Eddie Johnson (racing driver)

**Eddie Johnson**
Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1952
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1960
Constructors
	1952 Pete Salemi 1953 Ernest L. Ruiz 1954 Dr RN Sabourin DC 1955 Kalamazoo Sports Inc. 1956 Pete Salemi 1957 HA Chapman 1958 and 1959 JS Donaldson 1960 Jim Robbins Co.
statistics
World Cup balance:	WM-26. ( 1960 )
World Cup points :	1
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

Edward "Eddie" Johnson (born February 10, 1919 in Richmond , Virginia , † July 30, 1974 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American racing driver .

Career

Eddie Johnson has contested 33 races in the AAA National Series and the USAC Series in his career . He achieved his best result with a third place in 1959 on the Trenton circuit. He also competed 15 times in the Indianapolis 500 . He achieved his best placement with the sixth place in 1960 , with that he also achieved a point for the drivers' championship of the Formula 1 world championship since the 500-mile race from 1950 to 1960 was part of the world championship.

Eddie Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland in 1974.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1952	81	24	215.585	16	193	0
1953	26th	DNQ
1953	2			7 ²	88	0	drove Rathmann's car; Rd. 112-200
1954	83	DNQ
1954	12			22 ²	67	0	drove Ward's car; Rd. 94-160
1955	83	32	216,341	13	196	0
1956	89	DNQ
1956	81	32	223.824	15th	195	0
1957	43	20th	225.562	25th	93	0	Bearing damage
1958	61	26th	229,585	9	200	0
1959	19th	8th	231.725	8th	200	0
1960	22nd	7th	233,334	6th	200	0
1961	33	10	234.686	18th	127	0	accident
1962	32	18th	235.893	25th	38	0	Magneto ignition
1963	88	21st	238.966	20th	112	0	accident
1964	84	24	246,047	26th	6th	0	fuel pump
1965	23	28	247,801	10	195	0
1966	54	29	255.686	7th	175	0	engine

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	^P / bold	Pole position
	_SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .

Individual evidence

↑ Champ Car-Starts: [1]
↑ Oldracingcars.com: [2]

personal data
SURNAME	Johnson, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Johnson, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH	February 10, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Richmond , Virginia , United States
DATE OF DEATH	July 30, 1974
Place of death	Cleveland , Ohio , United States

[1] Champ Car-Starts: [1]

[2] Oldracingcars.com: [2]