Bob Sweikert
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1926 – 1956
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Who was Bob Sweikert?
Robert Charles 'Bob' Sweikert was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship - the only driver in history to sweep all three in a single season. His "Indy 500" win was over-shadowed by the fatal crash of two-time winner Bill Vukovich during the race earlier that day. Sweikert finished sixth at Indianapolis the following May, but then died weeks later, at age 30, in 1956 after crashing a Sprint car at Salem Speedway.
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- Born
- May 20, 1926
Los Angeles - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 17, 1956
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on July 23, 2013
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