drivers' Championship career

The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Andres attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 race.[1]

Awards and honors

Andres was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2013, he was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[5]

Motorsports career results

AAA Championship Car results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
1946	INDY 4	LAN 4	ATL 3	ISF 3	MIL 3	GOS 4									3rd	1,348
1947	INDY 13	MIL 8	LAN 2	ATL 13	BAI 7	MIL 17	GOS 15	MIL 5	PIK	SPR 10	ARL 3				8th	575
1948	ARL DNP	INDY 31	MIL 1	LAN 3	MIL 2	SPR 18	MIL 16	DUQ 8	ATL 5	PIK	SPR 2	DUQ 13			9th	810
1949	ARL	INDY 9	MIL 2	TRE 4	SPR DNP	MIL 5	DUQ 13	PIK	SYR 10	DET	SPR DNQ	LAN	SAC	DMR	10th	512
1950	INDY DNQ	MIL 16	LAN	SPR	MIL	PIK	SYR	DET	SPR	SAC	PHX	BAY	DAR		-	0

• 1946 table only includes results of the six races run to "championship car" specifications. Points total includes the 71 races run to "big car" specifications.[6][7]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1936 19 33 111.455 31 18 184 0 Flagged 1938 42 28 117.126 27 29 45 0 Crash T2 1939 44 21 121.212 26 30 22 0 Spark plugs 1940 25 22 122.963 14 12 192 0 Flagged 1941 19 15 122.266 19 30 5 0 Crash T1 1946 18 11 121.139 20 4 200 0 Running 1947 3 30 116.781 29 13 150 0 Magneto 1948 8 16 123.550 23 31 11 0 Steering 1949 9 32 126.042 31 9 197 0 Flagged 1950 99 Failed to qualify Totals 1006 0

Starts 9 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 2 Retired 5

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	WDC	Points
1950	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 DNQ	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA	NC	0

References

1. "Emil Andres". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
2. Brown, Allen. "Emil Andres". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
3. Biography Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine for Paul Russo at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
4. "AutoRacingRecords.com". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
5. "Eight More Join Midget Hall Of Fame". National Speed Sport News. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
6. "1946 AAA National Championship Trail". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
7. Capps, H. Donald (October 2009). "The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship" (PDF). Rear View Mirror. 7 (2): 1–16.

External links

• Emil Andres driver statistics at Racing-Reference