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Jerry Hoyt (born January 29, 1929 - died July 10, 1955) was American racing driver from Chicago, mainly competing in the National Championship. He died in 1955 after crashing in a Sprint car race at Oklahoma City.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1950 |
81 |
15 |
129.520 |
31 |
21 |
125 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1953 |
55 |
7 |
135.731 |
24 |
23 |
107 |
0 |
Overheating |
| 1954 |
99 |
30 |
137.825 |
27 |
26 |
130 |
0 |
Engine |
| 1955 |
23 |
1 |
140.045 |
10 |
31 |
40 |
0 |
Oil leak |
| Totals |
402 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
4 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Front Row |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
3 |
|
- Although Hoyt started the 1955 race from the pole position, his qualifying speed ranked tenth behind fastest qualifier Jack McGrath. This is the lowest speed rank for a pole sitter in the Indianapolis modern era.
[edit] World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Jerry Hoyt participated in 4 World Championship races. He started on the pole 1 time, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
