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Gene Hartley United States
- Full name Leslie Hartley
- Birth date
January 28, 1926
- Birthplace Roanoke, Indiana, United States
- Date of death
March 13, 1994 (68 years 44 days)
- Place of death Roanoke, Indiana, United States
- Teams
Kurtis Kraft,
Kuzma,
Langley,
Lesovsky
World Championship Career
| Year |
Car |
Race |
Start |
|
Won |
Pod |
Class |
Best |
|
Pole |
Front |
Best |
|
Lap |
Hat |
|
Pts |
Pos |
| 1950 |
Langley |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1952 |
Kurtis Kraft |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1953 |
Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1954 |
Kurtis Kraft |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
0 |
0 |
17 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1956 |
Kuzma |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
|
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1957 |
Lesovsky |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1959 |
Kuzma |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
|
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| 1960 |
Kurtis Kraft |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
|
0 |
0 |
24 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
- |
| Total |
|
8 |
8 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
|
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
Race |
Circuit |
Date |
|
| First race |
Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
May 30, 1950 |
Race results |
| Last race |
Indianapolis 500 |
Indianapolis |
May 30, 1960 |
Race results |
Profile
Gene Hartley competed in nine Indianapolis Grand Prix in the 1950s and was a regular top 20 finisher. He was the son of a midget car racer and once said: "Auto racing is all I have ever known". In later life he joined up with Leroy Warriner as promoter of the Kirtley Avenue speedway at Indianapolis, retaining a special interest in midget racing.
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