Al Rogers
American racing driver
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| Intro | American racing driver | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Racecar driver Driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1909 | |
| Death | 1984 (aged 75 years) |
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Biography
Al Rogers (March 1, 1909 – December 5, 1984) was an American race car driver from Pekin, Illinois. He won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb four times between 1947 and 1954, when he was part of the AAA Championship Car. Rogers has a total of five victories, the first being obtained before World War II, in 1940. He died on December 5, 1984, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Awards and honors
- Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (1997)
Complete AAA Championship Car results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | INDY | MIL | LAN | ATL | BAI | MIL | GOS | MIL | PIK 2 | SPR | ARL | 26th | 160 | ||||
| 1948 | ARL | INDY DNQ | MIL DNQ | LAN | MIL | SPR | MIL | DUQ | ATL | PIK | SPR | DUQ | 24th | 200 | |||
| 1949 | ARL | INDY | MIL | TRE | SPR | MIL | DUQ | PIK 1 | SYR | DET | SPR | LAN | SAC | DMR | 25th | 200 | |
| 1950 | INDY | MIL | LAN | SPR | MIL | PIK | SYR | DET | SPR | SAC | PHX | BAY | DAR | 25th | 200 | ||
| 1951 | INDY | MIL | LAN | DAR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | DUQ | PIK | SYR | DET | DNC | SJS | PHX | BAY | 29th | 200 |
| 1952 | INDY | MIL | RAL | SPR | MIL | DET | DUQ | PIK | SYR | DNC | SJS | PHX | 27th | 140 | |||
| 1953 | INDY | MIL | SPR | DET | SPR | MIL | DUQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | 29th | 140 | |||
| 1954 | INDY | MIL | LAN | DAR | SPR | MIL | DUQ | PIK | SYR | ISF | SAC | PHX | LVG | 41st | 50 | ||