# Bobby Marshman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Marshman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bobby_Marshman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Marshman > Source revision: 1338767629 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American racing driver (1936–1964)}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Bobby Marshman | image = | caption = | nationality = | birth_name = George Robert Marshman | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|09|24}} | birth_place = [Pottstown, Pennsylvania](/source/Pottstown%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1964|12|03|1936|09|24}} | death_place = [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas), U.S. | titles = | awards = | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes | years = 1960–1964 | Total_Champ_Races = 49 | Years_In_Champ = 5 | Champ_Car_Team = | Best_Champ_Pos = 5th – [1962](/source/1962_USAC_Championship_Car_season) | First_Champ_Race = [1961](/source/1961_USAC_Championship_Car_season) [Trenton 100](/source/Trenton_150) ([Trenton](/source/Trenton_International_Speedway)) | Last_Champ_Race = [1964](/source/1964_USAC_Championship_Car_season) [Bobby Ball Memorial](/source/Bobby_Ball_Memorial) ([Phoenix](/source/Phoenix_International_Raceway)) | First_Champ_Win = [1962](/source/1962_USAC_Championship_Car_season) [Bobby Ball Memorial](/source/Bobby_Ball_Memorial) ([ASF](/source/Arizona_State_Fairgrounds)) | Last_Champ_Win = | Champ_Wins = 1 | Champ_Podiums = 10 | Champ_Poles = 1 }}}} '''George Robert Marshman'''{{Cite web |title=Bobby Marshman |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/MarshmanBobby.htm |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} (September 24, 1936 – December 3, 1964), was an American racecar driver. Born the son of auto race promoters George and Evelyn Marshman{{cite news|last=Lukas|first=Paul|title=Marshman switch|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qQ4rAAAAIBAJ&pg=6577%2C216648|newspaper=[Reading Eagle](/source/Reading_Eagle)|date=January 1, 1958}} in [Pottstown, Pennsylvania](/source/Pottstown%2C_Pennsylvania), Marshman died in [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio), [Texas](/source/Texas) of injuries sustained in a tire test in [Phoenix, Arizona](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona). Marshman drove in the [USAC](/source/United_States_Auto_Club) [Championship Car](/source/American_Championship_car_racing) series, racing in the 1961–1964 seasons, with 49 career starts, including each [Indianapolis 500](/source/Indianapolis_500) contest in that span. He finished in the top-ten 25 times, with one victory, in 1962 at the [Arizona State Fairgrounds](/source/Arizona_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum) in Phoenix. His seventh-place finish at the [1961 Indianapolis 500](/source/1961_Indianapolis_500) earned him co-Rookie of the Year honors with [Parnelli Jones](/source/Parnelli_Jones). Marshman may be best known for his performance during the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Early in the race, following a fiery crash that claimed the lives of [Eddie Sachs](/source/Eddie_Sachs) and [Dave MacDonald](/source/Dave_MacDonald), Marshman took the lead from polesitter and race favorite [Jim Clark](/source/Jim_Clark). Marshman, driving a Lotus 29-Ford, extended his lead until the 37th lap, when he was forced off the track to avoid hitting a slower car driven by [Johnny White](/source/Johnny_White_(racing_driver%2C_born_1932)). The instant he spent off the track tore loose oil and water lines, and retired the car. Many observers felt Marshman was on his way to a comfortable victory before luck intervened. A story from the time holds that Marshman wandered the crowd for an hour before returning to the pits and his crew. Marshman, dressed in his fireproof overalls and with oily goggle-marks around his eyes, was holding a race program. Jack Beckley, Marshman's crew chief, studied him quizzically and finally asked, "what are you doing with that?" An embarrassed and crestfallen Marshman replied, "I thought if I bought it no one would know I was a driver and they wouldn't ask me silly questions." On November 27, 1964, Marshman was conducting tire tests at the [Phoenix 1-mile paved oval](/source/Phoenix_International_Raceway). When his Lotus-Ford crashed into the west retaining wall and ruptured the fuel tank, he was not wearing fire-retardant clothing to protect him according to some reports. First able to leave the wreck unassisted, Marshman succumbed to his second and third degree burns six days later.{{cite news|title=Bobby Marshman burned as auto crashes into wall|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AlBSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5918%2C4799621|newspaper=[St. Petersburg Times](/source/Tampa_Bay_Times)|date=November 28, 1964|agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)}}{{cite news|title=Bobby Marshman critical today|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OSEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601%2C2580414|newspaper=[The Gettysburg Times](/source/The_Gettysburg_Times)|date=November 30, 1964|agency=Associated Press}}{{cite news|title=Car crash burns claim Marshman|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IjlWAAAAIBAJ&pg=5125%2C1052193|newspaper=[The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review)|date=December 4, 1964|location=Spokane, Washington|agency=Associated Press}}{{cite news|title=Race driver Bobby Marshman dies|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YEhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5071%2C2670255|newspaper=[Prescott Evening Courier](/source/The_Daily_Courier_(Arizona))|date=December 4, 1964|agency=[United Press International](/source/United_Press_International)}} About a year after her husband's death, Marshman's widow, Janet F. Marshman, sued [Ford Motor Company](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) for $5 million, claiming that the crash resulted from negligence by the car owner, purported to be Ford, which also failed to comply with a warranty that the car was safe according to the suit.{{cite news|title=Widow of Marshman sues Ford|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8mYzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6942%2C4509365|newspaper=[Lodi News-Sentinel](/source/Lodi_News-Sentinel)|date=November 30, 1965|agency=United Press International}} The first Bobby Marshman Memorial race, which featured [ARDC](/source/American_Racing_Drivers_Club) midget cars and was promoted by George Marshman, was held at Hatfield Speedway in June 1966.{{cite news|last=Lukas|first=Paul|title=Memorial|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v24rAAAAIBAJ&pg=5967%2C7616034|newspaper=Reading Eagle|date=June 14, 1966}} ==Complete USAC Championship Car results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! Pos ! Points |- ! [1960](/source/1960_USAC_Championship_Car_season) | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway) | [INDY](/source/1960_Indianapolis_500)
| [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
