Chuck Weyant (April 3, 1923 – January 24, 2017) was born in St Mary Ohio.
Until his death, Weyant was the oldest living Indianapolis 500 veteran. He died on January 24, 2017 at the age of 93. Weyant came from a racing family. He started out racing against his brother and father in the early 1940s before World War 2I.
He had his first win in 1947 after the war. Weyant won track titles at Charleston and Belleville Illinois.
He finished in the top 25 in the National points battle nine times between 1951 and 1971. He won at least 64 feature events, including 13 National events. One of his greatest victories was the 1955 Hut Hundred at the Terre Haute Action Track.
Weyant came from a racing family. He started out racing against his brother and father in the early 1940s before the start of World War 2.
He had his first win in 1947 after the war. Weyant won track titles at Charleston and Belleville. Weyant raced in the AAA and the USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1959 seasons, with 21 career starts, including the 1955 and 1957-1959 Indianapolis 500 Mile races.
He had his first win in 1947 after the war. Weyant won track titles at Charleston and Belleville Illinois.
He finished in the top 25 in the National points battle nine times between 1951 and 1971. He won at least 64 feature events, including 13 National events. One of his greatest victories was the 1955 Hut Hundred at the Terre Haute Action Track.
Weyant came from a racing family. He started out racing against his brother and father in the early 1940s before the start of World War 2.
He had his first win in 1947 after the war. Weyant won track titles at Charleston and Belleville. Weyant raced in the AAA and the USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1959 seasons, with 21 career starts, including the 1955 and 1957-1959 Indianapolis 500 Mile races.
Photos from USAC file along with the details of the passing of Chuck Weyant
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