Wes Vandervoort Explained

Wes Vandervoort

Birth Name:

Wesley Charles Vandervoort

Birth Date:

4 May 1926

Birth Place:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.

Death Place:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.

Titles:

Major victories
Pikes Peak Hill Climb (1967)

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Total Champ Races:	5
Years In Champ:	5
Best Champ Pos:	30th (1967)
First Champ Race:	1965 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)
Last Champ Race:	1969 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)
First Champ Win:	1967 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)
Champ Wins:	1
Champ Podiums:	4
Champ Poles:	0

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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)^[4]

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
1965	PHX	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	PIP	TRE	IRP	ATL	LAN	MIL	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	PHX											41st	60
1966	PHX	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	ATL	PIP	IRP	LAN	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	PHX													35th	80
1967	PHX	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	PIP	MOS	MOS	IRP	LAN	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	HAN	PHX	RIV								26th	200
1968	HAN	LVG	PHX	TRE	INDY	MIL	MOS	MOS	LAN	PIP	CDR	NAZ	IRP	IRP	LAN	LAN	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	MCH	HAN	PHX	RIV	53rd	21
1969	PHX	HAN	INDY	MIL	LAN	PIP	CDR	NAZ	TRE	IRP	IRP	MIL	SPR	DOV	DUQ	ISF	BRN	BRN	TRE	SAC	KEN	KEN	PHX	RIV					55th	21

External links

Wes Vandervoort - ChampCarStats.com

Notes and References

Web site: PPIHC . 2022-03-11 . Pikes Peak Hill Climb Hall of Fame Inductees Announced . 2023-09-23 . Pikes Peak International Hill Climb . en.
Web site: Wes Vandervoort . 2023-09-23 . www.champcarstats.com.
http://ppihc.org/wp-content/uploads/All-Time-Kings-of-the-Mountain-2018.pdf PPIHC All Time Kings of the Mountain (1916-2018)
Web site: Hall of Fame . 2023-09-23 . Pikes Peak International Hill Climb . en.