The Dunn Engineering Special was a racecar entered in the
Indianapolis 500 during the second half of the 1950s, when the race was part of the
FIA World Championship
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel car, open-wheel single-seater Formula racing, formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The ...
.
The cars were powered by the then-ubiquitous
Offenhauser
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
History
The Offenhauser engine, familiarly ...
engine and were driven by
Pat Flaherty,
Al Keller,
Chuck Weyant
Chuck Weyant (April 3, 1923 – January 24, 2017) was an American racecar driver. He was born in St. Mary's, Ohio.
Until his death, Weyant was the oldest living Indianapolis 500 veteran. He died on January 24, 2017, at the age of 93.
Midget cars ...
and
Al Herman
Al Herman (March 15, 1926 – June 18, 1960) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Topton, Pennsylvania, Herman died in West Haven, Connecticut as a result of injuries sustained in a midget car crash at the West Haven Speedway. Herman was in ...
. Their best result was tenth in 1955.
Formula One constructors (Indianapolis only)
American racecar constructors
Companies based in Indianapolis
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