Clark "Shorty" Templeman (August 12, 1919 Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo, Colorado

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 – August 24, 1962 Marion, Ohio

Marion, Ohio

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) was an American

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 racecar driver.

Championship car

He drove in the AAA

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 and USAC

United States Automobile Club

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 Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1962 seasons with 42 starts, including the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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 races in 1955, 1958, and 1960-1962. He finished in the top ten 16 times, with his best finish in 2nd position, in 1961 at both DuQuoin and Syracuse. His best Indy finish was 4th in 1961.

Midget car

He won five Washington State and three Oregon

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 midget

Midget car racing

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 state championships. Templeman won all three Night Before the 500 midget car features at the 16th Street Speedway in Indianapolis in 1956. Templeman won the first three USAC National Midget Series champions when he won titles in 1956, 1957, and 1958.

Templeman died as a result of injuries sustained in a midget car crash at the Marion County, Ohio

Marion County, Ohio

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 Fairgrounds track.

Career awards

• He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
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   in 1984.
• He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
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   in the inaugural class of 1984.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500 The 1955 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Monday, May 30, 1955 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the third round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship... 81 31 135.014 31 18 142 0 Stalled 1958 1958 Indianapolis 500 The 1958 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Friday, May 30, 1958 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the fourth round of the 1958 World Drivers' Championship.... 83 23 142.817 21 19 116 0 Brakes 1960 1960 Indianapolis 500 The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held at Indianapolis on Monday, May 30, 1960. The event was part of the 1960 World Drivers' Championship; the last Indianapolis 500 to be included in the Championship.- Classification :... 26 19 143.856 17 17 191 0 Flagged 1961 1961 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. This was the first Indianapolis 500 not to be included in the Formula One World Championship since 1949.... 7 18 144.341 27 4 200 0 Running 1962 1962 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1962 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Wednesday, May 30, 1962.-Trivia:Parnelli Jones became the first driver to officially qualify for the race at .... 4 6 149.050 6 11 200 0 Running Totals 849 0

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

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Shorty Templeman participated in 3 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.