Mack Hellings

{{Short description|American racecar driver}}

{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox F1 driver|

name = Mack Hellings |

image = Mack Hellings 1951.jpg |

image_size = 160px |

caption = Hellings, circa 1951 |

nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American |

birth_date = {{birth date|1915|9|14}} |

death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1951|11|11|1915|9|14}}}} |

Years = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1951}} |

Team(s) = Kurtis Kraft, Diedt |

Races = 2 |

Championships = 0 |

Wins = 0 |

Podiums = 0 |

Points = 0 |

Poles = 0 |

Fastest laps = 0 |

First race = 1950 Indianapolis 500 |

First win = |

Last win = |

Last race = 1951 Indianapolis 500 |

}}

Ronald 'Mack' Hellings (September 14, 1915 – November 11, 1951) was an American racecar driver from Fort Dodge, Iowa. He died in a plane crash in Kern County, California in 1951.{{cite web|last=Masek|first=Mark|title=Grave Spotlight - Ronald "Mack" Hellings|url=http://cemeteryguide.com/gotw-HellingsBarker.html|work=www.cemeteryguide.com|accessdate=30 March 2013}}

Indy 500 results

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1948

|35 ||21 ||127.968 ||6 ||5 ||200 ||0 ||Running

1949

|8 ||14 ||128.260 ||11 ||16 ||172 ||0 ||Valve

1950

|15 ||26 ||130.687 ||20 ||13 ||132 ||0 ||Flagged

1951

|19 ||23 ||132.925 ||22 ||31 ||18 ||0 ||Piston

colspan="6"|Totals5220

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Starts

|4

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|1

Top 10

|1

Retired

|2

|}

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. Mack Hellings participated in 2 World Championship races, with a best finish of thirteenth.

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