George Snider

George Lee Snider III (born December 8, 1940, in Bakersfield, California) is a retired American race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 500, tied for the most starts without winning the race. His best finish was eighth in the 1975 Indianapolis 500. Snider made many starts driving for his good friend A. J. Foyt. His last Indy start was in 1987. Snider is known to many fans by his nickname "Ziggy".

Snider is the 1971 USAC Silver Crown Champion and the 1981-1982 USAC Champ Car champion, the last "big car" championship to include pavement races other than the Indy 500.

Snider owns Silver Crown race cars and, in 2005, allowed Foyt's grandson A. J. Foyt IV to race a car at the Milwaukee Mile.

Snider is currently a partner in ownership of non wing 360ci and 410ci sprint car teams in California (BUSTER AND ZIGGY RACING). Peter Murphy (originally from Australia now residing in Fresno, CA) currently drives their 360ci non wing sprint car in USAC West Coast 360 competition. Bud Kaeding (multi time USAC champion and Oval Nationals champion) drove the 410ci sprint car for the team on August 14, 2010, at Santa Maria Speedway in a USAC/CRA racing event where he placed third.

Awards He was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2021.

Complete USAC Championship Car results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pos Points 1964 PHX TRE INDY MIL LAN TRE SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC PHX 39th 80 1965 PHX TRE INDY21 MIL LAN PPR TRE IRP ATL LAN MIL ISF MIL DSF INF TRE SAC PHX 21st 453 1966 PHX TRE INDY19 MIL10 LAN21 ATLDNQ PIP IRP6 LAN11 SPR6 MIL10 DUQDNQ ISF12 TREDNP SAC11 PHX 19th 365 1967 PHX21 TRE INDY26 MIL18 LANDNQ PIP MOS MOS IRPDNQ LAN MTR MTR SPR18 MILDNQ DUQ16 ISF17 TREDNQ SAC3 HAN22 PHX RIV 30th 140 1968 HAN LVG PHX TRE INDY31 MIL MOS MOS LAN PIP CDR NAZ IRP IRP LAN LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC MCH HAN PHX RIV 16th 919 1969 PHX HAN INDY16 MIL LAN PIP CDR NAZ TRE5 IRP IRP MIL25 SPR DOV DUQ ISF BRN BRN TRE5 SAC KEN KEN PHX26 RIV18 17th 840 1970 PHX SON TRE INDY20 MIL LAN CDR MCH IRP SPR MIL ONTDNQ DUQ ISF SED TRE SAC PHX 21st 460 1971 RAF RAF PHX18 TRE INDY33 MIL21 POC33 MCH14 MIL5 ONT32 TRE14 PHX15 29th 200 1972 PHX16 TREDNQ INDY11 MIL23 MCH6 POC21 MIL18 ONT8 TRE10 PHX10 16th 517 1973 TWS TRE TRE INDY12 MIL POC25 MCH MIL ONT ONT ONT14 MCH MCH TRE TWS PHX12 32nd 29 1974 ONT ONT10 ONT11 PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE TRE PHX 29th 130 1975 ONTDNS ONT ONT20 PHX18 TRE INDY8 MIL POC10 MCH22 MIL MCH TRE PHX 18th 400 1976 PHX TRE INDY13 MIL POC9 MCH TWS TRE MIL ONT MCH22 TWS7 PHX10 19th 365 1977 ONT PHX TWS TRE INDY24 MILPOC33 MOS MCHDNQ TWS20 MIL ONT32 MCH21 PHX10 40th 45 1978 PHX ONT TWS TRE INDY8 MOS MIL POC6 MCH15 ATL TWSDNS MIL ONT27 MCH TRE SIL11 BRH8 PHX20 15th 766 1979 ONT8 TWS5 INDY33 MIL18 POC25 TWS MIL11 14th 361 1980 ONT INDY15 MIL POCDNQ MOH 44th 25 1981-82 INDYDNQ1 POC4 ILL1 DUQ3 ISF8 INDY21 1st 1,395 1982-83 ISF DSF15 NAZ9 INDY32 19th 95 1983-84 DUQ4 INDY11 8th 340

1: At the 1981 Indianapolis 500, Snider initially qualified 29th, but the sold the car to Tim Richmond. Richmond drove the car on race day.

Complete PPG Indy Car Series results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Ref 1979 Hoffman Racing PHX ATL ATL INDY33 TRE TRE MCH MCH WGL TRE ONT MCH ATL PHX-0 1980 Gilmore Racing ONT INDY15 MIL POCDNQ MOH MCH WGL MIL ONT MCH MEX PHX 48th 25 1982 PHX ATL MIL CLE MCH MIL POC RIV ROA MCH PHX 40th 3 1983 ATL INDY32 MIL CLE MCH ROA POC RIV MOH MCH CPL LAG PHX 59th 0 1984 Gilmore Racing LBH PHX INDY11 MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MOH SAN MCH PHX LAG CPL 38th 2 1985 Gilmore Racing LBH INDY32 MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MOH SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA 60th 0 1986 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX LBH INDY26 MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH27 POC MOH SAN MCH ROA LAG PHX MIA 48th 0 1987 A. J. Foyt Enterprises LBH PHX INDY33 MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MOH NAZ LAG MIA 50th 0 1988 Calumet Farms PHX LBH INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MOH ROA NAZ LAG MIA - 0 1990 PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MOH ROA NAZ LAG - 0 1992 Gilmore Racing SRF PHX LBH INDY DET POR MIL NHA TOR 53rd 0 Euromotorsport MCH CLE ROA VAN MOH NAZ LAG

Indianapolis 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1965 Gerhardt Offy 16th 21st 1966 Lotus Ford 3rd 19th 1967 Mongoose Ford 10th 28th 1968 Mongoose Ford 29th 31st 1969 Coyote Ford 15th 16th 1970 Coyote Ford 10th 20th 1971 Eagle Offy 21st 33rd 1972 Coyote Foyt 21st 11th 1973 Coyote Foyt 30th 12th 1974 Atlanta Foyt 13th 28th 1975 Eagle Offy 24th 8th 1976 Eagle Offy 27th 13th 1977 Wildcat DGS 13th 24th 1978 Coyote Foyt 23rd 8th 1979 Lightning Offy 35th 33rd 1980 Parnelli Cosworth 21st 15th 1981 Parnelli Cosworth 29th DNS 1982 March Cosworth 26th 21st 1983 March Cosworth 13th 32nd 1984 March Cosworth 31st 11th 1985 March Chevrolet 28th 32nd 1986 March Cosworth 31st 26th 1987 March Chevrolet 31st 33rd 1988 March Chevrolet DNQ 1990 Lola Buick DNQ