Myron Fohr

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).<ref>Sayrs, Hank. Myron Fohr cops 100 Mile Classic, Andres is second, The Milwaukee Sentinel, June 6, 1949, retrieved 2009-09-03</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He finished second in the national championship in both 1948 and 1949.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Stock Car Racing at the Milwaukee MileTemplate:Dead link, Milwaukee Mile official website, retrieved 2009-09-03</ref> He was the winner of the inaugural race of the AAA Stock Car National Championship, held July 9, 1950.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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,<ref name=":0" /> and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1949	2	13	129.776	3	4	200	0	Running
1950	2	16	131.714	11	11	133	0	Flagged
Totals						333	0

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	1
Retired	0

AAA Championship Car results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Points
1947	INDY	MIL 9	LAN	ATL	BAI	MIL 16	GOS	MIL 7	PIK	SPR 7	ARL					28th	160
1948	ARL	INDY DNQ	MIL 4	LAN DNS	MIL 7	SPR 3	MIL 1	DUQ 2	ATL 2	PIK	SPR 1	DUQ 4				2nd	1,159
1949	ARL 4	INDY 4	MIL 1	TRE 1	SPR 6	MIL 10	DUQ 8	PIK	NYS 6	DET 3	SPR DNS	LAN	SAC 4	DMR 3		2nd	1,790
1950	INDY 11	MIL DNQ	LAN	SPR DNQ	MIL 16	PIK	SYR DNQ	DET	SPR	SAC	PHX	BAY	DAR			37th	69
1951	INDY DNQ	MIL DNQ	LAN	DAR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	DUQ	PIK	SYR	DET	DNC	SJS	PHX	BAY	-	0

External links

• Myron Fohr statistics at ChampCarStats.com