Bayliss Levrett
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
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| 1950 Richard L. Palmer | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Bayliss Levrett (born February 14, 1913 in Jacksonville , Florida , † March 13, 2002 in Reno ) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Bayliss Levrett started in a total of ten races in the AAA National Series in 1949 and 1950 . His best result was a fourth place, which he achieved in Milwaukee in 1949 on a Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser .
He competed twice in Indianapolis . In 1949 a lost oil drain plug stopped him after 52 laps, in 1950 he put back 105 laps from 17th on the grid and then handed his car over to Bill Cantrell , who had to retire only three laps later. In 1951 he could not qualify for the race. In 1952 he had a serious accident in qualifying for the race, in which he was burned. Then he ended his career. Since the 500 miles from Indianapolis were part of the driver’s world championship from 1950 to 1960 , he also has a Grand Prix start.
He died at the age of 88 in Reno after prolonged Alzheimer's disease .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1949 | 69 | 29 | 207,957 | 24 | 52 | Oil loss | |
| 1950 | 24 | 17th | 211.095 | 27 2 | 105 | handed over to Cantrell for 2 rounds | |
| 1951 | 46 | DNQ | |||||
| 1952 | 69 | DNQ | Training accident |
| Legend | ||
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| 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) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| 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 |
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| () | 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 .
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Levrett, Bayliss |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jacksonville , Florida , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2002 |
| Place of death | Reno , Nevada , United States |