# 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, 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 3rd.

## 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 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 80 |
| 1965 | PHX 23 | TRE | INDY 21 | MIL DNQ | LAN 16 | PPR | TRE 9 | IRP 9 | ATL 25 | LAN 7 | MIL | ISF 2 | MIL | DSF 14 | INF 8 | TRE 10 | SAC 15 | PHX DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 453 |
| 1966 | PHX 6 | TRE | INDY 19 | MIL 10 | LAN 21 | ATL DNQ | PIP | IRP 6 | LAN 11 | SPR 6 | MIL 10 | DUQ DNQ | ISF 12 | TRE DNP | SAC 11 | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 365 |
| 1967 | PHX 21 | TRE | INDY 26 | MIL 18 | LAN DNQ | PIP | MOS | MOS | IRP DNQ | LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR 18 | MIL DNQ | DUQ 16 | ISF 17 | TRE DNQ | SAC 3 | HAN 22 | PHX | RIV | | | | | | | | 30th | 140 |
| 1968 | HAN 9 | LVG 5 | PHX 6 | TRE 6 | INDY 31 | MIL 8 | MOS | MOS | LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ 8 | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR 3 | MIL | DUQ 10 | ISF 3 | TRE DNQ | SAC 13 | MCH | HAN | PHX 3 | RIV DNP | 16th | 919 |
| 1969 | PHX | HAN 14 | INDY 16 | MIL DNQ | LAN 9 | PIP | CDR | NAZ | TRE 5 | IRP 20 | IRP | MIL 25 | SPR 2 | DOV | DUQ 7 | ISF 7 | BRN DNQ | BRN | TRE 5 | SAC DNQ | KEN | KEN | PHX 26 | RIV 18 | | | | | 17th | 840 |
| 1970 | PHX 7 | SON | TRE | INDY 20 | MIL | LAN | CDR | MCH 23 | IRP 23 | SPR 14 | MIL | ONT DNQ | DUQ 4 | ISF 14 | SED 15 | TRE 18 | SAC 2 | PHX 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 460 |
| 1971 | RAF | RAF | PHX 18 | TRE | INDY 33 | MIL 21 | POC 33 | MCH 14 | MIL 5 | ONT 32 | TRE 14 | PHX 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 200 |
| 1972 | PHX 16 | TRE DNQ | INDY 11 | MIL 23 | MCH 6 | POC 21 | MIL 18 | ONT 8 | TRE 10 | PHX 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 517 |
| 1973 | TWS | TRE | TRE | INDY 12 | MIL | POC 25 | MCH | MIL | ONT | ONT | ONT 14 | MCH | MCH | TRE | TWS | PHX 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32nd | 29 |
| 1974 | ONT | ONT 10 | ONT 11 | PHX 17 | TRE | INDY 28 | MIL | POC 25 | MCH | MIL | MCH 16 | TRE | TRE | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 130 |
| 1975 | ONT DNS | ONT | ONT 20 | PHX 18 | TRE | INDY 8 | MIL | POC 10 | MCH 22 | MIL | MCH | TRE | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 400 |
| 1976 | PHX | TRE | INDY 13 | MIL | POC 9 | MCH | TWS | TRE | MIL | ONT | MCH 22 | TWS 7 | PHX 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 365 |
| 1977 | ONT | PHX | TWS | TRE | INDY 24 | MIL | POC 33 | MOS | MCH DNQ | TWS 20 | MIL | ONT 32 | MCH 21 | PHX 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 45 |
| 1978 | PHX | ONT | TWS | TRE | INDY 8 | MOS | MIL | POC 6 | MCH 15 | ATL | TWS DNS | MIL | ONT 27 | MCH | TRE | SIL 11 | BRH 8 | PHX 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 766 |
| 1979 | ONT 8 | TWS 5 | INDY 33 | MIL 18 | POC 25 | TWS | MIL 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 361 |
| 1980 | ONT | INDY 15 | MIL | POC DNQ | MDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 25 |
| 1981-82 | INDY DNQ$^1$ | POC 4 | ILL 1 | DUQ 3 | ISF 8 | INDY 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 1,395 |
| 1982-83 | ISF | DSF 15 | NAZ 9 | INDY 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 95 |
| 1983-84 | DUQ 4 | INDY 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1979 | Hoffman Racing | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY 33 | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | | | | - | 0 |
| 1980 | Gilmore Racing | ONT | INDY 15 | MIL | POC DNQ | MDO | MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | | | | | | 48th | 25 |
| 1982 | | PHX | ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH 19 | MIL | POC 21 | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | | | | | | | 40th | 3 |
| 1983 | | ATL | INDY 32 | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | | | | | 59th | 0 |
| 1984 | Gilmore Racing | LBH | PHX | INDY 11 | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | | 38th | 2 |
| 1985 | Gilmore Racing | LBH | INDY 32 | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | | | 60th | 0 |
| 1986 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX | LBH | INDY 26 | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 27 | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | 48th | 0 |
| 1987 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | PHX | INDY 33 | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | | 50th | 0 |
| 1988 | Calumet Farms | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | | - | 0 |
| 1990 | | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | | - | 0 |
| 1992 | Gilmore Racing | SRF | PHX 22 | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | | | | | | | | | 53rd | 0 |
| 1992 | Euromotorsport | | | | | | | | | | MCH 24 | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | | 53rd | 0 |

## 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 | |