(1921-10-02)October 2, 1921 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
May 1, 1955(1955-05-01) (aged 33) Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Champ Car career
36 races run over 5 years
Years active
1950–1954
Best finish
5th – 1951
First race
1951 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race
1954 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)
First win
1952 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
1
6
3
Formula One World Championship career
Active years
1951–1954
Teams
Turner, Kurtis Kraft
Entries
4 (3 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
1
Career points
8
Pole positions
0
Fastest laps
0
First entry
1951 Indianapolis 500
Last entry
1954 Indianapolis 500
Mike Nazaruk[1] (October 2, 1921 Newark, New Jersey – May 1, 1955 Langhorne, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. He raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars. He was nicknamed "Iron Mike."[2]
Nazaruk was of Ukrainian descent. Before racing, he worked as a florist's delivery driver and as an aircraft welder.[3]
Nazaruk served as a U.S. Marine in the Battle of Guam and the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II. He promised himself that if he lived through the war he would become a race driver.[2]
MikeNazaruk (October 2, 1921 Newark, New Jersey – May 1, 1955 Langhorne, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. He raced midget cars, sprint cars...
ISBN 0-915088-05-3. Stranahan, Bob (May 31, 1951). "Pilot's Hoosier's Car To Victory; Nazaruk Second". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers...
worked in a purely off-track capacity for racers such as Ted Horn and MikeNazaruk. In late 1955, the American Automobile Association – which through its...
Publishing Company LLC. ISBN 9780760319185 – via Google Books. Mueller, Mike. American Horsepower. MotorBooks International. ISBN 9781610608060 – via...
Indianapolis 500) Shared a car with Jack McGrath (31 years, 233 days). MikeNazaruk (29 years, 239 days) finished on podium at the same race, but single...
the original on 25 August 2012. Mike Lang, Grand Prix!, Volume 1 1950 to 1965, Haynes Publishing Group, 1981, page 7 Mike Lang, Grand Prix!, Volume 1 1950...
nine consecutive World Championship Grand Prix wins before his teammate Mike Hawthorn broke the sequence in becoming the first-ever British winner in...
his life. Flemke's mentors were his brother George, Bert Brooks, and MikeNazaruk, who were all drivers of midgets. Flemke himself preferred driving midgets...
Johnny Moorhouse Earl Motter Duke Nalon Mike Nazaruk Ray Nichels Ken Nichols Ed Normi Bob Nowicke Mike O'Halloran Cletus "Cowboy" O'Rourke Danny Oakes...
driver to score points in Formula One 30 years, 242 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Succeeded by MikeNazaruk 29 years, 239 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)...
(Alberto Ascari, Jean Behra, Juan Manuel Fangio, José Froilán González, Mike Hawthorn, Onofre Marimón and Stirling Moss) were all credited with the same...
IndyCar history". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 26, 2023. Pryson, Mike. "10 IndyCar Records That Will Never Be Broken". Autoweek. Retrieved April...
track. Larry Mann, Frank Arford, Bobby Marvin, John McVitty, Joe Russo, MikeNazaruk, and Jimmy Bryan were all killed racing at this track. In the first national...
Parsons 1949 Sunday May 29 Mike O'Halloran West 16th Street Midget Speedway Eddie Haddad Eddie Haddad 1950 Monday May 29 MikeNazaruk West 16th Street Midget...
- Bill Schindler 1949 - MikeNazaruk 1950 - Nick Fornoro Sr. 1951 - Fred Jiggs Peters 1952 - Steve McGrath 1953 - MikeNazaruk 1954 - Vernon Land 1955...
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt Jim Rigsby MikeNazaruk 3 July 4 Raleigh 200 Southland Speedway Raleigh, North Carolina Paved...
Smith LaVern Nance Louis Vermeil Emil Andres Mario Andretti Tom Bigelow MikeNazaruk Johnny Thomson Jerry Blundy Lynn Paxton Roy Richwine Bill Pickens Russ...
Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt MikeNazaruk Sam Hanks 8 September 7 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway...
McWithey Louis Meyer Zeke Meyer Al Miller Chet Miller Lou Moore Duke Nalon MikeNazaruk Cal Niday Pat O'Connor Johnnie Parsons Kelly Petillo Ray Pixley Jimmy...
Pat Clancy Racing 1950 Walt Faulkner 2 1 J.C. Agajanian Racing 1951 MikeNazaruk 5 Jim Robbins Racing, Lou & Bruce Bromme Racing 1952 Jimmy Reece 9 John...
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