Keith Andrews

Keith Phillip Andrews (15 June 1920 - 15 May 1957): American racecar driver from Denver, Colorado who was a three-time Colorado midget title winner and Pikes Peak Hill Climb champion in 1954, and a World War Two flying ace who ran an auto repair shop in Colorado Springs. Andrews started racing after the war, initially in roadsters in 1946 before switching to midgets in 1947. He won the Colorado midget championship three years straight from 1952-54 and won the Pikes Peak hill climb in 1954 after finishing second in 1953. He entered the Indianapolis 500 three times from 1955 to 1957, his only Championship F1 entries.

During this era the Indianapolis 500 counted toward the Formula 1 World Championship. He retired from his first two races and failed to qualify in 1957 after suffering a fatal accident in qualifying. He was killed after crashing his car during practice for the 1957 Indianapolis 500.