Bob Finney

American racing driver (1920–1999)

Bob Finney

Born

Robert Neil Finney
(1920-07-01)July 1, 1920
Genoa, Colorado, U.S.

Died

May 10, 1999(1999-05-10) (aged 78)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.

Championship titles

1955, 1957
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Winner

Champ Car career

6 races run over 6 years

Years active

1951–1955

Best finish

21st (tie) – 1955

First race

1950 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)

Last race

1955 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)

First win

1955 Pikes Peak Hill Climb (Pikes Peak)

Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	2	1

Bob Finney^[1] (July 1, 1920 – May 10, 1999) was an American race car driver^[2] from Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[3] He won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb^[4] in 1955, when he was part of the AAA Championship Car. Finney also won this race in 1957, but at that time he was no longer part of the USAC Championship.^[5] He has a total of 6 AAA Championship races between 1950 and 1955.^[6]^[7]

Complete AAA Championship Car results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
1950	INDY	MIL	LAN	SPR	MIL	PIK 15	SYR	DET	SPR	SAC	PHX	BAY	DAR			-	0
1951	INDY	MIL	LAN	DAR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	DUQ	PIK 7	SYR	DET	DNC	SJS	PHX	BAY	42nd	60
1952	INDY	MIL	RAL	SPR	MIL	DET	DUQ	PIK 19	SYR	DNC	SJS	PHX				-	0
1953	INDY	MIL	SPR	DET	SPR	MIL	DUQ	PIK 4	SYR	ISF	SAC	PHX				31st	120
1954	INDY	MIL	LAN	DAR	SPR	MIL	DUQ	PIK 3	SYR	ISF	SAC	PHX	LVG			31st	140
1955	INDY	MIL	LAN	SPR	MIL	DUQ	PIK 1	SYR	ISF	SAC	PHX					21st	200

References

^ "Bob Finney". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ Jim Merrill, Potsy Gow,Tony and Merle Finney,Lou and Dick Frenzel, Bob Finney - foto. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ AAA / USAC Champ Car Series Statistics for Bob Finney. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, still growing after 96 years Archived 2021-07-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ PPIHC All Time Kings of the Mountain (1916-2018). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Bob Finney. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Bob Finney. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

Winners of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Cars

Ten-time	Bobby Unser
Nine-time	Louis Unser
Seven-time	Glen Shultz Nobuhiro Tajima
Five-time	Al Rogers Rod Millen
Four-time	Robby Unser Romain Dumas
Three-time	David Donner
Two-time	Otto Loesche Charles H. Myers Bob Finney Al Unser Ted Foltz Roger Mears Errol Kobilan Gary Lee Kanawyer Bill Brister Paul Dallenbach Rhys Millen
One-time	Rea Lentz King Rhiley Noel Bullock Edward Phillips W.P. Bentrup George Hammond Keith Andrews Wes Vandervoort Mario Andretti Ak Miller Orville Nance Rick Mears Bob Herring Dick Dodge Jr. Al Unser Jr. Michèle Mouton Walter Röhrl Ari Vatanen Larry Ragland Sébastien Loeb Robin Shute

Motorcycles

Six-time	Davey Durelle
Four-time	Bobby Parr Carlin Dunne
Three-time	Rick Deane Brian Anderson Clint Vahsholtz
Two-time	Gary Trachy
One-time	Floyd Clymer Bill Meier Don Tindall Gary Myers Steve Scott Bob Conway Lonnie Houtchens Arlo Englund John Stallworth Lonnie Eubanks Micky Dymond Jeremy Toye Jeffrey Tigert Bruno Langlois Chris Fillmore Rennie Scaysbrook