Bobby Marshman - Wikipedia
George Robert Marshman [1] (September 24, 1936 – December 3, 1964), was an American racecar driver. Born the son of auto race promoters George and Evelyn Marshman [2] in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Marshman died in San Antonio, Texas of injuries sustained in a tire test in Phoenix, Arizona.
George Robert “Bobby” Marshman (1936-1964) - Find a Grave
Sep 24, 2012 · Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he began his pro career in 1961, driving in the USAC Championship Car Series and his number 7 finish at the 1961 Indianapolis 500 earned him the co-rookie of the year award with Parnelli Jones. He finished in the top ten 25 times (1961-64), with one victory in 1962, at Phoenix.
Hard-Working Bobby Marshman - SPEED SPORT
May 9, 2020 · Young Bobby Marshman, from Pottstown, Pa., in his red-white-and-blue Pure Firebird Special, a Jack Beckley re-engineered, year-old Lotus/Ford, blasted past a startled Jim Clark and into the lead. This bold move jerked the crowd out of its pall.
Bobby Marshman, the man who died too soon, gets a …
Jul 24, 2019 · This much is clear: Bobby Marshman, who crabbed his way out of the eastern Pennsylvania bullrings and managed to reach Indianapolis, had all the inner stuff he needed to go all the way. Then came the blood-spattered American racing season of 1964.
1962 – Crash Halts Ball Race; Marshman Declared Winner
Nov 18, 2020 · Bobby Marshman of Pottstown, Penn., was declared the winner and collected the $4,800 first prize. Marshman, driving the Lindsey Hopkins Special, hustled his car into the forefront on lap 30 after a tight duel with Parnelli Jones …
Marshman Dies of Burns Suffered in Race Car Crash
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 3 (XPI)—Bobby Marshman died of burns today, one week after his rear‐engine Lotus Ford slammed into the wall of the Phoenix International Raceway at 115 miles an hour and...
Bobby Marshman - Wikiwand
Marshman may be best known for his performance during the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Early in the race, following a fiery crash that claimed the lives of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald , Marshman took the lead from polesitter and race favorite Jim Clark .
Eastern Motorsports Press Association - Hall of Fame
Bobby Marshman First racing close to home at age 18 in a Sprint Car, Bobby was URC Rookie of the Year in 1955. He then became a standout in ARDC and national USAC Midget racing, including winning Midget features at NJ’s Trenton Speedway mile paved oval in 1958, 60 and 61.
Bobby Marshman « OldRacingCars.com
Bobby Marshman (born 24 Sep 1936 Pottstown, Pennsylvania; died 03 Dec 1964 San Antonio, Texas). Up and coming driver, a regular in USAC events, who died of his injuries in a specialist burns unit, after crashing his Lotus in a tyre test at Phoenix, just days after he had raced there in the final race of the season.
An American Racer: Bobby Marshman and the Indianapolis 500
Marshman could win in any type of car: midgets, sprint cars, dirt Champ cars, Indy roadsters and rear-engine Grand Prix-type bullets. An excellent narrative by author Michael Argetsinger, offering comprehensive history of Bobby Marshman's meteoric rise …