Tommy Hinnershitz
Thomas Paul Hinnershitz
Birthplace: Alsace, Pennsylvania
Born: April 6, 1912
Died: August 1, 1999

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1937 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1938 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 45

19
1939 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1940 AAA 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 135 15T
1941 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 105 17
1946 AAA 29+ 2 2 6 4 5 7 0 896.8 5
1947 AAA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1948 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 200 24T
1949 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 117 37
1950 AAA Non points race only 0 NR
1951 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 NR
1952 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40 40T
1953 AAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 81.6 37T
1954 AAA 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 140 31T
1955 AAA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 100 31T
1956 USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 NR
Total 51 14 2 6 5 5 8 0 1860.4

+Total number of starts in 1946 not yet fully determined

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 47 9 2 6 5 5 8 0
Paved Oval 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 49 13 2 6 5 5 8 0
USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
NC 8/29/1937 Milwaukee DO AAA X X X X X 9 X Flagged
-- 9/12/1937 Syracuse DO AAA 23 Miller X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
NC 8/20/1938 Springfield DO AAA X X X X 12 9 X X
1 9/10/1938 Syracuse DO AAA 73 Gerber X X 11 9 95 Wrecked 45
-- 5/30/1939 Indianapolis PO AAA 33 Kimmel Miller Voelker -- -- -- DNQ, broken connecting rod
2 5/30/1940 Indianapolis PO AAA 27 Marks Adams Offy 9 32 32 Broken crank, wrecked MS
3 8/24/1940 Springfield DO AAA 27 Marks Adams Offy 2 11 X Out
4 9/2/1940 Syracuse DO AAA 27 Marks Adams Offy 4 3 100 Finished 135
5 5/30/1941 Indianapolis PO AAA 29 Marks Adams Offy 20 10 200 4:45:18.05 105.152 105
NC 3/31/1946 Lakewood DO AAA X X X X X X X X
6 4/14/1946 Williams Grove 1 DO AAA X X X X X X X Entered, may not have transferred to feature

6
7 4/28/1946 Williams Grove 2 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X X

22
8 5/26/1946 Reading 1 DO AAA X Ted Horn Engineering Blauvelt X 6 4 25 Finished

18
9 5/30/1946 Trenton 2 DO AAA X X X X X X X X 10
-- 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 34 Maserati Maserati Maserati SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
10 6/2/1946 Lakewood 1 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X X

20
11 6/9/1946 Williams Grove 4 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X X

14
12 6/16/1946 Flemington 1 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X X

15
13 6/30/1946 Powell 1 DO AAA X Ted Horn Engineering X Offy X 2 X X

21
14 7/4/1946 Lakewood 2 DO AAA X X X X X 4 X X

16
15 7/7/1946 Lakewood 3 DO AAA X X X X X X X X
16 7/14/1946 Reading 2 DO AAA X X X Offy X 3 X X

36
17 7/20/1946 DuBois DO AAA X X X Offy 2 2 X X

16
18 7/21/1946 Langhorne 2 DO AAA 3 Horn X Offy X 5 X X 34
19 7/28/1946 Williams Grove 6 DO AAA X X X X X 4 X X

20
20 8/10/1946 Batavia DO AAA X X X X X 3 X X

12
21 8/11/1946 Bedford DO AAA X X X X X 3 X X

18
22 8/24/1946 Hamburg 1 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X X

4
23 8/25/1946 Uniontown DO AAA X X X X 4 2 X X

24
-- 8/31/1946 Altamont 2 DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not appear  
24 9/1/1946 Flemington 2 DO AAA X X X X X 2 20 Finished

16
25 9/6/1946 Rutland DO AAA 3 X X X X 4 X X

14
26 9/7/1946 Port Royal DO AAA X X X X X 2 X X

19
27 9/8/1946 Williams Grove 8 DO AAA X X X Offy X 3 X Flagged

26
28 9/21/1946 Allentown DO AAA X X X X X 2 X X

16
29 9/22/1946 Great Barrington DO AAA X X X X X X X Entered, may not have transferred to feature  
30 9/28/1946 Bloomsburg DO AAA X X X X X X X Entered, may not have transferred to feature  
31 9/29/1946 Trenton 3 DO AAA X X X X X 4 X X

