John Mahler (born November 16, 1936, Alpha, Iowa), is a former open wheel race car driver in the USAC and CARTChampionship Car series. He raced in the 1970-1973 and 1976-1981 seasons, with 39 combined career starts, including the 1972 and 1977-1979 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 6 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1970 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park road course.
John Mahler at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
Mahler qualified for the 1971 Indianapolis 500 but was replaced by his teammate who did not qualify, Dick Simon, due to sponsorship commitments. Mahler was presented with the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association Jigger Award for the driver with the most hard luck. He was a member of the 1977 and 1979 Last Row Party for earning a position in the 11th and final row of the starting grid.
Mahler currently owns and operates Classic Concrete Designs in Kansas City, Missouri.
john, mahler, born, november, 1936, alpha, iowa, former, open, wheel, race, driver, usac, cart, championship, series, raced, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1981, seasons, with, combined, career, starts, including, 1972, 1977, 1979, indianapolis, finished, times, with, best. John Mahler born November 16 1936 Alpha Iowa is a former open wheel race car driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series He raced in the 1970 1973 and 1976 1981 seasons with 39 combined career starts including the 1972 and 1977 1979 Indianapolis 500 He finished in the top ten 6 times with his best finish in 6th position in 1970 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park road course John Mahler at the 2015 Indianapolis 500 Mahler qualified for the 1971 Indianapolis 500 but was replaced by his teammate who did not qualify Dick Simon due to sponsorship commitments Mahler was presented with the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association Jigger Award for the driver with the most hard luck He was a member of the 1977 and 1979 Last Row Party for earning a position in the 11th and final row of the starting grid Mahler currently owns and operates Classic Concrete Designs in Kansas City Missouri Contents 1 Complete motorsports results 1 1 American Open Wheel racing results 1 1 1 SCCA National Championship Runoffs 1 1 2 Indianapolis 500 results 2 External linksComplete motorsports results EditAmerican Open Wheel racing results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position races in italics indicate fastest race lap SCCA National Championship Runoffs Edit Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status1969 Daytona McLaren Chevrolet Formula A 11 7 Not runningIndianapolis 500 results Edit Year Chassis Engine Start Finish1971 Vollstedt Ford Raced by Dick Simon1972 McLaren Offy 29th 22nd1973 Eagle Offy Failed to Qualify1974 Eagle Offy Failed to Qualify1976 Eagle Offy Failed to Qualify1977 Eagle Offy 31st 14th1978 Eagle Offy 17th 26th1979 Eagle Offy 32nd 25th1980 Finley Offy Failed to Qualify1981 Penske Offy Failed to Qualify1982 Penske Offy Qualifying Crash1983 Lion Chevrolet Failed to QualifyExternal links EditDriver Database Profile 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 John Mahler amp oldid 1045808257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
