George Connor (racing driver)

George Connor

Born	August 16, 1906 Rialto, California
Died	March 28, 2001 (aged 94) Hesperia, California
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1950–1953
Teams	Lesovsky, Kurtis Kraft
Entries	4 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1953 Indianapolis 500

George Connor (August 16, 1906 – March 28, 2001) was an American racecar driver.^[1]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1935 37 14 114.321 19 19 112 0 Transmission 1936 38 5 116.269 9 10 200 0 Running 1937 17 12 120.240 8 9 200 0 Running 1938 15 19 120.326 18 19 119 0 Engine 1939 18 12 123.208 19 13 195 0 Stalled 1940 10 17 124.585 8 26 52 0 Rod 1941 14 13 123.984 10 16 167 0 Transmission 1946 38 30 120.006 26 24 38 0 Piston 1947 14 13 124.874 5 26 32 0 Fuel leak 1948 9 17 123.018 25 28 24 0 Drive shaft 1949 22 6 128.228 13 3 200 0 Running 1950 5 4 132.163 7 8 135 0 Running 1951 22 21 133.353 19 30 29 0 Universal joint 1952 54 14 135.609 15 8 200 0 Running Totals 1703 0

Starts 14 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 5 Retired 9

• In 14 Indianapolis starts, Connor drove 4,257 miles (6,851 km) without leading a lap. This ranks 5th on the all-time list.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Blue Crown Spark Plug / Moore	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 8	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Blue Crown Spark Plug / Marant	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 30	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0
1952	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 8	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	Chrysler / Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Chrysler V8	ARG	500 DNQ	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0

References

1. Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship Drivers – Where Are They Now". OldRacingCars. Retrieved 16 August 2013.