Bob Christie (April 4, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was an American racecar driver. Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1959 at Daytona. He died in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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1956 | 57 | 25 | 142.236 | 20 | 13 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
1957 | 95 | 33 | 139.779 | 32 | 13 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
1958 | 65 | 17 | 142.253 | 33 | 14 | 189 | 0 | Spun T3 |
1959 | 65 | 24 | 143.244 | 13 | 25 | 109 | 0 | Rod bolt |
1960 | 38 | 14 | 143.638 | 19 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
1961 | 32 | 16 | 144.782 | 24 | 17 | 132 | 0 | Piston |
1962 | 29 | 31 | 146.341 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 0 | Crash FS |
1963 | 52 | 18 | 149.123 | 16 | 19 | 126 | 0 | Crash T4 |
Totals | 1166 | 0 |
Starts | 8 |
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Poles | 0 |
Front Row | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Top 5 | 0 |
Top 10 | 1 |
Retired | 5 |
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Original Wikipedia article last retrieved on 22 January 2023.