Bobby Grim

Bobby Grim
Born	Robert Harold Grim (1924-09-04)September 4, 1924 Coal City, Indiana, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 70) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
64 races run over 12 years
Years active	1958–1969
Best finish	12th – 1959
First race	1958 Golden State 100 (Sacramento)
Last race	1969 Langhorne 150 (Langhorne)
First win	1960 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)
Wins Podiums Poles 1 3 0
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1959–1960
Teams	Christensen, Meskowski
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1959 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

Robert Grim (September 4, 1924 – June 14, 1995) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959-1968 except 1965. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with his one victory coming in 1960 at Syracuse. He won the 1959 Indy Rookie of the Year, despite finishing in 26th position. He was also the IMCA sprint car champion from 1955-1958 driving the famed "Black Deuce" Offy of Hector Honore. Grim was the 1959 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Complete USAC Championship Car results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	Pos	Points
1958	TRE	INDY	MIL	LAN	ATL	SPR	MIL	DUQ	SYR	ISF	TRE	SAC 10	PHX 12																36th	40
1959	DAY	TRE 7	INDY 26	MIL 11	LAN 16	SPR 16	MIL 26	DUQ 5	SYR 5	ISF 6	TRE 9	SAC 6	PHX DNQ																12th	480
1960	TRE 10	INDY 16	MIL 19	LAN 8	SPR 18	MIL DNQ	DUQ 7	SYR 1	ISF 16	TRE DNQ	SAC 9	PHX 5																	14th	480
1961	TRE	INDY 32	MIL	LAN	MIL	SPR DNQ	DUQ DNQ	SYR DNQ	ISF DNQ	TRE	SAC	PHX																	-	0
1962	TRE	INDY 19	MIL	LAN	TRE	SPR 8	MIL	LAN	SYR	ISF 11	TRE 11	SAC	PHX																23rd	97
1963	TRE	INDY 25	MIL 11	LAN	TRE 2	SPR	MIL 9	DUQ	ISF 11	TRE	SAC 8	PHX 10																	14th	440
1964	PHX 13	TRE 8	INDY 10	MIL DNQ	LAN	TRE 20	SPR DNQ	MIL 19	DUQ	ISF	TRE DNQ	SAC	PHX 12																23rd	220
1965	PHX	TRE 15	INDY DNQ	MIL 8	LAN 11	PPR	TRE 3	IRP	ATL 28	LAN	MIL 24	ISF	MIL 8	DSF	INF	TRE 7	SAC	PHX											17th	500
1966	PHX	TRE 7	INDY 31	MIL 8	LAN DNQ	ATL 13	PIP	IRP 12	LAN	SPR	MIL 13	DUQ	ISF	TRE 25	SAC	PHX 7													24th	275
1967	PHX	TRE	INDY 13	MIL 23	LAN	PIP	MOS	MOS	IRP DNQ	LAN DNQ	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL 15	DUQ	ISF	TRE 20	SAC	HAN 14	PHX	RIV								-	0
1968	HAN	LVG	PHX	TRE	INDY 10	MIL	MOS	MOS	LAN	PIP	CDR	NAZ	IRP	IRP	LAN	LAN	MTR	MTR	SPR	MIL	DUQ DNQ	ISF	TRE	SAC	MCH	HAN	PHX	RIV	34th	150
1969	PHX	HAN	INDY	MIL DNQ	LAN 11	PIP	CDR	NAZ	TRE	IRP	IRP	MIL	SPR	DOV	DUQ	ISF	BRN	BRN	TRE	SAC	KEN	KEN	PHX	RIV					52nd	30

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1959 48 5 144.225 6 26 85 0 Piston 1960 14 21 143.158 25 16 194 0 Flagged 1961 16 24 144.029 33 32 26 0 Piston 1962 18 15 146.604 22 19 96 0 Oil Leak 1963 26 20 148.717 19 25 79 0 Oil Leak 1964 16 20 151.038 27 10 196 0 Flagged 1966 39 31 158.367 33 31 0 0 Crash FS 1967 39 12 164.084 14 13 187 0 Crash FS 1968 6 25 162.866 25 10 196 0 Flagged Totals 1059 0

Starts 9 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 2 Retired 6

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Bobby Grim participated in 2 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.

Award

He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.