Pat Flaherty Career Statistics (January 6, 2019)

George Francis “Pat” Flaherty, the 1956 Indianapolis 500 winner, was born on this day in 1926 in Glendale, California. Flaherty made only 18 IndyCar starts in his career, winning three races. His 1956 Indy 500 win was the first IndyCar race to be sanctioned by USAC, and he backed that victory up the following race at The Milwaukee Mile.

Here’s a quick summary of his career.

Statistics – Pat Flaherty

- Indianapolis 500 Starts: 5

- Indianapolis 500 Wins: 1

- Indianapolis 500 Average Finish: 12.4

- IndyCar Races: 18 (6 in AAA/12 in USAC)

- IndyCar Wins: 3 (2 at Milwaukee; 1 at Indianapolis 500)

- IndyCar Top Fives: 6

- IndyCar Top 10s: 9 (50 percent)

- IndyCar Laps Led: 236 (out of 2,136 career laps completed, for 11 percent)

- IndyCar Average Finish: 11.3

- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Races: 1 (1951 at Michigan State Fairgrounds; finished 59th out of 59 cars)