Griffith served in the United States Army during the Second World War.
Griffith drove in the AAA and USACChampionship Car series, racing in the 1950–1952, 1956 and 1961 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each of those years except 1950. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 4th position, in 1950 at Springfield. His best Indy finish was 9th in 1952.
Prior to joining USAC, Griffith won a pair of championships on the Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association circuit behind the wheel of Hector Honore's legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce".[2]
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. Cliff Griffith participated in 3 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.
cliff, griffith, february, 1916, nineveh, indiana, january, 1996, rochester, indiana, american, racecar, driver, bornclifton, reign, griffith, 1916, february, 1916nineveh, indiana, diedjanuary, 1996, 1996, aged, rochester, indiana, champ, career18, races, over. Cliff Griffith 1 February 6 1916 in Nineveh Indiana January 23 1996 in Rochester Indiana was an American racecar driver Cliff GriffithBornClifton Reign Griffith 1916 02 06 February 6 1916Nineveh Indiana U S DiedJanuary 23 1996 1996 01 23 aged 79 Rochester Indiana U S Champ Car career18 races run over 12 yearsYears active1950 1954 1956 1957 1960 1964Best finish19th 1951First race1950 Springfield 100 Springfield Last race1961 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Wins Podiums Poles0 0 1Formula One World Championship careerActive years1950 1954 1956 1957TeamsKurtis Kraft Stevens MillerEntries7 3 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1950 Indianapolis 500Last entry1957 Indianapolis 500 Griffith served in the United States Army during the Second World War Griffith drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series racing in the 1950 1952 1956 and 1961 seasons with 19 starts including the Indianapolis 500 races in each of those years except 1950 He finished in the top ten 8 times with his best finish in 4th position in 1950 at Springfield His best Indy finish was 9th in 1952 Prior to joining USAC Griffith won a pair of championships on the Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association circuit behind the wheel of Hector Honore s legendary sprint car known as the Black Deuce 2 Indy 500 results editYear Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1951 23 18 133 839 13 28 30 0 Rear axle 1952 22 9 136 617 6 9 200 0 Running 1956 27 30 141 471 24 10 199 0 Flagged 1961 26 30 145 038 19 24 55 0 Piston Totals 484 0 Starts 4 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 2 Retired 2World Championship career summary editThe 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 Cliff Griffith participated in 3 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 References edit Cliff Griffith www champcarstats com Retrieved 2023 07 02 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Hector Honore inductee biography nbsp This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cliff Griffith amp oldid 1163696624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
