Marvin Burke
| Marvin Burke | |||||||
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| Born | March 15, 1918 West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2011) | ||||||
Oakland Stadium ) | |||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Teams | Kurtis Kraft | ||||||
| Entries | 1 (0 starts) | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Career points | 0 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
| Last entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918 – February 23, 1994) was a
Oakland is unknown. Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in his first career start, Burke never raced again in NASCAR. Burke was the fifth driver to win their NASCAR debut, and is one of two drivers to win in their only NASCAR Cup Series race, the other being active driver Shane van Gisbergen
, who accomplished the feat in 2023.
He attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.
Motorsports career results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ross Page | Kurtis Kraft | Duray L4
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GBR | MON | 500 DNQ |
SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | NC | 0 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Bob Phillippi | 18 | Mercury | DAB
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CLT | NMO | GAR | HBO | ASF | NWS | MAR | CAN | CLS | CLB | DAY | GAR | GRS | BAI | HEI | AWS
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MCF | ALS | MSF | FMS | MOR | ABS | DAR | CLB | CCS | LAN | CLT | DAY | WIL | HBO | TPN
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PGS | MAR | OAK 1* |
NWS | HMS
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JSP | ATL | GAR | NMO | NA | - | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "NASCAR Grand National standings for 1951". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
External links
- Marvin Burke driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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