Fred Agabashian

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Fred Levon Agabashian[1][2] (August 21, 1913 – October 13, 1989) was an American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.

Career

Midget car racing

Agabashian competed in his first midget car race in his teens. His first championship was the 1937 Northern California Racing Association against such drivers as Duane Carter, Lynn Deister, and Paul Swedberg.[3] He captured the 1946 BCRA championship for Jack London. He won the 1947 and 1948 BCRA championships for George Bignotti.

Championship racing

Agabashian qualified for his first Indianapolis 500 in 1947 and finished ninth. He made the next 11 500s with a best finish of fourth in 1953, the extremely hot race day where he was relieved by Paul Russo. He qualified on the pole in 1952 in the Cummins Diesel Special, the first turbocharged Indy race car, but it dropped out after 71 laps.

Agabashian won one Championship race, a 100-mile contest at the Fairgrounds in Sacramento, CA in 1949.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Agabashian retired from the sport after failing to qualify at Indianapolis in 1958.

Broadcaster

After his retirement, Agabashian did color commentary for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, serving from 1959 to 1965 and again from 1973 to 1977.

Death

He died on 13 October 1989 at Alamo, California and was cremated.[4]

Recognition

Agabashian was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, and in 2005, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.

Racing record

USAC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
1947 Ross Page Offenhauser INDY
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN ATL BAI MIL GOS MIL PIK SPR ARL 24th 200
1948 Ross Page ARL INDY
23Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN MIL SPR MIL DUQ ATL PIK SPR DUQ N/A 0
1949 J.C. Agajanian ARL INDY
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL TRE SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR DET SPR LAN SAC
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DMR 24th 200
1950 Kurtis Kraft INDY
28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAN
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPR
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PIK SYR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SAC
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHX BAY
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR 14th 532.5
1951 J.C. Agajanian INDY
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAN
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DAR
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SPR MIL DUQ DUQ PIK SYR DET DNC
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SJS
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PHX
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BAY
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25th 278.2
1952 J.C. Agajanian INDY
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL RAL SPR MIL
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET DQSF PIK SYR DNC SJS PHX 35th 80
1953 Grancor Auto INDY
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL SPR DET SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX 19th 315
1954 Bardahl Racing INDY
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN DAR SPR MIL
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX LVG 14th 460
1955 Federal Engineering INDY
32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN SPR MIL DQSF PIK SYR ISF SAC PHX N/A 0
1956 Federal Engineering INDY
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN DAR ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF SAC PHX 32nd 50
1957 George Bignotti Racing INDY
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAN MIL
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		DET ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF TRE SAC PHX N/A 0
1958 City of Memphis TRE INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL LAN ATL SPR MIL DQSF SYR ISF TRE SAC PHX N/A 0

Indianapolis 500 results

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />WDCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts
1950 Indianapolis Race Cars Maserati 8CL Offenhauser 3.0 L4s GBR MON 500
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0
1951 Granatelli-Bardahl/Grancor Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4 SUI 500
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP NC 0
1952 Cummins Diesel Kurtis Kraft Cummins 3.0 L6s SUI 500
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0
1953 Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG 500
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA 18th 1.5
1954 Merz Engineering/Milt Marion Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG 500
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP NC 0
1955 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG MON 500
32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL NED GBR ITA NC 0
1956 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG MON 500
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL FRA GBR GER ITA NC 0
1957 Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG MON 500
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FRA GBR GER PES ITA NC 0
1958 City of Memphis Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4 ARG MON NED 500
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0
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References

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  3. ↑ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  4. ↑ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More than 14000 Famous Persons, Scott Wilson
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External links

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