Age, Biography and Wiki
Johnny Mantz was born on 18 September, 1918 in Hebron, Indiana, is an American racing driver (1918–1972). Discover Johnny Mantz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?
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54 years old |
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Virgo |
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18 September 1918 |
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18 September |
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Hebron, Indiana |
| Date of death |
25 October, 1972 |
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United States
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Johnny Mantz Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Johnny Mantz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Johnny Mantz worth at the age of 54 years old? Johnny Mantz’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from United States. We have estimated Johnny Mantz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Johnny Mantz (September 18, 1918 – October 25, 1972) was an American racecar driver.
He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the non-championship Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.
Mantz made two starts in the Indianapolis 500.
He started 8th in 1948 and finished a black-flagged 13th, completing 185 laps.
In 1949 he started 9th and finished 7th, completing all 200 laps.
He was a member of the Lincoln team in the first Carrera Panamericana in Mexico in 1950.
He and Bill Stroppe were able to lead quite a bit of the multi-day race.
With the finish line in sight and no more spare tires to run, Mantz was forced to run on rims and limped across the finish line ending up 9th.
Mantz also made 12 NASCAR Grand National starts from 1950–1951 and 1955-1956.
He won in his third NASCAR race, the first Southern 500 held at Darlington Raceway.
This was the first 500-mile race in the history of NASCAR.
The newly built Darlington Raceway was also the first "Super Speedway" for NASCAR, even though it was a little under a mile and a half in size.
The Southern 500 was also the only paved event for NASCAR in 1950.
Mantz and his Plymouth were the race's slowest qualifier, almost 10 MPH slower than the pole winner, Curtis Turner.
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960.
Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation.
In the 1953 Indianapolis 500, Mantz drove in relief of Walt Faulkner.
As a result of this shared ride, Mantz participated in 1 World Championship race, but he scored no World Championship points.
He was the first USAC Stock Car national champ in 1956.
Mantz's last stock car race was in Pomona, California in 1958.
Mantz was featured in several magazine advertisements for Ford cars in the early 1960s.
He died at 54 years old in a fatal car accident near Ojai, California.
As of 2010, the speedway presents the Johnny Mantz trophy to the winner of the Southern 500.
Mantz was also the first person to try and bring NASCAR sanctions to the West Coast of the United States.
But because he qualified on the 9th of 15 days of time trials, he started 43rd in the 75 car field.
Mantz fitted truck tires that did not wear quickly or blow out, while his competitors had to stop often to pit for new tires.
It was his only NASCAR win.
He would win by 9 laps over the second-place finisher, Fireball Roberts, with an average speed of 75.250MPH.
The race took more than 6 hours to run.
Other than the car number, Mantz had one lone sponsorship decal on his car which was placed by the Justice Brothers for the product they were distributing.
