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Cliff Griffith
Clifton R. Griffith
Birthplace: Nineveh, Indiana
Born: February 6, 1916
Died: January 23, 1996
Extended
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| Year |
Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
Points |
Standing |
| 1950 |
AAA |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
255 |
21T |
| 1951 |
AAA |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
308.4 |
19 |
| 1952 |
AAA |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
260 |
21 |
| 1953 |
AAA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1954 |
AAA |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1956 |
USAC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
150 |
27 |
| 1957 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1960 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1961 |
USAC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1962 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1963 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1964 |
USAC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NS |
0 |
0 |
NR |
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| Total |
|
18 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
973.4 |
|
| Track Type |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| Dirt Oval |
10 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
| Paved Oval |
8 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
| Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| AAA |
15 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
| USAC |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
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Start # |
Date |
Track |
Type |
Series |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Start |
Finish |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| -- |
5/30/1950 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
66 |
Sarafoff |
Miller |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| -- |
6/11/1950 |
Milwaukee
1 |
DO |
AAA |
58 |
Scopa |
Scopa |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| RD |
6/25/1950 |
Langhorne |
DO |
AAA |
54 |
John Zink |
Kurtis
3000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
49 |
Relieved
C. Green 22-70 |
15 |
| 1 |
8/19/1950 |
Springfield
1 |
DO |
AAA |
25 |
Dunlop |
Dunlop/Trevis |
Offy |
16 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 2 |
9/9/1950 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
25 |
Dunlop |
Dunlop/Trevis |
Offy |
18 |
5 |
100 |
Finished |
100 |
| -- |
9/10/1950 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
25 |
Dunlop |
Dunlop/Trevis |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| -- |
10/1/1950 |
Springfield
2 |
DO |
AAA |
25 |
Dunlop |
Dunlop/Trevis |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Broken
axle |
| 3 |
12/10/1950 |
Darlington |
PO |
AAA |
27 |
Sampson |
Rae |
Offy
SC |
24 |
12 |
156 |
Flagged |
20 |
|
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|
| 4 |
5/30/1951 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
18 |
28 |
30 |
Broken
rear axle |
| 5 |
6/10/1951 |
Milwaukee
1 |
DO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
7 |
9 |
98 |
Flagged |
40 |
| 6 |
6/24/1951 |
Langhorne |
DO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
2 |
11 |
84 |
Flagged |
20 |
| 7 |
7/4/1951 |
Darlington |
PO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
10 |
11 |
193 |
Flagged |
38 |
| NC |
7/29/1951 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
6 |
13 |
50 |
Finished |
|
| 8 |
8/26/1951 |
Milwaukee
2 |
DO |
AAA |
98 |
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
15 |
7 |
196 |
Flagged |
120 |
| 9 |
9/1/1951 |
DuQuoin
1 |
DO |
AAA |
98 |
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
13 |
8 |
98 |
Flagged |
50 |
| 10 |
9/3/1951 |
DuQuoin
2 |
DO |
AAA |
98 |
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
6 |
9 |
96 |
Flagged
- rain |
40.4 |
|
-- |
9/8/1951 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
23 |
Morris |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
|
--/ |
9/8/1951 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
98 |
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
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|
| 11 |
5/30/1952 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
22 |
Tom
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
9 |
9 |
200 |
4:05:04.44
122.412 |
200 |
| 12 |
6/8/1952 |
Milwaukee
1 |
DO |
AAA |
22 |
Tom Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
7 |
15 |
56 |
Spun out |
|
| 13 |
7/4/1952 |
Raleigh |
PO |
AAA |
22 |
Tom
Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
1 |
11 |
190 |
Ignition |
40 |
| 14 |
8/24/1952 |
Milwaukee
2 |
DO |
AAA |
56 |
Karl Hall |
Ewing |
Offy |
19 |
18 |
69 |
Wrecked,
turn 3 |
| -- |
8/30/1952 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
19 |
Dillon |
Kurtis
4000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| 15 |
9/1/1952 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
AAA |
19 |
Dillon |
Kurtis
4000 |
Offy |
15 |
11 |
98 |
Flagged |
20 |
| -- |
9/6/1952 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
19 |
Dillon |
Kurtis 4000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
-- |
9/28/1952 |
Denver |
DO |
AAA |
56 |
Karl Hall |
Ewing |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not appear |
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| -- |
5/30/1953 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
24 |
Bardahl |
Kurtis
500B |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Wrecked
practice, SW |
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| -- |
5/31/1954 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
22 |
Tom Sarafoff |
Kurtis
2000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
| -- |
6/20/1954 |
Langhorne |
DO |
AAA |
71 |
Martin Bros. |
Silnes |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Driven
by Armi |
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| 16 |
5/30/1956 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
27 |
Jim
Robbins |
Stevens
D |
Offy |
30 |
10 |
200 |
4:01:45.48
123.471 |
150 |
| -- |
6/10/1956 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
27 |
Jim
Robbins |
Stevens
D |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| 17 |
8/26/1956 |
Milwaukee
2 |
PO |
USAC |
27 |
Jim
Robbins |
Stevens
D |
Offy |
9 |
13 |
246 |
Flagged |
|
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| -- |
5/30/1957 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
31 |
Seal
Line |
Kurtis
500G |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
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|
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| -- |
6/5/1960 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
29 |
North
Electric |
Kurtis |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
|
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|
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|
|
| 18 |
5/30/1961 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
26 |
McCullough |
Elder |
Offy |
30 |
24 |
55 |
Broken
piston |
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| -- |
5/30/1962 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
84 |
Thompson
Rocket |
Kuzma |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
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| -- |
5/30/1963 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
72 |
Lencki |
Trevis |
Lencki |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
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| -- |
5/30/1964 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
35 |
Central
Excavating |
Dunlop D |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
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