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Bob Swanson from United States in Motorsport. Full information

Bob Swanson is a racing driver from United States. Born 20th August 1912, dead 13th June 1940 at age 27. Participant of AAA National Motor Car Championship. Participant of Indy 500. The recorded standings include 750 points.

First race: 1936 George Vanderbilt Cup
Last race: 1940 Indianapolis 500

Career snapshot

In Autosport World data, Bob Swanson's career covers the period from 1936 to 1940. The page brings together season results, race starts, teams, cars and circuits from those years. Bob Swanson has no recorded wins here, but the results include 1 podium finish. The profile spans 2 championships or event groups. Bob Swanson has podium-level results in the database, making the detailed tables useful for tracing the strongest races and recurring teams.

Years 1936 - 1940 Series 2
Races 4 Tracks 2
Wins 0 Podiums 1
Poles 0 Best finish 2nd
Teams 5 Cars 5

Career context

Main championship AAA National Motor Car Championship (6 starts)
Most frequent team Sampson Motors (2 starts)
Most visited track Indianapolis (3 starts)

Career by championship

The table below separates Bob Swanson statistics by championship, making it easier to follow where the main part of the career is recorded.

Championship Seasons Races Wins Poles Titles or event wins
AAA National Motor Car Championship 4 6 0 0 0
Indy 500 3 5 0 0 0

All the years that Bob Swanson took part in Motorsport

Season rows show how Bob Swanson moved through the recorded championships year by year. Points and final positions are shown when season standings are available.

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1936 0 47 0 0
1937 0 35 0 0
1939 0 30 0 0
1940 375 6 0 0

List of tracks where Bob Swanson raced

Bob Swanson is linked with 2 circuits in the database. The most frequent one is Indianapolis.

Track Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Indianapolis 2 6 3
Roosevelt Raceway 23 10 1

Bob Swanson: List of all wins

No race wins are recorded for Bob Swanson in the current data, so this section is kept as a statistical checkpoint rather than a wins list.

Year Team Race

Related drivers

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Drivers who shared races with Bob Swanson

Other drivers in Bob Swanson's debut race

List of teams Bob Swanson was a part of

Bob Swanson is connected with 5 teams. The most frequent team in the results is Sampson Motors.

Team Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Anthony Gulotta 22 13 1
Louis Meyer 2 6 1
Paul Weirick 28 21 1
Dan F Hogan 23 10 1
Sampson Motors 6 20 2

List of all the cars Bob Swanson drove

Bob Swanson is linked with 5 cars in the database. The cards connect the profile with chassis, engines, manufacturers and detailed car pages.

Wetteroth ? 1936

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 23
Best position in qualification: 10
Total Races: 1

Stevens ? 1937

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 6
Total Races: 1

Adams ? 1937

Sparks

Best Race Position: 28
Best position in qualification: 21
Total Races: 1

Stevens ? 1939

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 22
Best position in qualification: 13
Total Races: 1

Sampson ?? 1939

Sampson SC

Best Race Position: 6
Best position in qualification: 20
Total Races: 2