Chuck Weyant (3 April 1923 – 23 January 2017) was an American racing driver from St. Marys, Ohio, best known for his success in midget racing and his appearances in the Indianapolis 500.
Driver Bio
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | St Mary’s, Ohio, USA |
| Born | 3 April 1923 |
| Died | 23 January 2017 |
| First Grand Prix | 1955 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last Grand Prix | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
| Years Active | 1955, 1957–1959 |
| Current/Last Team | Kurtis Kraft |
For many years after his retirement, Weyant held another distinction: he was the oldest living Indianapolis 500 veteran. He died in January 2017 at the age of 93.
Midget cars
Racing was very much a family business for Weyant. He began competing in the early 1940s, racing against both his father and his brother before the United States entered the Second World War.
His career gathered momentum after the war, with Weyant taking his first victory in 1947. He went on to become a major presence in Midwestern midget racing, winning track championships at Charleston and Belleville in Illinois.
Consistency was one of his great strengths. Between 1951 and 1971, Weyant finished inside the top 25 of the national points standings nine times, remaining competitive across an impressively long stretch of racing history.
He won at least 64 feature races during his career, including 13 national-level events.
One of the biggest victories came in 1955, when Weyant won the prestigious Hut Hundred at the Terre Haute Action Track. It was the kind of result that cemented his reputation as one of the leading midget racers of his generation.
Championship cars
Weyant also stepped up into top-level American Championship Car racing, competing in both the AAA and later USAC series between 1952 and 1959.
Across that period he made 21 Championship Car starts and qualified for the Indianapolis 500 four times, appearing in 1955 and again from 1957 through 1959.
He recorded five top-ten finishes in Championship Car competition. His best results were eighth-place finishes at Las Vegas in 1954 and at the Milwaukee Mile in 1959.
Although he never reached Victory Lane at Indianapolis, simply making the field during an era when the 500 regularly attracted large numbers of hopeful entrants was an achievement in itself.
Career awards
Weyant’s contribution to American short-track racing was later recognised with induction into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
His career stretched from racing alongside his own family before the Second World War to competing at Indianapolis and remaining active in midget racing for decades afterwards – a remarkably durable run in one of motorsport’s toughest eras.
Grand Prix Stats
| Race Entries | 6 |
| Race Starts | 4 |
| Did Not Start | 0 |
| Best Race Start | 25th |
| Best Race Finish | 12th |
| Retirements | 2 |
| First-Lap Retirements | 0 |
| Not Classified | 0 |
| Disqualified | 0 |
| Did Not Qualify | 2 |
Qualifying
| Qualifying Sessions | 6 |
| Reached Q3 | 0 |
| Q2 Eliminations | 0 |
| Q1 Eliminations | 0 |
| Did Not Qualify | 2 |
