Bobby Grim Explained

Bobby Grim

Birth Name:

Robert Harold Grim

Birth Date:

4 September 1924

Birth Place:

Coal City, Indiana, U.S.

Death Place:

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

Module1:

Child:	yes
Years:	1958–1969
Total Champ Races:	64
Years In Champ:	12
First Champ Race:	1958 Golden State 100 (Sacramento)
Last Champ Race:	1969 Langhorne 150 (Langhorne)
First Champ Win:	1960 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)
Champ Wins:	1
Champ Podiums:	3
Champ Poles:	0

Module2:

Child:	yes
Years:	–
Races:	2
Championships:	0
Wins:	0
Podiums:	0
Points:	0
Poles:	0
Fastest Laps:	0

Robert Grim^[1] (September 4, 1924 – June 14, 1995) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959-1968 except 1965. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with his one victory coming in 1960 at Syracuse. He won the 1959 Indy Rookie of the Year, despite finishing in 26th position. He was also the IMCA sprint car champion from 1955-1958 driving the famed "Black Deuce" Offy of Hector Honore. Grim was the 1959 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.^[2]

Complete USAC Championship Car results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	Pos	Points
1958	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	ATL	SPR	MIL	DUQ	SYR	ISF	TRE	SAC 10	PHX 12																36th	40
1959	DAY	TRE 7	INDY 26	MIL 11	LAN 16	SPR 16	MIL 26	DUQ 5	SYR 5	ISF 6	TRE 9	SAC 6	PHX DNQ																12th	480
1960	TRE 10	INDY 16	MIL 19	LAN 8	SPR 18	MIL DNQ	DUQ 7	SYR 1	ISF 16	TRE DNQ	SAC 9	PHX 5																	14th	480
1961	TRE	INDY 32	MIL	LAN	MIL	SPR DNQ	DUQ DNQ	SYR DNQ	ISF DNQ	TRE	SAC	PHX																	-	0
1962	TRE	INDY 19	MIL	LAN	TRE	SPR 8	MIL	LAN	SYR	ISF 11	TRE 11	SAC	PHX																23rd	97
1963	TRE	INDY 25	MIL 11	LAN	TRE 2	SPR	MIL 9	DUQ	ISF 11	TRE	SAC 8	PHX 10																	14th	440
1964	PHX 13	TRE	INDY 10	MIL DNQ	LAN	TRE	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	PHX																23rd	220
1965	PHX	TRE	INDY DNQ	MIL	LAN	PPR	TRE	IRP	ATL	LAN	MIL	ISF	MIL	DSF	INF	TRE	SAC	PHX											17th	500
1966	PHX	TRE 7	INDY 31	MIL	LAN	ATL	PIP	IRP	LAN	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	PHX													24th	275
1967	PHX	TRE	INDY 13	MIL 23	LAN	PIP	MOS	MOS	IRP DNQ	LAN DNQ	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL 15	DUQ	ISF	TRE 20	SAC	HAN 14	PHX	RIV								-	0
1968	HAN	LVG	PHX	TRE	INDY 10	MIL	MOS	MOS	LAN	PIP	CDR	NAZ	IRP	IRP	LAN	LAN	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	MCH	HAN	PHX	RIV	34th	150
1969	PHX	HAN	INDY	MIL DNQ	LAN 11	PIP	CDR	NAZ	TRE	IRP	IRP	MIL	SPR	DOV	DUQ	ISF	BRN	BRN	TRE	SAC	KEN	KEN	PHX	RIV					52nd	30

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1959	48	5	144.225	6	26	85	Piston
1960	14	21	143.158	25	16	194	Flagged
1961	16	24	144.029	33	32	26	Piston
1962	18	15	146.604	22	19	96	Oil Leak
1963	26	20	148.717	19	25	79	Oil Leak
1964	16	20	151.038	27	10	196	Flagged
1966	39	31	158.367	33	31	0	Crash FS
1967	39	12	164.084	14	13	187	Crash FS
1968	6	25	162.866	25	10	196	Flagged
Totals						1059

Starts	9
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	2
Retired	6

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. Bobby Grim participated in 2 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.

Award

He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.

Notes and References

Web site: Bobby Grim . 2023-06-29 . www.champcarstats.com.
News: Grim Named Top Rookie. Lincoln Journal Star. Associated Press. 14. June 1, 1959. December 4, 2022. .