Shorty Templeman

{{short description|American racing driver (1919–1962)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Shorty Templeman

| image =

| caption =

| nationality =

| birth_name = Clark Thomas Templeman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|08|12}}

| birth_place = Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1962|08|24|1919|08|12}}

| death_place = Marion, Ohio, U.S.

| titles =

| awards =

| module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes

| years = 1954–1962

| Total_Champ_Races = 42

| Years_In_Champ = 9

| Champ_Car_Team =

| Best_Champ_Pos = 4th – 1961

| First_Champ_Race = 1954 Bobby Ball Memorial (ASF)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1962 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee)

| First_Champ_Win =

| Last_Champ_Win =

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 2

| Champ_Poles = 3

}}

| module2 = {{Infobox F1 driver

| child = yes

| Years = {{F1|1955}}–{{F1|1956}}, {{F1|1958}}–{{F1|1960}}

| Team(s) = Kurtis Kraft, Hillegass, Trevis

| Races = 5 (3 starts)

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1955 Indianapolis 500

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1960 Indianapolis 500

}}}}

Clark Thomas "Shorty" Templeman{{cite episode|series=The Talk of Gasoline Alley|series-link=Donald Davidson (historian)|station=WFNI|airdate=May 2, 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Shorty Templeman |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/TemplemanShorty.htm |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} (August 12, 1919 in Pueblo, Colorado – August 24, 1962 in Marion, Ohio) was an American racecar driver.