Spike Gehlhausen

Daniel William "Spike" Gehlhausen (born November 19, 1954, in Jasper, Indiana), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in 11 seasons (1975–1982 and 1984–1986), with 79 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1976, 1978–1980, and 1984. He finished in the top ten 15 times with his best finish in 4th position in 1980 at Ontario.

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish
1976 \| McLaren \| Offy \| 25th \| 33rd
1977 \| McLaren \| Offy \| Qualifying crash \|
1978 \| Eagle \| Offy \| 16th \| 29th
1979 \| Wildcat \| Cosworth \| 31st \| 10th
1980 \| Penske \| Cosworth \| 4th \| 29th
1981 \| Penske \| Cosworth \| Failed to qualify \|
1982 \| Penske \| Cosworth \| Failed to qualify \|
1983 \| Eagle \| Cosworth \| Failed to qualify \|
1984 \| March \| Cosworth \| 25th \| 31st
1986 \| Lola \| Cosworth \| Failed to qualify \|
1987 \| March \| Cosworth \| Failed to qualify \|
1988 \| March \| Cosworth \| Practice crash \|

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Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

1976

| McLaren

| Offy

| 25th

| 33rd

1977