| Steve Nemesh | |||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | István Nemes | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1896 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Szécsény, Nógrád County, Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | San Bernardino, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Nemesh (born István Nemes, December 31, 1896 – September 18, 1975) was an American racing driver.
Nemesh was born István Nemes but anglicized his name after immigrating to the U.S. He became a U.S. citizen in 1924.[1]
Nemesh competed in the 1921 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, driving a Paige Special as a teammate to Ralph Mulford.[2]
His only American Championship car racing start was the 1926 Indianapolis 500, where he drove an Argyle powered Schmidt chassis. He started 22nd and was sidelined after completing 41 laps by transmission failure. He was credited with 21st place. He drove as a relief driver in the 1927 Indianapolis 500 for Dave Evans.[3]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 24 | 22 | 92.937 | 23 | 21 | 41 | 0 | Transmission | |
| Totals | 41 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 0 | |
| Retired | 1 |