Andy Linden

Andrew "Andy" Linden (born 5 April 1922 in Brownsville, died 10 February 1987 in Torrance) was an American racing driver. He competed in 8 Indianapolis 500s during the 1950s, starting 7 while it was a Formula 1 race. At 29 years old, he was the youngest driver to score points in Formula 1 for 12 seconds until Bobby Ball crossed the line at the 1951 Indianapolis 500.

Linden made his AAA début at Indianapolis in 1950, but failed to qualify. He would eventually start 60 races, scoring four podiums. Despite his modest results, he managed to finish fifth in the championship in 1955 following his sixth place rsult at Indianapolis as well as seven other top-ten finishes, including a third place at Springfield.

His career ended in 1957, when a crash saw a piece of his helmet break into his skull paralysing Linden.

Complete Formula One Results

Regular championship

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Bruce & Louis Bromme	Bromme	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 DNQ	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	George Leitenberger	Sherman	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 4	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		14th	3
1952	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	M.A. Walker Electric John Zink* Cop-Sil-Soy/Rotary Engineering*	Kurtis Kraft 4000 Kurtis Kraft 4000* Stevens*	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 16 †	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Bardahl/Ed Walsh H.A. Chapman* Brown Motors*	Kurtis Kraft 500C Nichels* Schroeder*	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 11 ‡	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Joseph Massaglia	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 6	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0
1956	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		NC	0
1957	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports J.C. Agajanian*	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 5	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		19th	2

• Drivers often drove for two teams at once in the Indy 500. In 1953, Linden retired from the race in his main car, before relieving Chuck Stevenson, who was himself relieving Jerry Hoyt. After retiring the car, he relieved Rodger Ward, before being relieved by Duke Dinsmore. In 1954, Linden was relieved by Bob Scott and then relieved Johnny Thomson. He was eventually relieved by Bill Homeier and relieved Sam Hanks, who had relieved Johnnie Parsons, who himself had relieved Art Cross. He was relieved by Jimmy Davies.

† Denotes shared drive with Chuck Stevenson and Jerry Hoyt as well as Rodger Ward and Duke Dinsmore in another car after retiring in his own car.
‡ Denotes shared drive with Bob Scott as well as Johnny Thomson and Bill Homeier in a second car and Art Cross, Johnnie Parsons, Sam Hanks and Jimmy Davies in a further car.

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1950	Bruce & Louis Bromme	Bromme	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 DNQ	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0	0	0	0
1951	George Leitenberger	Sherman	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 4	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		17th	0	0	0	3
1952	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0	0	0	0
1953	M.A. Walker Electric John Zink* Cop-Sil-Soy/Rotary Engineering*	Kurtis Kraft 4000 Kurtis Kraft 4000* Stevens*	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 16 †	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0	0	0	0
1954	Bardahl/Ed Walsh H.A. Chapman* Brown Motors*	Kurtis Kraft 500C Nichels* Schroeder*	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 11 ‡	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0	0	0	0
1955	Joseph Massaglia	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 6	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0	0	0	0
1956	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA		NC	0	0	0	0
1957	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports J.C. Agajanian*	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 5	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		19th	0	0	0	2

• Drivers often drove for two teams at once in the Indy 500. In 1953, Linden retired from the race in his main car, before relieving Chuck Stevenson, who was himself relieving Jerry Hoyt. After retiring the car, he relieved Rodger Ward, before being relieved by Duke Dinsmore. In 1954, Linden was relieved by Bob Scott and then relieved Johnny Thomson. He was eventually relieved by Bill Homeier and relieved Sam Hanks, who had relieved Johnnie Parsons, who himself had relieved Art Cross. He was relieved by Jimmy Davies.

† Denotes shared drive with Chuck Stevenson and Jerry Hoyt as well as Rodger Ward and Duke Dinsmore in another car after retiring in his own car.
‡ Denotes shared drive with Bob Scott as well as Johnny Thomson and Bill Homeier in a second car and Art Cross, Johnnie Parsons, Sam Hanks and Jimmy Davies in a further car.