Sonny Ates
Charles Ates
Birthplace: Sellersburg, Indiana
Born: March 28, 1935
Died:
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| Year | Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | Standing |
| 1967 | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1968 | USAC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 520 | 25 | |
| 1969 | USAC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 48 |
| 1970 | USAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 581 |
| Track Type | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| Paved Oval | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| USAC | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Start # | Date | Track | Type | Series | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Laps | Status |
Points |
| -- | 9/24/1967 | Trenton 2 | PO | USAC | 33 | Dayton Steel | Lola | Offy | -- | -- | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| 1 | 3/17/1968 | Hanford 1 | PO | USAC | 55 | Boyce Holt Racing | Turner D | Chevy | 19 | 15 | 121 | Flagged | |
| -- | 4/7/1968 | Phoenix 1 | PO | USAC | 56 | Boyce Holt Racing | Turner D | Chevy | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 2 | 4/21/1968 | Trenton 1 | PO | USAC | 55 | Boyce Holt Racing | Turner D | Chevy | 20 | 22 | 0 | Spun out | |
| -- | 5/30/1968 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| --/ | 5/30/1968 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 19 | M.V.S. | Cecil | Ford | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 3 | 6/23/1968 | Langhorne 1 | PO | USAC | 87 | California Speed/Sport | Halibrand | Offy | 22 | 6 | 139 | Flagged | 120 |
| 4 | 7/28/1968 | Langhorne 2 | PO | USAC | 87 | California Speed/Sport | Halibrand | Offy | 17 | 8 | 95 | Flagged | 50 |
| 5 | 7/28/1968 | Langhorne 3 | PO | USAC | 87 | California Speed/Sport | Halibrand | Offy | 8 | 13 | 44 | Engine | |
| 6 | 9/22/1968 | Trenton 2 | PO | USAC | 44 | Boyce Holt Racing | Gerhardt | Chevy | 22 | 26 | 3 | Blew engine | |
| 7 | 10/13/1968 | MIS | PO | USAC | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 21 | 5 | 121 | Flagged | 250 |
| 8 | 11/3/1968 | Hanford 2 | PO | USAC | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 20 | 9 | 160 | Flagged | 100 |
| 9 | 11/17/1968 | Phoenix 2 | PO | USAC | 31 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 23 | 16 | 93 | Wrecked | |
| 10 | 5/30/1969 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 59 | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham | Offy TC | 14 | 17 | 146 | Turbo failure | |
|
--/ |
5/30/1969 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
62 |
Retzloff Chemical |
Cheetah |
Ford TC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
| 11 | 6/8/1969 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | USAC | 59 | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham | Offy TC | 21 | 22 | 0 | Wrecked | |
| 12 | 6/15/1969 | Langhorne | PO | USAC | 59 | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham | Offy TC | 19 | 24 | 0 | Wheel bearing | |
| 13 | 7/19/1969 | Trenton 1 | PO | USAC | 59 | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham | Offy TC | 17 | 12 | 116 | Broken suspension | 20 |
| 14 | 8/17/1969 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | USAC | 59 | Krohne Grain Transport | Brabham | Offy TC | 22 | 10 | 187 | Flagged | 41 |
| -- | 5/30/1970 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 59 | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Wrecked practice | |
|
--/ |
5/30/1970 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
58 |
Sugaripe Prune |
Brabham |
Offy TC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
| 15 | 6/7/1970 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | USAC | 32 | Sugaripe Prune | Brabham | Offy TC | 23 | 16 | 138 | Flagged | |