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Epperly

American · raced 1955–1960

5Races
2Wins
5Podiums
10Top 10s
9.81Avg Position
17.88Avg Grid Pos

Epperly was an American builder of Indianapolis 500 roadsters, and its cars won the race twice when it counted towards the Formula 1 World Championship, with Sam Hanks in 1957 and Jimmy Bryan in 1958. They also took 5 podiums, and drivers including Jim Rathmann, Johnny Boyd and Paul Goldsmith raced them. The cars started 5 championship races.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Jim Rathmann019
Sam Hanks118
Jimmy Bryan118
Tony Bettenhausen007
George Amick016
Paul Goldsmith016
Jim McWithey000
Johnny Boyd000
Wayne Weiler000
Red Amick000

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway28.8

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most wins for the team, then most races.

Epperly season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
1960604
195961 place lower than 195805
19585120
1957—115
1955—00
Drivers who have raced for Epperly
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
J. Rathmann1955–195830
J. Boyd1959–196020
J. Bryan1958–196021
P. Goldsmith1959–196020
T. Bettenhausen1958–195920
J. McWithey196010
R. Amick196010
W. Weiler196010
G. Amick195810
S. Hanks195711

How Epperly did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

19601 race, 1 podiumConstructors’ P5 · 4 pts▾

Drivers: J. Boyd, J. Bryan, J. McWithey, P. Goldsmith, R. Amick, W. Weiler

Epperly race results in 1960
Grand PrixResultPts
3Indianapolis 500P34
Earlier seasons1955–1959 (4 seasons)▾
19591 raceConstructors’ P5 · 5 pts▾

Drivers: J. Boyd, P. Goldsmith, T. Bettenhausen

Epperly race results in 1959
Grand PrixResultPts
2Indianapolis 500P45
19581 race, 1 win, 2 podiumsConstructors’ P3 · 20 pts▾

Drivers: G. Amick, J. Bryan, J. Rathmann, T. Bettenhausen

Epperly race results in 1958
Grand PrixResultPts
4Indianapolis 500P120
19571 race, 1 win, 2 podiums▾

Drivers: J. Rathmann, S. Hanks

Epperly race results in 1957
Grand PrixResultPts
3Indianapolis 500P115
19551 race▾

Drivers: J. Rathmann

Epperly race results in 1955
Grand PrixResultPts
3Indianapolis 500P140