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Jerry Sneva (born May 23, 1949, Spokane, Washington), is a former off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977-1982 seasons, with 26 combined career starts, including the 1977-1980 and 1982 Indianapolis 500 and was named 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1979 at Pocono.
Jerry is the younger brother of 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1977 |
36 |
16 |
186.616 |
23 |
10 |
187 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1978 |
30 |
32 |
187.266 |
33 |
31 |
18 |
0 |
Transmission |
| 1979 |
73 |
21 |
184.379 |
28 |
31 |
16 |
0 |
Piston |
| 1980 |
7 |
5 |
187.852 |
6 |
17 |
130 |
0 |
Crash T1 |
| 1982 |
69 |
28 |
195.270 |
26 |
23 |
61 |
0 |
Crash T2 |
| Totals |
412 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
5 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
4 |
|
