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Bob Christie
Born	April 4, 1924
Died	June 1, 2009 (aged 85)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1954–1960
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Lesovsky
Entries	7 (5 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1954 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

Bob Christie (April 4, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was an American racecar driver. Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1959 at Daytona. He died in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Indianapolis 500 results edit

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1956	57	25	142.236	20	13	196	Flagged
1957	95	33	139.779	32	13	197	Flagged
1958	65	17	142.253	33	14	189	Spun T3
1959	65	24	143.244	13	25	109	Rod bolt
1960	38	14	143.638	19	10	200	Running
1961	32	16	144.782	24	17	132	Piston
1962	29	31	146.341	29	30	17	Crash FS
1963	52	18	149.123	16	19	126	Crash T4
Totals						1166

Starts	8
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	5

Complete Formula One World Championship results edit

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC
1954	Christy	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 DNQ	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP			NC
1955	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Dodge V8	ARG	MON	500 DNQ	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA					NC
1956	Helse / H.H. Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500D	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 13	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA				NC
1957	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 13	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA				NC
1958	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	NED	500 14	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC
1959	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	MON	500 25	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			NC
1960	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 10	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA		NC

Formula One World Championship career
Born	(1924-04-04)April 4, 1924
Died	June 1, 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 85)
Nationality	American
Active years	1954–1960
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Lesovsky
Entries	7 (5 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1954 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

Summary

Indianapolis 500 results edit

Complete Formula One World Championship results edit