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.Biography for Paul Russo at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame 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.
Racing record
Complete AAA Championship Car results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points Ref 1935 INDYDNQ HAMDNQ 17th 80 Michel de Baets SPR3 SYR ALT LAN 1936 Stewart Carew INDY18 GOS SYR NC 0 Joe Lencki ROR12 1937 INDYDNQ ROR NC 0 Burd Piston Ring SYRDNQ 1938 Elgin Piston Pin INDY29 SYR NC 0 1939 Jimmy Snyder INDY30 MIL13 SYR9 22nd 45 1940 Murrell Belanger INDY12 17th 110 Bill White SPRDNS SYR10 1941 Joe Lencki INDY30 18th 90 George Lyons MIL5 SYR13 1946 Frank Brisko INDY4 2nd 1260 Emil Andres LAN4 ATL3 ISF3 MIL3 GOS4 1947 Joe Lencki INDY13 MIL8 8th 575 Emil Andres LAN2 Murrell Belanger ATL13 MIL17 GOS15 MIL5 PIK SPR10 ARL3 Larry Jewell BAI7 1948 Tuffanelli ARL INDY31 MIL1 9th 810 Charlie Pritchard LAN3 MIL2 SPR18 MIL16 SPR2 DUQ13 Bill Corley DUQ8 ATL5 PIK 1949 Charles Pritchard ARL INDY9 10th 512 Carmine Tuffanelli MIL2 TRE4 SPR Milt Marion MIL5 William Schoof DUQ13 PIK Lou Moore SYR10 DET Paul Weirick SPRDNQ LAN SAC DMR 1950 Murrell Belanger INDYDNQ NC 0 Ross Page MIL16 LAN SPR MIL PIK SYR DET SPR SAC PHX BAY DAR
Indianapolis 500 results
YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired19361933111.45531181840Flagged19384228117.1262729450Crash T219394421121.2122630220Spark plugs19402522122.96314121920Flagged19411915122.266193050Crash T119461811121.1392042000Running1947330116.78129131500Magneto1948816123.5502331110Steering1949932126.0423191970FlaggedTotals10060
Starts9Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 51Top 102Retired5
Complete FIA World Drivers' Championship results
(key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points 1950 Murrell Belanger Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser L4 GBR MON 500 SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0
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