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...r 8]] [[1984]]) was an American race car driver who won the [[Indianapolis 500]] in [[1950]]. ...is 500 was included in the [[Formula One]] World Championship from 1950 to 1960, he is credited with participation in 9 grands prix, debuting on [[May 30]]

...and 1946-1961 seasons with 121 starts, including 14 in the [[Indianapolis 500]]. He finished in the top ten 74 times, with 21 victories. ...ed as a round of the [[Formula One]] World championship from [[1950]] to [[1960]] his career is credited with participation in 11 grands prix, with 1 podiu

...[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] during practice for the [[1953 Indianapolis 500]]. During his long Indy career, Miller earned the nickname "Dean of the Spe ...t|300px|'''Photo of Chet Miller's vehicle after his crash in the 1939 Indy 500''']]

| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small></small> | [[1958 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small></small>

|First win || [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|1960]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] ...nishes and fourth place in the Driver's Championship. In 1960 he won the [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monz

...which he competed that season that he didn't win. Ascari's [[Ferrari Tipo 500]] dominated 1952, winning all six races in Europe that season and recording | [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><font color=black><small></small>

[[Image:indy_500.jpg|300px|thumb|right|1994 Indianapolis 500, a National Championship race]] The [[Indianapolis 500]] has been a round of the National Championship since its inception in 1911

...f; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:indy 500.jpg|250px|Indianapolis 500, 1994]] ! colspan=2 |'''Indianapolis 500'''

| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]] '''Edition 1959 - 1960:'''

...torcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] ...motorcycle racing season|1959]],[[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]

...[[Italian Grand Prix]], the [[Belgian Grand Prix]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]]. The French Grand Prix has been part of the [[Formula One]] championships | [[1960 French Grand Prix|1960]], [[1966 French Grand Prix|1966]], [[1967 French Grand Prix|1967]]

...and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] (with which it forms the [[Triple Crown o ...nable to compete, having a prior commitment to compete in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day. Hughes, M. 2007. ''Street theatre 1929''. '''Motor Sport''

...in the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]], Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the [[1 ...the twins were racing. Mario had 21 modified stockcar wins in 46 races in 1960 and 1961.

...himself and almost made it to the Olympics only just missing the team for 1960. ...965 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]]. 1966 saw him almost win the [[Indianapolis 500]] on his first attempt only to be denied by a broken scavenge pump while le

|[[1950 Formula One season|1950]]-[[1960 Formula One season|1960]] |align="left"|[[1959 Formula One season|1959]], [[1960 Formula One season|1960]]

...3]] designs, occurred in the 1950s. [[Jack Brabham]], champion in 1959 and 1960, soon proved the new design's superiority. By 1961, all competitors had swi ...new rules and regulations. In 2005, the [[United States Grand Prix]] at [[Indianapolis]] saw only three out of ten teams race in a bizarre mishap when it turned o

...d across six of the 'major' Grands Prix of Europe, plus the [[Indianapolis 500]], was a mere formalization of what had already been developing in Grand Pr ...important for Formula One and was no longer part of the championship after 1960. [[Nino Farina]] won the inaugural championship, [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] tak

...e [[Indianapolis 500]] was part of the World Championship between 1950 and 1960 but ran to its own regulations and was never formally a Formula One race). === The 1.5 litre era (1957–1960) ===

...lfa Romeo badge.jpg|thumb|200px|The badge on the front of an Alfa in the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] Hall of Fame Museum]] ...unrivaled driver Armandino Spadafora brought down on the Spanish Steps in 1960 while following some robbers - it was instead a black [[Ferrari 250]] GT/E

...lack of suitable F1 cars. Ferrari entered the 2000cm³ 4-cyl [[Ferrari Tipo 500]], which went on to win almost every race in which it competed in the [[195 [[1960 Formula One season]] proved little better than 1959. Ferrari kept drivers H