Emil William Andres (February 22, 1911 – July 20, 1999) was an American racing driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.

Racing career

Andres was part of the midget car racing "Chicago Gang," along with Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, Jimmy Snyder, and Wally Zale. These racers toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.

World Drivers' Championship career

The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Andres attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 race.

Awards and honors

Andres was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2013, he was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Motorsports career results

AAA Championship Car results

Year1234567891011121314PosPoints
1946INDY 4LAN 4ATL 3ISF 3MIL 3GOS 43rd1,348
1947INDY 13MIL 8LAN 2ATL 13BAI 7MIL 17GOS 15MIL 5PIKSPR 10ARL 38th575
1948ARL DNPINDY 31MIL 1LAN 3MIL 2SPR 18MIL 16DUQ 8ATL 5PIKSPR 2DUQ 139th810
1949ARLINDY 9MIL 2TRE 4SPR DNPMIL 5DUQ 13PIKSYR 10DETSPR DNQLANSACDMR10th512
1950INDY DNQMIL 16LANSPRMILPIKSYRDETSPRSACPHXBAYDAR-0
  • 1946 table only includes results of the six races run to "championship car" specifications. Points total includes the 71 races run to "big car" specifications.

Indianapolis 500 results

YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired
Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1936 19 33 111.455 31 18 184 0 Flagged 1938 42 28 117.126 27 29 45 0 Crash T2 1939 44 21 121.212 26 30 22 0 Spark plugs 1940 25 22 122.963 14 12 192 0 Flagged 1941 19 15 122.266 19 30 5 0 Crash T1 1946 18 11 121.139 20 4 200 0 Running 1947 3 30 116.781 29 13 150 0 Magneto 1948 8 16 123.550 23 31 11 0 Steering 1949 9 32 126.042 31 9 197 0 Flagged 1950 99 Failed to qualify Totals 1006 0Starts 9 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 2 Retired 5
19361933111.45531181840Flagged
19384228117.1262729450Crash T2
19394421121.2122630220Spark plugs
19402522122.96314121920Flagged
19411915122.266193050Crash T1
19461811121.1392042000Running
1947330116.78129131500Magneto
1948816123.5502331110Steering
1949932126.0423191970Flagged
195099Failed to qualify
Totals10060
Starts9
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 51
Top 102
Retired5

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567WDCPoints
1950Murrell BelangerKurtis KraftOffenhauser L4GBRMON500 DNQSUIBELFRAITANC0

External links

  • driver statistics at Racing-Reference