Myron Fohr
{{Short description|American racing driver (1912–1994)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Myron Fohr
| image = Myron Fohr (circa 1946) (1).jpg
| caption = Fohr, circa 1946
| birth_name = Myron William Fohr
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|06|17}}
| birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|01|14|1912|06|17}}
| death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 25
| Years_In_Champ = 5
| Best_Champ_Pos = 2nd (1948, 1949)
| First_Champ_Race = 1947 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
| Last_Champ_Race = 1950 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
| First_Champ_Win = 1948 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
| Last_Champ_Win = 1949 Trenton 100 (Trenton)
| Champ_Wins = 4
| Champ_Podiums = 9
| Champ_Poles = 2
| module2 =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| Years = {{F1|1950}}
| Team(s) = Marchese
| Races = 1
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = 1950 Indianapolis 500
}}}}}}
Myron William Fohr (June 17, 1912 – January 14, 1994) was an American racing driver, notable for his Indy car career. He finished runner-up in the American Automobile Association (AAA) National Championship in 1948 and 1949, and twice raced in the Indianapolis 500.
Racing career
Fohr made 25 AAA Championship car starts from 1947 through 1950. He won four times, twice in 1948 (at Milwaukee and Springfield) and twice in 1949 (at Milwaukee and Trenton; back-to-back rounds of the championship).Sayrs, Hank. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19490606&id=WRkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6183,2189748 Myron Fohr cops 100 Mile Classic, Andres is second], The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 6, 1949, retrieved 2009-09-03{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Myron Fohr |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Myron_Fohr |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}} He finished second in the national championship in both 1948 and 1949.{{Cite web |title=Myron Fohr |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/FohrMyron.htm |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} Aside from a good finish in the Indianapolis 500, Fohr endured a dismal 1950 season, failing to qualify several times. His last Championship car appearances came in 1951, when he failed to qualify for both the Indianapolis 500 and the following race at the Milwaukee Mile.
Fohr won a number of AAA-sanctioned stock car feature races at his hometown track, the Milwaukee Mile.[https://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:aGw2Z7FGfvsJ:milwaukeemile.com/admin/contentRotator/r.asp%3Fu%3D/pdf/StockCarHistory.pdf Stock Car Racing at the Milwaukee Mile]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}, Milwaukee Mile official website, retrieved 2009-09-03
= World Drivers' Championship career =
The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.
Fohr participated in one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis. He finished in 11th place, and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.
Motorsports career results
= Indianapolis 500 results =
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{{col-break}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Year
!Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |
|---|
| 1949
|2 |13 |129.776 |3 |4 |200 |0 |Running |
| 1950
|2 |16 |131.714 |11 |11 |133 |0 |Flagged |
| colspan=6|Totals
|333 |0 | |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Starts
|2 |
|---|
| Poles
|0 |
| Front Row
|0 |
| Wins
|0 |
| Top 5
|1 |
| Top 10
|1 |
| Retired
|0 |
{{col-end}}
= AAA Championship Car results =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Pos ! Points |
| rowspan=1| 1947
| INDY |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL | LAN | ATL | BAI |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL | GOS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL | PIK |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SPR | ARL |colspan=4| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 160 |
|---|
| rowspan=1| 1948
| ARL |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL | LAN |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DUQ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL | PIK |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUQ |colspan=3| !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1,159 |
| rowspan=1| 1949
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INDY |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIL |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TRE |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SPR |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DUQ | PIK |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| NYS |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DET | SPR | LAN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DMR |colspan=1| !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1,790 |
| rowspan=1| 1950
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIL | LAN |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SPR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL | PIK |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SYR | DET | SPR | SAC | PHX | BAY | DAR |colspan=2| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 69 |
| rowspan=1| 1951
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIL | LAN | DAR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | DUQ | PIK | SYR | DET | DNC | SJS | PHX | BAY ! - ! 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/FohrMyron.htm Myron Fohr statistics at ChampCarStats.com]
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Category:AAA Championship Car drivers
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers