Bob Harkey (born June 23, 1930, Charlotte, North
Carolina
), is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series.
He raced
in the 1963-1979 seasons, with 85 career starts, including the
Indianapolis
500
in 1964, 1971 and 1973-1976. He finished in
the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1964
at Trenton.
For many years, Harkey, worked with Champion Spark Plug’s safety
program.
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1964 |
4 |
27 |
151.573 |
19 |
8 |
197 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1971 |
44 |
33 |
169.197 |
33 |
14 |
151 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1973 |
28 |
31 |
189.734 |
29 |
29 |
12 |
0 |
Seized Engine |
| 1974 |
79 |
31 |
176.687 |
31 |
8 |
189 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1975 |
33 |
23 |
183.786 |
19 |
10 |
162 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1976 |
96 |
28 |
181.141 |
32 |
20 |
97 |
0 |
Flagged |
| Totals |
808 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
3 |
| Retired |
1 |
|
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