Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakaturia e ia te waka a Jim Hurtubise i te tau 1960, i toa ai i te pou mo te Indianapolis 500 e toru maero i te haora. I riro i a Hurtubise te tohu Rookie of the Year o te Indianapolis 500. Ko Oakes ano hoki te rangatira o te roopu mo Johnny White tona
1964 Indianapolis 500 Rookie o te tau mahi. Ko tana whakamatau whakamutunga i Indy ki te tohu Paul Goldsmith i te tau 1965 i mutu i muri i te hapa miihini.