Chuck Stevenson

Chuck Stevenson (October 15, 1919 Sidney, Montana – August 21, 1995 Benson, Arizona) was an American racecar driver.

He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1949-1954, 1960-1961 and 1963-1965 seasons with 54 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1951-1954, 1960-1961, and 1963-1965. He finished in the top ten 37 times, with 4 victories, 2 of them coming in the 1952 season when he won the AAA National Championship.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1951 8 19 133.764 14 20 93 0 Engine 1952 16 11 136.142 9 18 187 0 Flagged 1953 97 16 136.560 14 29 42 0 Fuel Leak 1954 98 5 138.776 13 12 199 0 Flagged 1960 65 9 144.665 12 15 196 0 Flagged 1961 18 28 145.191 16 6 200 0 Running 1963 45 22 148.386 23 21 110 0 Valve 1964 95 29 150.830 29 28 2 0 Crash FS 1965 88 26 154.275 30 25 50 0 Piston Totals 1079 0

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

World Championship career summary

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. Chuck Stevenson participated in 5 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.

NASCAR Career

Stevenson also competed in two NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) events in his career. After a subpar 30th place finish in his debut in 1955 at LeHi, Stevenson made a strong recovery.

In 1956 and just his second career start, Stevenson rocketed to a stunning victory at Willow Springs Speedway, which even more amazingly was his final career race. NASCAR stats