1954 AAA National Midget trophy1955 AAA National Midget trophy
Turner became the first two-time AAA National Midget champion when he won the 1954 and 1955 championships. Turner scored no wins in 1954 despite competing at the entire circuit, and won the championship on consistent high finishes.[3] He won six features in 1955. He also had 14 National USAC wins in his career.
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He drove in the AAA and USACChampionship Car series, racing in the 1955–1962 seasons with 35 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1956-1959 and 1961–1962. He finished in the top ten 35 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1956 at Darlington. He retired from racing after flipping his car during a practice run at Indy in 1963.[4] It was his third flip in three years at the track: first down the main straightaway in 1961, second he broke his pelvis at the head of the frontstretch, and third he crushed a vertebra.[3]
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. Jack Turner participated in 4 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.
Referencesedit
^Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^"RetroIndy: Indy 500 drivers who served in the military". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
jack, turner, racing, driver, other, people, with, same, name, jack, turner, disambiguation, jack, turner, february, 1920, seattle, washington, september, 2004, renton, washington, american, racecar, driver, nicknamed, cactus, jack, served, south, pacific, dur. For other people with the same name see Jack Turner disambiguation Jack Turner February 12 1920 Seattle Washington September 12 2004 Renton Washington 1 was an American racecar driver He was nicknamed Cactus Jack He served in the South Pacific during the Second World War 2 Jack TurnerBorn 1920 02 12 February 12 1920Seattle WashingtonDiedSeptember 12 2004 2004 09 12 aged 84 Renton WashingtonFormula One World Championship careerNationalityAmericanActive years1956 1960TeamsChristensen Kurtis Kraft LesovskyEntries5 4 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1956 Indianapolis 500Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500 Contents 1 Midget car career 2 Champ car 3 Career award 4 Indy 500 results 5 World Championship career summary 6 ReferencesMidget car career edit nbsp 1954 AAA National Midget trophy nbsp 1955 AAA National Midget trophyTurner became the first two time AAA National Midget champion when he won the 1954 and 1955 championships Turner scored no wins in 1954 despite competing at the entire circuit and won the championship on consistent high finishes 3 He won six features in 1955 He also had 14 National USAC wins in his career Champ car editHe drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series racing in the 1955 1962 seasons with 35 starts including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1956 1959 and 1961 1962 He finished in the top ten 35 times with his best finish in 2nd position in 1956 at Darlington He retired from racing after flipping his car during a practice run at Indy in 1963 4 It was his third flip in three years at the track first down the main straightaway in 1961 second he broke his pelvis at the head of the frontstretch and third he crushed a vertebra 3 Career award editHe was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in the inaugural 1984 class 3 Indy 500 results editYear Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired1956 54 24 142 394 18 25 131 0 Engine trouble1957 19 19 140 367 25 11 200 0 Running1958 25 10 143 438 12 25 21 0 Fuel pump1959 24 14 143 478 11 27 47 0 Fuel tank1961 45 21 144 904 21 25 52 0 Crash FS1962 45 25 146 496 25 29 17 0 Crash FSTotals 468 0 Starts 6Poles 0Front Row 0Wins 0Top 5 0Top 10 0Retired 5World 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 Jack Turner participated in 4 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points References edit Jenkins Richard The World Championship drivers Where are they now OldRacingCars com Retrieved 10 September 2013 RetroIndy Indy 500 drivers who served in the military The Indianapolis Star Retrieved 2023 06 13 a b c Biography Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Jack Turner 1963 Indy 500 practice crash 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 Jack Turner racing driver amp oldid 1177796896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
