- Emil
Albert Diedt (born Emil
Albert Didt,
March 17, 1897 –
December 8, 1980) was an
American race car builder. He
specialized in body-building and metalwork...
- was won by the
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser of
Johnnie Parsons,
ahead of the
Diedt-Offenhausers of Bill
Holland and
Mauri Rose. The race was
stopped after...
- Championship. All were
based in the
United States.
Adams Bromme Christensen Emil
Diedt Frank DelRoy Dunn
Elder Quin
Epperly Wayne Ewing Hall
Eddie Kuzma Langley...
- and 1948, Rose
captured back-to-back
Indianapolis 500s
driving one of the
Diedt/Offenhauser Blue
Crown Spark Plug Specials,
owned and
prepared by veteran...
- race with the
following 35 constructors:
Adams Bromme Christensen Emil
Diedt Frank DelRoy Dunn
Eagle Elder Quin
Epperly Wayne Ewing Hall
Kurtis Kraft...
- Active years 1950–1954
Teams Sherman,
Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, Silnes,
Diedt Entries 5 (2 starts)
Championships 0 Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0 Pole...
- 2:46:55.97 690 91 2 10 3 Bill
Holland W
Diedt-Offenhauser 130.48 21 137 - 1 Lap 552 6 3 3 31
Mauri Rose W
Diedt-Offenhauser 132.31 6 137 - 1 Lap 483 4...
- One
World Championship career Active years 1950–1960
Teams Kurtis Kraft,
Diedt, Kuzma, Epperly,
Watson Entries 11
Championships 0 Wins 0
Podiums 1 Career...
- (Trenton)
Formula One
World Championship career Active years 1953–1958
Teams Diedt,
Kurtis Kraft,
Schroeder Entries 6 (5 starts)
Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums...
- (who was
later hired as by
Carroll Shelby for the Ford GT program), Emil
Diedt (who
formed the
aluminum body of the cars
around the
around the space-frame...
