Robert Harold Grim (September 4, 1924 – June 14, 1995) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958–1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959 to 1968 except 1965. He finished in the top-ten 30 times, with his one victory coming in 1960 at Syracuse. He won the 1959 Indy Rookie of the Year, despite finishing in 26th position. He was also the IMCA sprint car champion from 1955 to 1958 driving the famed "Black Deuce" Offy of Hector Honore. Grim was the 1959 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
Complete USAC Championship Car results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19202122232425262728 Pos Points 1958 TRE INDY MIL LAN ATL SPR MIL DUQ SYR ISF TRE SAC10 PHX12 36th 40 1959 DAY TRE7 INDY26 MIL11 LAN16 SPR16 MIL26 DUQ5 SYR5 ISF6 TRE9 SAC6 PHXDNQ 12th 480 1960 TRE10 INDY16 MIL19 LAN8 SPR18 MILDNQ DUQ7 SYR1 ISF16 TREDNQ SAC9 PHX5 14th 480 1961 TRE INDY32 MIL LAN MIL SPRDNQ DUQDNQ SYRDNQ ISFDNQ TRE SAC PHX-0 1962 TRE INDY19 MIL LAN TRE SPR8 MIL LAN SYR ISF11 TRE11 SAC PHX 23rd 97 1963 TRE INDY25 MIL11 LAN TRE2 SPR MIL9 DUQ ISF11 TRE SAC8 PHX10 14th 440 1964 PHX13 TRE INDY10 MILDNQ LAN TRE SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC PHX 23rd 220 1965 PHX TRE INDYDNQ MIL LAN PPR TRE IRP ATL LAN MIL ISF MIL DSF INF TRE SAC PHX 17th 500 1966 PHX TRE7 INDY31 MIL LAN ATL PIP IRP LAN SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC PHX 24th 275 1967 PHX TRE INDY13 MIL23 LAN PIP MOS MOS IRPDNQ LANDNQ MTR MTR SPR MIL15 DUQ ISF TRE20 SAC HAN14 PHX RIV-0 1968 HAN LVG PHX TRE INDY10 MIL MOS MOS LAN PIP CDR NAZ IRP IRP LAN LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC MCH HAN PHX RIV 34th 150 1969 PHX HAN INDY MILDNQ LAN11 PIP CDR NAZ TRE IRP IRP MIL SPR DOV DUQ ISF BRN BRN TRE SAC KEN KEN PHX RIV 52nd 30
Indianapolis 500 results YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired195948 5 144.225 6 26 85 0 Piston196014 21 143.158 25 16 194 0 Flagged196116 24 144.029 33 32 26 0 Piston196218 15 146.604 22 19 96 0 Oil Leak196326 20 148.717 19 25 79 0 Oil Leak196416 20 151.038 27 10 196 0 Flagged196639 31 158.367 33 31 0 0 Crash FS196739 12 164.084 14 13 187 0 Crash FS19686 25 162.866 25 10 196 0 FlaggedTotals 1059 0 Starts9Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 50Top 102Retired6
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. Grim participated in two World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
Award Grim was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.
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