Bob Wente
Robert Lee Wente
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Born: May 28, 1933
Died: August 13, 2000

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1959 USAC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0

NR
1960 USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1961 USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0

NR
1963 USAC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 NR
1964 USAC 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 420 15
1965 USAC 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 140 35
1966 USAC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1967 USAC 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60 47T
Total 11 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 620

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Paved Oval 10 11 0 0 1 0 0 0
Road Course Non points race only

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
USAC 11 14 0 0 1 0 0 0

 

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

Points
-- 8/22/1959 Springfield DO USAC 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 8/30/1959 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis 500C Offy -- -- -- Could not start
                       
-- 5/30/1960 Indianapolis PO USAC 95 Safety Auto Glass Kurtis Offy -- -- -- Did not finish rookie test
-- 5/30/1961 Indianapolis PO USAC 88 Drewry's Kurtis Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 5/30/1963 Indianapolis PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 7/28/1963 Trenton 2 PO USAC 15 Federal Engineering Trevis Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
1 8/18/1963 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 26 Morcroft Trevis Offy 21 16 187 Flagged
2 9/22/1963 Trenton 3 PO USAC 26 Morcroft Trevis Offy 10 17 129 Engine
3 4/19/1964 Trenton 1 PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 11 6 97 Flagged 80
4 5/30/1964 Indianapolis PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 32 9 197 Flagged 200
5 6/7/1964 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 11 11 90 Spun out turn 1 20
6 7/19/1964 Trenton 2 PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 15 6 143 Flagged 120
7 8/23/1964 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 15 25 29 Fuel leak
8 9/27/1964 Trenton 3 PO USAC 68 Morcroft-Taylor Trevis Offy 12 25 54 Spun turn 3
-- 11/22/1964 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 67 Morcroft Taylor RE Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
9 3/28/1965 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 67 G. C. Murphy Watson RE Offy 15 14 75 Out
10 4/25/1965 Trenton 1 PO USAC 67 G. C. Murphy Watson RE Offy 8 3 87 Flagged - rain 140
-- 5/31/1965 Indianapolis PO USAC 67 G. C. Murphy Watson RE Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/6/1965 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 67 G. C. Murphy Watson RE Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow, C5
-- 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 65 Travelon Trailer Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 85 Caves Buick Gerhardt Offy SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
NC-- 10/9/1966 Fuji RC USAC 65 Travelon Trailer Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- DNS, blown engine
-- 11/20/1966 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 65 Travelon Trailer Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 5/30/1967 Indianapolis PO USAC 84 Sheraton-Thompson Lotus Ford -- -- -- Spun qualifying
11 8/19/1967 Springfield DO USAC 81 Midwest Manufacturing Kurtis 4000 Offy 15 7 95 Flagged 60
-- 9/4/1967 DuQuoin DO USAC 81 Midwest Manufacturing Kurtis 4000 Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/9/1967 ISF DO USAC 81 Midwest Manufacturing Kurtis 4000 Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify