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Nationality
  
American

Wins
  
0

Name
  
Cliff Griffith

Entries
  
7 (3 starts)

Role
  
Race car driver

Championships
  
0


Cliff Griffith Cliff Griffith 1916 1996 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
February 6, 1916 (
1916-02-06
)

Teams
  
Kurtis Kraft, Stevens, Miller

Died
  
January 23, 1996, Rochester

Active years
  
1950–1954, 1956–1957

Cliff Griffith (February 6, 1916 in Nineveh, Indiana – January 23, 1996 in Rochester, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

Griffith drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952, 1956 and 1961 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each of those years except 1950. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 4th position, in 1950 at Springfield. His best Indy finish was 9th in 1952.

Prior to joining USAC, Griffith won a pair of championships on the Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association circuit behind the wheel of Hector Honore's legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce".

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Cliff Griffith participated in 3 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.

References

Cliff Griffith Wikipedia


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