Fred Agabashian

Fred Agabashian
Born (1913-08-21)August 21, 1913
Modesto, California
Died October 13, 1989(1989-10-13) (aged 76)
Alamo, California
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United States American
Active years 1950–1958
Teams Maserati, Kurtis Kraft
Entries 9 (8 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 1.5
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry 1958 Indianapolis 500

Levon "Fred" Agabashian[1] (August 21, 1913 – October 13, 1989) was an American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.

Midget car

Agabashian competed in his first midget car race in his teens. His first championship was the 1937 Northern California Racing Association against such drivers as Duane Carter, Lynn Deister, and Paul Swedberg.[2] He captured the 1946 BCRA championship for Jack London. He won the 1947 and 1948 BCRA championships for George Bignotti.

Broadcaster

After his retirement, Agabashian did color commentary for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, serving from 1959-1965 and again from 1973-1977.

Award

Agabashian was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Racing record

Indianapolis 500 results

Complete Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1950 Indianapolis Race Cars Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser L4 GBR
 MON
 500
25		 SUI
 BEL
 FRA
 ITA
 NC 0
1951 Granatelli-Bardahl / Grancor Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 SUI
 500
17		 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 ESP
 NC 0
1952 Cummins Diesel Kurtis Kraft Cummins Diesel SUI
 500
27		 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 NED
 ITA
 NC 0
1953 Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 ARG
 500
4		 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 SUI
 ITA
 18th 1.5
1954 Merz Engineering / Milt Marion Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
 500
6		 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 SUI
 ITA
 ESP
 NC 0
1955 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
 MON
 500
32		 BEL
 NED
 GBR
 ITA
 NC 0
1956 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
 MON
 500
12		 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 ITA
 NC 0
1957 Bowes Seal Fast / Bignotti Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 ARG
 MON
 500
22		 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 PES
 ITA
 NC 0
1958 City of Memphis Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser L4 ARG
 MON
 NED
 500
DNQ		 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 POR
 ITA
 MOR
 NC 0

USAC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
1947 Ross Page Offenhauser INDY
9		 MIL LAN ATL BAI MIL GOS MIL PIK SPR ARL 24th 200
1948 Ross Page ARL INDY
23		 MIL LAN MIL SPR MIL DUQ ATL PIK SPR
 DUQ N/A 0
1949 J.C. Agajanian ARL INDY
27		 MIL TRE SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR DET SPR LAN SAC
1		 DMR 24th 200
1950 Kurtis Kraft INDY
28		 MIL
8		 LAN
6		 SPR
8		 MIL
8		 PIK SYR
6		 DET
DNQ		 SPR
4		 SAC
5		 PHX BAY
13		 DAR 14th 532.5
1951 J.C. Agajanian INDY
17		 MIL
DNS		 LAN
6		 DAR
DNQ		 SPR MIL DUQ DUQ PIK SYR DET DNC
6		 SJS
6		 PHX
17		 BAY
12		 25th 278.2
1952 J.C. Agajanian INDY
27		 MIL RAL SPR MIL
9		 DET DQSF PIK SYR DNC SJS PHX 35th 80
1953 Grancor Auto INDY
4		 MIL SPR DET SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX 19th 315
1954 Bardahl Racing INDY
6		 MIL LAN DAR SPR MIL
10		 DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX LVG 14th 460
1955 Federal Engineering INDY
32		 MIL LAN SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX N/A 0
1956 Federal Engineering INDY
12		 MIL LAN DAR ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF SAC PHX 32nd 50
1957 George Bignotti Racing 1957
22		 LAN MIL
17		 DET ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF TRE SAC PHX N/A 0
1958 City of Memphis TRE INDY
DNQ		 MIL LAN ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF TRE SAC PHX N/A 0

References

  1. ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 8, 2015. WFNI.
  2. ↑ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Fred Agabashian Indy 500 Race Stats". www.indy500.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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