Russ Snowberger
Russell Neighbors Snowberger
Birthplace: Denton, Maryland
Born: October 8, 1901
Died: September 28, 1968

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1927 AAA 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5

28T
1928 AAA 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 110 11
1929 AAA 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 17T
1930 AAA 8 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 489.7 4
1931 AAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 330 4
1932 AAA 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 440 4
1933 AAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 122.5 10
1934 AAA 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 300 3T
1935 AAA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60 19T
1936 AAA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 NR
1937 AAA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 163.5 20
1938 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 45.1 18
1939 AAA 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 110 17
1940 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 NR
1941 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 NR
1946 AAA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 NR
1947 AAA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140 29
1948 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 120 30T
1949 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40 46
1950 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 NR
Total 53 9 0 5 1 3 5 2 2510.8

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Board Oval 10 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
Brick Oval 8 1 0 0 0 0

2

 1
Dirt Oval 21 7 0 3 0 2 2 1
Hill Climb 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Paved Oval 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Road Course 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 53 9 0 5 1 3 5 2

 

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

Points
1 9/5/1927 Altoona 2 BO AAA 36 Boyle Valve/Miller Miller Miller SC 8 14 25 Valve trouble
RD/ 9/5/1927 Altoona 2 BO AAA 21 Miller Miller Miller SC -- -- 95 Relieved Evans 66-160
2 9/19/1927 Charlotte 1 BO AAA 36 Boyle Valve/Miller Miller Miller SC X 9 5 Broken air line
3 9/19/1927 Charlotte 2 BO AAA 36 Boyle Valve/Miller Miller Miller SC X 8 39 Flagged
4 9/19/1927 Charlotte 3 BO AAA 36 Boyle Valve/Miller Miller Miller SC X 8 79 Flagged
5 10/12/1927 Rockingham 2 BO AAA 32 Miller Miller Miller SC X 9 48 Flagged
6 10/12/1927 Rockingham 3 BO AAA 32 Miller Miller Miller SC X 8 60 0:38:43.75 116.192 5
7 5/30/1928 Indianapolis BR AAA 34 Cooper Cooper FD Miller SC 22 29 4 Broken supercharger
RD/ 5/30/1928 Indianapolis BR AAA 39 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg SC -- -- 12 Relieved Gleason 136-147
-- 8/19/1928 Altoona BO AAA 34 Cooper FD Cooper FD Miller SC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
8 9/1/1928 Syracuse DO AAA 4X Miller Miller Miller SC 2 2 100 1:20:04.18 74.934 110
NC 9/16/1928 Atlantic City 2 BO AAA X X X X X X X Entered, result unknown
9 5/30/1929 Indianapolis BR AAA 12 Cooper Cooper FD Miller SC 10 27 45 Supercharger
RD/ 5/30/1929 Indianapolis BR AAA 17 Miller Miller FD Miller SC -- -- 5 Relieved Shafer 114-118
10 6/9/1929 Detroit DO AAA 12 Cooper Cooper FD Miller SC 13 4 100 1:19:43.47 75.259 35
-- 8/31/1929 Syracuse DO AAA 12 Thompson Products X X -- -- -- DNS, too slow
11 5/3/1930 Langhorne DO AAA 22 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker X 14 21 Engine
12 5/30/1930 Indianapolis BR AAA 22 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 7 8 200 5:36:26.96 89.166 150
13 6/9/1930 Detroit DO AAA 22 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 8 2 100 1:28:11.23 68.037 90
14 6/14/1930 Altoona 1 BO AAA 22 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 2 12 73 Blown head gasket
15 6/22/1930 Akron BO AAA 8 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 6 2 200 1:33:05.73 64.450 90
16 7/4/1930 Bridgeville BO AAA 22 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 7 2 200 1:31:04.80 65.876 90
17 9/1/1930 Altoona 2 BO AAA 22 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 7 5 88 Flagged - rain 69.7
18 9/6/1930 Syracuse DO AAA 22 Russell 8 Studebaker Studebaker 9 11 40 Out
19 5/30/1931 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 1 5 200 5:18:50.70 94.090 300
20 6/14/1931 Detroit DO AAA 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 10 8 100 1:24:41.35 70.847 30
21 9/12/1931 Syracuse DO AAA 4 Hupmobile Snowberger Studebaker 2 10 51 Engine seized
22 5/30/1932 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile 4 5 200 4:57:38.72 100.791 300
23 6/5/1932 Detroit 1 DO AAA 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile 9 6 79 Flagged - rain 50
24 6/19/1932 Roby DO AAA 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile X 8 99 Flagged 30
25 7/2/1932 Syracuse DO AAA 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile 9 17 19 Slipping clutch
26 9/10/1932 Detroit 2 DO AAA 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile 13 5 100 Finished 60
27 5/30/1933 Indianapolis BR AAA 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 17 8 200 5:02:59.84 99.011 82.5
28 6/11/1933 Detroit DO AAA 12 Miller-Hartz Wetteroth Miller 5 11 67 Out
NC-- 8/26/1933 Elgin RC AAA 24 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker -- -- -- Did not start
29 9/9/1933 Syracuse DO AAA 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 8 7 100 Finished 76.818 40
30 5/30/1934 Indianapolis BR AAA 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 9 8 200 5:08:20.05 97.297 150
31 8/25/1934 Springfield DO AAA 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker X 2 100 1:19:55.33 75.073 90
32 9/9/1934 Syracuse DO AAA 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 8 5 100 1:18:22.24 76.560 60
33 12/23/1934 Mines Field RC AAA 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 4 12 111 Flagged
34 5/30/1935 Indianapolis BR AAA 3 Boyle Products Miller Miller 11 27 59 Broken exhaust pipe
35 7/4/1935 St. Paul DO AAA 3 Veedol Miller Miller 8 9 100 Finished 20
36 9/2/1935 Syracuse DO AAA 3 Veedol Miller Miller 2 7 100 1:15:38.27 79.324 40
37 9/7/1935 Altoona DO AAA 3 Veedol Miller Miller 4 13 50 Broken connecting rod
-- 5/30/1936 Indianapolis BR AAA 23 D & G X Dodge -- -- -- Wrecked practice
38 6/20/1936 Goshen DO AAA 46 Thorne Miller Offy 14 12 99 Flagged
39 9/14/1936 Syracuse DO AAA 23 Thorne Miller Offy 1 8 57 Broken rear end

