Fred Agabashian (21 August 1913 Modesto, California – 13 October 1989 Alamo, California) was an American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.

Contents 1 Midget car 2 Indy 500 results 3 Complete Formula One Championship results 4 Broadcaster 5 Award 6 References

[edit] Midget car

Agabashian competed in his first midget car race in his teens. His first championship was the 1937 Northern California Racing Association against such drivers as Duane Carter, Lynn Deister, and Paul Swedberg.^[1]. He captured the 1946 BCRA championship for Jack London. He won the 1947 and 1948 BCRA championships for George Bignotti.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year[2] Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1947 41 23 121.478 13 9 191 0 Flagged 1948 26 32 122.737 28 23 58 0 Oil line 1949 15 31 127.007 25 27 38 0 Overheating 1950 28 2 132.792 3 28 64 0 Oil line 1951 59 11 135.029 6 17 109 0 Clutch 1952 28 1 138.010 3 27 71 0 Supercharger 1953 59 2 137.546 4 4 200 1 Running 1954 77 24 137.746 30 6 200 0 Running 1955 14 4 141.933 2 32 39 0 Spun T2 1956 42 7 144.069 8 12 196 0 Flagged 1957 14 4 142.557 8 22 107 0 Fuel leak Totals 1273 1

Starts 11 Poles 1 Front Row 3 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 3 Retired 7

[edit] Complete Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	GBR	MON	500 Ret	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0
1952	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins Diesel	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	500 4	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	18th	1.5
1954	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	500 6	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 Ret	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0
1956	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 12	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		NC	0
1957	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 Ret	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0

[edit] Broadcaster

After his retirement, Agabashian did color commentary for the 500 Radio Network.

[edit] Award

Agabashian was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

[edit] References

1. ^ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
2. ^ Fred Agabashian Indy 500 Race Stats [1]

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