Charles Van Acker

Charles "Chas" Van Acker (born March 14, 1912 in Brussels, Belgium – died May 31, 1998 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States) was a Belgian-American racing driver who drove at the Indianapolis 500.
He made one Formula One World Championship entry, at the 1950 Indianapolis 500, which was made a round of the 1950 Formula One Season. He failed to qualify for the race.
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==Formula One Career==
Charles Van Acker drove solely in races in North America, from 1946 to 1950. He entered five Indianapolis 500s, starting the event in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and failing to qualify in 1946 and 1950. He drove a car sponsored by Tucker Partners in 1947 and a Redmer-sponsored Stevens from 1948 to his retirement.
His Indy starts were not successful, crashing out in 1947 and 1949 and finishing eight laps down in eleventh in 1948. He was declared physically disqualified from the 1950 race following his 1949 crash.
After he stopped racing, he owned South Bend Motor Speedway (in South Bend, Indiana; 200 km from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway).
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
 	Redmer 	 	0 	NC
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
==Notes==
==External links==
* ChampCarStats profile
* Wikipedia article
Category:Belgian Drivers
Category:1912 births
Category:1998 deaths
Category:1950 Début Drivers
Category:Indianapolis 500-only Drivers
Category:Stevens Drivers
Category:United States Drivers
Category:Deceased Drivers