Wes Vandervoort
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May 4, 1926
| Wes Vandervoort | |||||||
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| Born | Wesley Charles Vandervoort May 4, 1926 | ||||||
| Died | September 7, 1993 (aged 67) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| Major victories Pikes Peak Hill Climb (1967) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1967) | ||||||
| First race | 1965 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
| Last race | 1969 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
| First win | 1967 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
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Wesley Charles Vandervoort (May 4, 1926 – September 7, 1993) was an American racing driver. He is best known for competing annually in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and for his victory at that event in 1967.
Vandervoort competed at Pikes Peak over a period of 12 years.[1] He made a total of five Championship Car starts from 1965 to 1969, during which time Pikes Peak was part of the United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Car season schedule.[2]
Vandervoort finished on the podium nine times during his Pikes Peak career, and recorded only one finish outside of the top-ten.[1] He won the event in 1967.[3]
Personal life
Vandervoort was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 4, 1926.[2] He owned and operated a garage in Colorado Springs, and was known to make space and tools available to competitors in need.[1] He died on September 7, 1993, in Colorado Springs.[2]
Awards and honors
- Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2022)[4]