| [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
| [SPR](/source/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
| [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225) | [DUQ](/source/DuQuoin_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
| [SYR](/source/New_York_State_Fairgrounds) | [ISF](/source/Indiana_State_Fair) |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
{{small|DNQ}} | [SAC](/source/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track) | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200) |colspan=1| !- !0 |- ! [1961](/source/1961_USAC_Championship_Car_season) |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [INDY](/source/1961_Indianapolis_500)
7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [SPR](/source/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [DUQ](/source/DuQuoin_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [SYR](/source/New_York_State_Fairgrounds)
7 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [ISF](/source/Indiana_State_Fair)
2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
19 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [SAC](/source/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track)
3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200)
11 |colspan=1| !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 769 |- ! [1962](/source/1962_USAC_Championship_Car_season) |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [INDY](/source/1962_Indianapolis_500)
5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
21 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [SPR](/source/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
3 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [SYR](/source/New_York_State_Fairgrounds)
13 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [ISF](/source/Indiana_State_Fair)
6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [SAC](/source/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track)
15 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200)
1 !style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th !style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1,581 |- ! [1963](/source/1963_USAC_Championship_Car_season) |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [INDY](/source/1963_Indianapolis_500)
16 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [SPR](/source/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
22 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [DUQ](/source/DuQuoin_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
4 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" | [ISF](/source/Indiana_State_Fair)
DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [SAC](/source/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track)
18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200)
18 |colspan=1| !style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 15th !style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 323 |- ! [1964](/source/1964_USAC_Championship_Car_season) |style="background:#CFEAFF;" | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200)
7 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [INDY](/source/1964_Indianapolis_500)
25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
21 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [LAN](/source/Langhorne_Speedway)
3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
22 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [SPR](/source/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
24 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [DUQ](/source/DuQuoin_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack)
2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [ISF](/source/Indiana_State_Fair)
16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [TRE](/source/Trenton_Speedway)
16 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [SAC](/source/California_State_Fairgrounds_Race_Track)
2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [PHX](/source/XM_Satellite_Radio_Indy_200)
13 !style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7th !style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 867 |} ==Indianapolis 500 results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish |- | [1961](/source/1961_Indianapolis_500) | [Epperly](/source/Quin_Epperly) | [Offy](/source/Offenhauser) | 33rd | 7th |- | [1962](/source/1962_Indianapolis_500) | [Epperly](/source/Quin_Epperly) | [Offy](/source/Offenhauser) | 3rd | 5th |- | [1963](/source/1963_Indianapolis_500) | [Epperly](/source/Quin_Epperly) | [Offy](/source/Offenhauser) | 7th | 16th |- | [1964](/source/1964_Indianapolis_500) | [Lotus](/source/Team_Lotus) | [Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) | 2nd | 25th |} {{S-start}} {{S-sports}} {{Succession box | title = [Indianapolis 500](/source/Indianapolis_500_Rookie_of_the_Year)
[Rookie of the Year](/source/Indianapolis_500_Rookie_of_the_Year)| years = [1961](/source/1961_Indianapolis_500)
[With Parnelli Jones](/source/Parnelli_Jones) | before = [Jim Hurtubise](/source/Jim_Hurtubise) | after = [Jim McElreath](/source/Jim_McElreath)}} {{S-end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Find a Grave|3688|Bobby Marshman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshman, Bobby}} Category:1936 births Category:1964 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Pottstown, Pennsylvania Category:Racing drivers from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers Category:Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year Category:Racing drivers who died while racing Category:Sports deaths in Arizona Category:USAC Stock Car drivers Category:Daytona 500 drivers Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bobby Marshman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Marshman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Marshman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.