Joel Thorne
Birthplace: New York, New York
Born: October 16, 1914
Died: October 17, 1955
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| Year | Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | Standing |
| 1936 | AAA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
NR |
| 1937 | AAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 225 | 13T |
| 1938 | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 225 | 8 |
| 1939 | AAA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 370 | 8 |
| 1940 | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 450 | 5 | |
| 1941 | AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1946 | AAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1947 | AAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1948 | AAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1949 | AAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1950 | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 40 |
| 1951 | AAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Total | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1320 |
| Track Type | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| Brick Oval | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 |
| Dirt Oval | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hill Climb | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Paved Oval | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Road Course | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| AAA | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Start # | Date | Track | Type | Series | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Laps | Status |
Points |
| -- | 5/30/1936 | Indianapolis | BR | AAA | X | Semi-Stock | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | 6/20/1936 | Goshen | DO | AAA | 39 | Blue Prelude | Snowberger | Studebaker | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow - C6 | |
| -- | 9/14/1936 | Syracuse | DO | AAA | 25 | Thorne | X | Offy | -- | -- | -- | Driven by F. Davis | |
| 1 | 10/12/1936 | Westbury | RC | AAA | 38 | Thorne | X | Miller | 39 | 34 | 49 | Broken universal joint | |
| -- | 5/30/1937 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 22 | Thorne | X | Offy | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 2 | 7/5/1937 | Westbury | RC | AAA | 22 | Thorne | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 6 | 90 | 3:59:56.10 75.010 | 225 |
| -- | 9/12/1937 | Syracuse | DO | AAA | 22 | Thorne Engineering | X | Offy | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 3 | 5/30/1938 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 22 | Thorne Engineering | Shaw FD | Offy | 13 | 9 | 185 | Flagged 102.009 | 225 |
| -- | 9/10/1938 | Syracuse | DO | AAA | 22 | Throne Engineering | Shaw FD | Miller | -- | -- | -- | DNS, 11th in consi | |
| 4 | 5/30/1939 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 8 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | 20 | 7 | 200 | 4:31:42.04 110.416 | 325 |
| 5 | 8/27/1939 | Milwaukee | DO | AAA | 8 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | 10 | 9 | 92 | Engine trouble | 45 |
| -- | 9/2/1939 | Syracuse | DO | AAA | X | X | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 6 | 5/30/1940 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 8 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks SC | 10 | 5 | 197 | Flagged - rain | 450 |
| -- | 9/2/1940 | Syracuse | DO | AAA | X | X | X | X | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 7 | 5/30/1941 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 5 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | 23 | 31 | 5 | Wrecked SW | |
| -- | 5/30/1946 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 44 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 6/22/1947 | Langhorne | DO | AAA | 21 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | DNQ, carburetor | |
| -- | 8/24/1947 | Milwaukee 3 | DO | AAA | 21 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 5/31/1948 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 57 | Thorne Engineering | X | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 9/6/1948 | Pikes Peak | HC | AAA | X | X | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | 5/30/1949 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 81 | Thorne Engineering | Mercedes | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 9/5/1949 | Pikes Peak | HC | AAA | X | Thomas | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | 5/30/1950 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 33 | Thorne Engineering | Kurtis | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 8 | 9/4/1950 | Pikes Peak | HC | AAA | 1 | Thorne Engineering | X | Sparks | X | 8 | 1 | 0:16:40.0 44.71 | 50 |
| -- | 5/30/1951 | Indianapolis | PO | AAA | 88 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 9/3/1951 | Pikes Peak | HC | AAA | 2 | Thorne | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not start | |