Myron William Fohr (June 17, 1912 – January 14, 1994) was an American racing driver, notable for his Indy car career. He finished runner-up in the American Automobile Association (AAA) National Championship in 1948 and 1949, and twice raced in the Indianapolis 500.
Racing career
Fohr made 25 AAA Championship car starts from 1947 through 1950. He won four times, twice in 1948 (at Milwaukee and Springfield) and twice in 1949 (at Milwaukee and Trenton; back-to-back rounds of the championship).Sayrs, Hank. Myron Fohr cops 100 Mile Classic, Andres is second, The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 6, 1949, retrieved 2009-09-03 He finished second in the national championship in both 1948 and 1949. Aside from a good finish in the Indianapolis 500, Fohr endured a dismal 1950 season, failing to qualify several times. His last Championship car appearances came in 1951, when he failed to qualify for both the Indianapolis 500 and the following race at the Milwaukee Mile.
Fohr won a number of AAA-sanctioned stock car feature races at his hometown track, the Milwaukee Mile.Stock Car Racing at the Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee Mile official website, retrieved 2009-09-03 He was the winner of the inaugural race of the AAA Stock Car National Championship, held July 9, 1950.
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.
Fohr participated in one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis. He finished in 11th place, and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired1949213129.776342000Running1950216131.71411111330FlaggedTotals3330
Starts2Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 51Top 101Retired0
AAA Championship Car results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points 1947 INDY MIL9 LAN ATL BAI MIL16 GOS MIL7 PIK SPR7 ARL 28th 160 1948 ARL INDYDNQ MIL4 LANDNS MIL7 SPR3 MIL1 DUQ2 ATL2 PIK SPR1 DUQ4 2nd 1,159 1949 ARL4 INDY4 MIL1 TRE1 SPR6 MIL10 DUQ8 PIK NYS6 DET3 SPRDNS LAN SAC4 DMR3 2nd 1,790 1950 INDY11 MILDNQ LAN SPRDNQ MIL16 PIK SYRDNQ DET SPR SAC PHX BAY DAR 37th 69 1951 INDYDNQ MILDNQ LAN DAR SPR MIL DUQ DUQ PIK SYR DET DNC SJS PHX BAY - 0
References
External links
Myron Fohr statistics at ChampCarStats.com