George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 500, the most starts without winning the race. His best finish was eighth in the 1975 Indianapolis 500. Snider made many starts driving for his good friend A. J. Foyt. His last Indy start was in 1987. Snider is known to many fans by his nickname "Ziggy".
| George Snider | |||||||
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| Born | December 8, 1940 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 142 races run over 28 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1981-82) | ||||||
| First race | 1964 Bobby Ball Memorial (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Michigan 500 (Michigan) | ||||||
| First win | 1981 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
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Snider is the 1971 USAC Silver Crown Champion and the 1981-1982 USAC Champ Car champion, the last "big car" championship to include pavement races other than the Indy 500.
Snider owns Silver Crown race cars and, in 2005, allowed Foyt's grandson A. J. Foyt IV to race a car at the Milwaukee Mile.
Snider is currently a partner in ownership of non wing 360ci and 410ci sprint car teams in California (BUSTER AND ZIGGY RACING). Peter Murphy (originally from Australia now residing in Fresno, CA) currently drives their 360ci non wing sprint car in USAC West Coast 360 competition. Bud Kaeding (multi time USAC champion and Oval Nationals champion) drove the 410ci sprint car for the team on August 14, 2010, at Santa Maria Speedway in a USAC/CRA racing event where he placed 3rd.
Awards
edit- He was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2021.
Complete USAC Championship Car results
edit- 1: At the 1981 Indianapolis 500, Snider initially qualified 29th, but the sold the car to Tim Richmond. Richmond drove the car on race day.
Complete PPG Indy Car Series results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Hoffman Racing | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY 33 |
TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | - | 0 | [1] | |||
| 1980 | Gilmore Racing | ONT |
INDY 15 |
MIL |
POC DNQ |
MDO |
MCH |
WGL |
MIL |
ONT |
MCH |
MEX |
PHX |
48th | 25 | [2] | |||||
| 1982 | PHX |
ATL |
MIL |
CLE |
MCH 19 |
MIL |
POC 21 |
RIV |
ROA |
MCH |
PHX |
40th | 3 | [3] | |||||||
| 1983 | ATL |
INDY 32 |
MIL |
CLE |
MCH |
ROA |
POC |
RIV |
MDO |
MCH |
CPL |
LAG |
PHX |
59th | 0 | [4] | |||||
| 1984 | Gilmore Racing | LBH |
PHX |
INDY 11 |
MIL |
POR |
MEA |
CLE |
MCH |
ROA |
POC |
MDO |
SAN |
MCH |
PHX |
LAG |
CPL |
38th | 2 | [5] | |
| 1985 | Gilmore Racing | LBH |
INDY 32 |
MIL |
POR |
MEA |
CLE |
MCH |
ROA | POC |
MDO | SAN |
MCH |
LAG | PHX |
MIA |
60th | 0 | [6] | ||
| 1986 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX |
LBH | INDY 26 |
MIL |
POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 27 |
POC |
MDO | SAN | MCH |
ROA | LAG | PHX |
MIA |
48th | 0 | [7] |
| 1987 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | PHX | INDY 33 |
MIL |
POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH |
POC |
ROA |
MDO |
NAZ |
LAG |
MIA |
50th | 0 | [8] | ||
| 1988 | Calumet Farms | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | - | 0 | [9] | ||
| 1990 | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | - | 0 | [10] | ||
| 1992 | Gilmore Racing | SRF |
PHX 22 |
LBH |
INDY |
DET |
POR |
MIL |
NHA |
TOR |
53rd | 0 | [11] | ||||||||
| Euromotorsport | MCH 24 |
CLE |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LAG |
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Indianapolis 500 results
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Gerhardt | Offy | 16th | 21st |
| 1966 | Lotus | Ford | 3rd | 19th |
| 1967 | Mongoose | Ford | 10th | 28th |
| 1968 | Mongoose | Ford | 29th | 31st |
| 1969 | Coyote | Ford | 15th | 16th |
| 1970 | Coyote | Ford | 10th | 20th |
| 1971 | Eagle | Offy | 21st | 33rd |
| 1972 | Coyote | Foyt | 21st | 11th |
| 1973 | Coyote | Foyt | 30th | 12th |
| 1974 | Atlanta | Foyt | 13th | 28th |
| 1975 | Eagle | Offy | 24th | 8th |
| 1976 | Eagle | Offy | 27th | 13th |
| 1977 | Wildcat | DGS | 13th | 24th |
| 1978 | Coyote | Foyt | 23rd | 8th |
| 1979 | Lightning | Offy | 35th | 33rd |
| 1980 | Parnelli | Cosworth | 21st | 15th |
| 1981 | Parnelli | Cosworth | 29th | DNS |
| 1982 | March | Cosworth | 26th | 21st |
| 1983 | March | Cosworth | 13th | 32nd |
| 1984 | March | Cosworth | 31st | 11th |
| 1985 | March | Chevrolet | 28th | 32nd |
| 1986 | March | Cosworth | 31st | 26th |
| 1987 | March | Chevrolet | 31st | 33rd |
| 1988 | March | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
| 1990 | Lola | Buick | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "George Snider – 1979 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1980 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1982 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "George Snider – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
edit- George Snider career summary at DriverDB.com