29
32 10/5/1946 Winston-Salem DO AAA 5 Ted Horn Engineering X X X 1 20 Finished

20
33 10/27/1946 Williams Grove 10 DO AAA X X X X X 5 X Flagged

28
34 11/10/1946 Richmond 2 DO AAA 3 Ted Horn Engineering X X X 1 25 Finished

25
-- 5/30/1947 Indianapolis PO AAA 5 T.H.E. X Offy -- -- -- Did not arrive
35 5/31/1948 Indianapolis PO AAA 7 Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Offy 23 9 198 Flagged 200
-- 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 15 Maserati Maserati Maserati -- -- -- Wrecked practice
--/ 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 18 Love Machine & Tool Kurtis 2000 Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
NC 7/31/1949 Williams Grove DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky Offy 2 10 X X
RD 9/10/1949 Syracuse DO AAA 7 Love Machine & Tool X Offy -- -- 50 Relieved Andres 44-93 17
36 10/16/1949 Langhorne DO AAA 54 Pew X Offy 13 5 100 Finished 100
NC 8/12/1950 Williams Grove DO AAA 83 Warke Kurtis/Warke Offy 14 8 50 Finished
-- 6/24/1951 Langhorne DO AAA 88 Warke Kurtis/Warke Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
NC 7/29/1951 Williams Grove DO AAA 83 Warke Kurtis/Warke Offy 7 4 50 Finished
37 9/8/1951 Syracuse DO AAA 83 Warke Kurtis/Warke Offy 12 14 33 Lost brakes
-- 5/30/1952 Indianapolis PO AAA 27 Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt FD Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
NC 7/27/1952 Williams Grove DO AAA 84 B & M Malamud Scopa Offy 5 14 11 Out
38 8/16/1952 Springfield DO AAA 84 B & M Malamud Scopa Offy 15 9 98 Flagged 40
39 6/21/1953 Springfield 1 DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 9 10 98 Flagged 30
NC 7/26/1953 Williams Grove DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 3 5 50 Finished
40 8/22/1953 Springfield 2 DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 18 12 87 Flagged 10
41 8/30/1953 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 9 9 198 Flagged 41.6
-- 9/7/1953 DuQuoin DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
42 9/12/1953 Syracuse DO AAA 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy 10 14 29 Engine vibration
-- 6/20/1954 Langhorne DO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer Offy -- -- -- Did not start
43 7/5/1954 Darlington PO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer D Offy 28 19 115 Out
NC 7/25/1954 Williams Grove DO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer Offy 14 9 50 Finished
-- 8/21/1954 Springfield DO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
44 9/11/1954 Syracuse DO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer Offy 4 15 97 Flagged
45 9/18/1954 ISF DO AAA 57 Iddings Meyer Offy 13 7 98 Flagged 60
46 11/7/1954 Phoenix DO AAA 6 Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy 6 13 91 Flagged
47 11/14/1954 Las Vegas DO AAA 32 Crawford Kurtis 4000 Offy 10 6 98 Flagged 80
48 6/19/1955 Langhorne DO AAA 2 Malamud Scopa Offy 18 11 96 Flagged 20
NC-- 7/31/1955 Williams Grove DO AAA 2 Malamud Scopa Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
49 8/20/1955 Springfield DO AAA 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy 17 6 100 Finished 80
-- 9/5/1955 DuQuoin DO AAA 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/10/1955 Syracuse DO AAA 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy -- -- -- Driven by Thomson
NC 7/22/1956 Williams Grove DO USAC 46 Glessner Hillegass Offy 5 4 50 Finished
-- 9/8/1956 Syracuse DO USAC 57 Iddings Meyer Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 9/8/1956 Syracuse DO USAC 46 Glessner Hillegass Offy -- -- -- Drove #57 instead
50 9/15/1956 ISF DO USAC 57 Iddings Meyer Offy 3 17 17 Broken transmission
51 11/12/1956 Phoenix DO USAC 46 Glessner Hillegass Offy 4 17 44 Engine