title: Jerry Sneva
text: # Jerry Sneva
  
  Jerry Sneva (May 23, 1949 – January 27, 2018) was an American race driver who drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977-1982 seasons, with 26 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1977-1980 and 1982. He was named the 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. He finished in the top ten five times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1979 at Pocono.
  
  Jerry was the younger brother of 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva. He died January 27, 2018, at the age of 68.
  
  ## Indianapolis 500 results
  
  | Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1977 | 36 | 16 | 186.616 | 23 | 10 | 187 | 0 | Flagged |
  | 1978 | 30 | 32 | 187.266 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 0 | Transmission |
  | 1979 | 73 | 21 | 184.379 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 0 | Piston |
  | 1980 | 7 | 5 | 187.852 | 6 | 17 | 130 | 0 | Crash T1 |
  | 1981 | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | |
  | 1982 | 69 | 28 | 195.270 | 26 | 23 | 61 | 0 | Crash T2 |
  | 1983 | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | Replaced by Dick Ferguson | |
  | 1984 | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | Practice crash - injured | |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 412 | 0 | |
  | Starts | 5 |
  | Poles | 0 |
  | Front Row | 0 |
  | Wins | 0 |
  | Top 5 | 0 |
  | Top 10 | 1 |
  | Retired | 4 |
  