Pat Flaherty

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George Francis 'Pat' Flaherty, Jr. (January 6, 1926 - April 9, 2002) was an American racecar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.

Born in Glendale, California, Flaherty died of cancer in Oxnard, California. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953-1956, 1958-1958, and 1963 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1959. He finished in the top ten 9 times, with victories in 1955 and 1956 at Milwaukee as well as the 1956 Indianapolis 500.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1950	59	11	129.608	30	10	135	0	Running
1953	77	24	135.668	27	22	115	0	Crash NC
1955	89	12	140.149	8	10	200	0	Running
1956	8	1	145.596	1	1	200	127	Running
1959	64	18	142.399	21	19	162	11	Crash FS
Totals						812	138

Starts	5
Poles	1
Front Row	1
Wins	1
Top 5	1
Top 10	3
Retired	2

[edit] F1 career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was considered part of the Formula One schedule from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with F1 points and participation. Pat Flaherty participated in 5 Formula One races. He started on the pole 1 times, won 1 races, set 0 fast laps, and finished on the podium 1 times. He accumlated a total of 8 championship points.