Wes Vandervoort

American racing driver
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican racing driver
A.K.A.Wesley Charles Vandervoort
A.K.A.Wesley Charles Vandervoort
PlacesUnited States of America
wasRacecar driver Driver
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1926
Death1993 (aged 67 years)
The details

Biography

Wesley Charles Vandervoort (May 4, 1926 – September 7, 1993) was an American racing driver. He is best known for competing annually in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and for his victory at that event in 1967.

Racing career

Vandervoort competed at Pikes Peak over a period of 12 years. He made a total of 5 Championship Car starts from 1965 to 1969, during which time Pikes Peak was part of the United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Car season schedule.

Vandervoort finished on the podium nine times during his Pikes Peak career, and recorded only one finish outside of the top ten. He won the event in 1967.

Personal life

Vandervoort was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 4, 1926. He owned and operated a garage in Colorado Springs, and was known to make space and tools available to competitors in need. He died on September 7, 1993, in Colorado Springs.

Awards and honors

  • Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2022)

Complete USAC Championship Car results

Year12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728PosPoints
1965PHXTREINDY
MIL
LAN
PIP
4
TREIRPATLLANMILSPRMILDUQISFTRESACPHX41st60
1966PHXTREINDY
MIL
LANATLPIP
2
IRPLANSPRMILDUQISFTRESACPHX
35th80
1967PHX
TRE
INDY
MIL
LAN
PIP
1
MOS
MOS
IRP
LAN
MTR
MTR
SPR
MIL
DUQ
ISF
TRE
SAC
HAN
PHX
RIV
26th200
1968HAN
LVG
PHX
TRE
INDY
MIL
MOS
MOS
LANPIP
3
CDR
NAZIRP
IRP
LANLANMTRMTRSPRMIL
DUQISFTRESACMCHHAN
PHXRIV
53rd21
1969PHX
HAN
INDY
MIL
LAN
PIP
3
CDR
NAZTRE
IRP
IRP
MIL
SPR
DOV
DUQ
ISF
BRN
BRN
TRE
SAC
KENKENPHX
RIV
55th21
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