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Bob Veith

  • 1956–1960
  • VEI
  • Born 1 November 1924 in Tulare
  • Died 29 March 2006
  • Robert James Veith

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position15
  • Avg finish12.4
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+13
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1956, 1958) · Phillips (1957) · Moore (1959) · Meskowski (1960)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195619571958195919601 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195619581960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Phillips10–
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Moore10–
1960Meskowski10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft23P7
1957Indianapolis 500Phillips16P9
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft4P26
1959Indianapolis 500Moore7P12
1960Indianapolis 500Meskowski25P8

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Bob Christie1956–19581:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller1956–19581:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1956–19582:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd1956–19581:11:1–0 : 4Compare
Paul Russo1956–19581:11:1–0 : 1Compare
Sam Hanks19560:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Rodger Ward19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bobby Grim19601:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19561:00:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Bob Veith came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis512.4