Bob Christie (April 4, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was an American racecar driver. Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span. He finished in the top-ten five times, with his best finish in third position in 1959 at Daytona. He died in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Indianapolis 500 results YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired195657 25 142.236 20 13 196 0 Flagged195795 33 139.779 32 13 197 0 Flagged195865 17 142.253 33 14 189 0 Spun T3195965 24 143.244 13 25 109 0 Rod bolt196038 14 143.638 19 10 200 0 Running196132 16 144.782 24 17 132 0 Piston196229 31 146.341 29 30 17 0 Crash FS196352 18 149.123 16 19 126 0 Crash T4Totals 1166 0 Starts8Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 50Top 101Retired5
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points 1954 Christy Lesovsky Offenhauser L4 ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP NC 0 1955 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Dodge V8 ARG MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA NC 0 1956 Helse / H.H. Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA NC 0 1957 Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA NC 0 1958 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0 1959 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 MON 500 NED FRA GBR GER POR ITA USA NC 0 1960 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA NC 0
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