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40 10/12/1936 Westbury RC AAA 23 Thorne Thorne Offy 38 33 61 Lost brakes
41 5/30/1937 Indianapolis PO AAA 12 R & S Snowberger FD Packard SC 30 27 66 Clutch
42 7/5/1937 Westbury RC AAA 72 Burd Piston Ring Packard Miller 21 8 90 4:03:47.40 73.834 163.5
-- 9/12/1937 Syracuse DO AAA 12 R. S. Snowberger FD Packard SC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
43 5/30/1938 Indianapolis PO AAA 14 D-X Snowberger FD Miller 2 25 56 Broken connecting rod
RD/ 5/30/1938 Indianapolis PO AAA 54 Offenhauser Miller FD Offy -- -- 9 Relieved Ardinger 84-92
NC 8/20/1938 Springfield DO AAA X X X X 11 3 X X
NC 8/28/1938 Milwaukee DO AAA X Miller X X X X X X
RD 9/10/1938 Syracuse DO AAA 14 Loop Café X X -- -- 76 Relieved Cummings 23-98 45.1
--/ 9/10/1938 Syracuse DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
44 5/30/1939 Indianapolis PO AAA 21 D-X Snowberger FD Miller 25 25 50 Leaking radiator
45 8/27/1939 Milwaukee DO AAA 21 Miller D-X Snowberger Miller 9 4 99 Flagged 110
-- 9/2/1939 Syracuse DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
46 5/30/1940 Indianapolis PO AAA 19 Snowberger Snowberger FD Miller 11 31 38 Water pump
47 5/30/1941 Indianapolis PO AAA 42 Jim Hussey Snowberger Offy 11 21 107 Broken water pump
48 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 25 Jim Hussey Sportsman's Club Maserati 8CTF Maserati SC 10 12 134 Differential trouble
-- 6/30/1946 Langhorne 1 DO AAA 25 Jim Hussey Sportsman's Club Maserati 8CTF Maserati SC -- -- -- Did not appear
-- 9/15/1946 ISF DO AAA 25 Jim Hussey Sportsman's Club Maserati 8CTF Maserati SC -- -- -- Driven by A. Miller
-- 10/6/1946 Goshen DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not appear
49 5/30/1947 Indianapolis PO AAA 25 Federal Engineering Maserati Maserati SC 6 19 74 Oil pump
50 9/1/1947 Pikes Peak HC AAA 60 Village Inn X McDowell 4 3 1 0:17:24.07 42.324 140
51 9/6/1948 Pikes Peak HC AAA 7 Snowberger X McDowell 4 4 1 0:17:49.03 41.825 120
52 9/5/1949 Pikes Peak HC AAA 21 Federal Engineering Maserati Offy 10 9 1 0:17:26.28 42.734 40
53 9/4/1950 Pikes Peak HC AAA X X X X X 22 1 0:18:51.5 39.52

Known riding mechanics for this driver:

Date Track Type Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status
5/30/1930 Indianapolis BR Paul Rice 22 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 7 8 200 5:36:26.96 89.166
                     
5/30/1931 Indianapolis BR Paul Rice 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 1 5 200 5:18:50.70 94.090
                     
5/30/1932 Indianapolis BR Warren Hunt 4 Hupmobile Comet Snowberger Hupmobile 4 5 200 4:57:38.72 100.791
                     
5/30/1933 Indianapolis BR Jigger Johnson 4 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 17 8 200 5:02:59.84 99.011
6/11/1933 Detroit DO Jigger Johnson 12 Miller-Hartz Wetteroth Miller 5 11 67 Out
                     
5/30/1934 Indianapolis BR Terry Curley 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 9 8 200 5:08:20.05 97.297
8/25/1934 Springfield DO Thomas Kart 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker X 2 100 1:19:55.33 75.073
12/23/1934 Mines Field RC Bert Lustig 10 Russell 8 Snowberger Studebaker 4 12 111 Flagged
                     
5/30/1935 Indianapolis BR Jimmy Ikerd 3 Boyle Products Miller Miller 11 27 59 Broken exhaust pipe
                     
5/30/1937 Indianapolis PO Eddie Metzler 12 R & S Snowberger FD Packard SC 30 27 66 Clutch