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Fred Agabashian (21 August 1913 Modesto, California – 13 October 1989 Alamo, California) was an American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.

1 Midget car
2 Indy 500 results
3 Complete Formula One Championship results
4 Broadcaster
5 Award
6 References

Midget car

Agabashian competed in his first midget car race in his teens. His first championship was the 1937 Northern California Racing Association against such drivers as Duane Carter, Lynn Deister, and Paul Swedberg.¹. He captured the 1946 BCRA championship for Jack London. He won the 1947 and 1948 BCRA championships for George Bignotti.

Indy 500 results

Year²	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1947	41	23	121.478	13	9	191	0	Flagged
1948	26	32	122.737	28	23	58	0	Oil line
1949	15	31	127.007	25	27	38	0	Overheating
1950	28	2	132.792	3	28	64	0	Oil line
1951	59	11	135.029	6	17	109	0	Clutch
1952	28	1	138.010	3	27	71	0	Supercharger
1953	59	2	137.546	4	4	200	1	Running
1954	77	24	137.746	30	6	200	0	Running
1955	14	4	141.933	2	32	39	0	Spun T2
1956	42	7	144.069	8	12	196	0	Flagged
1957	14	4	142.557	8	22	107	0	Fuel leak
Totals						1273	1

Starts	11
Poles	1
Front Row	3
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	3
Retired	7

Complete Formula One Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	GBR	MON	500 Ret	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		NC	0
1952	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins Diesel	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	500 4	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	18th	1.5
1954	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	500 6	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	30th	0
1955	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 Ret	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0
1956	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 12	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		12th	0
1957	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	ARG	MON	500 Ret	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0

Broadcaster

After his retirement, Agabashian did color commentary for the 500 Radio Network.

Award

Agabashian was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

References

^ Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
^ Fred Agabashian Indy 500 Race Stats [1]

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