Bob Wilder
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Robert John "Bob" Wilder (born January 6, 1921 in Palmer , † May 22, 1953 in Bridgehampton ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Bob Wilder competed in sports car racing in North America in the early 1950s after serving in the United States Air Force for 18 months during World War II . He drove in the SCCA National Sports Car Championship and won six championship races in his short career. His best place in an international race was third overall in the 1953 Sebring 12 Hours , together with Sherwood Johnston in a Jaguar C-Type . The race at Sebring International Raceway was the first championship run in the history of the World Sports Car Championship .
Bob Wilder had a fatal accident in May 1953 while training for an SCCA championship run on the Bridgehampton Road Corse . Wilder lost control of his Allard J2X at high speed and crashed into a bridge railing. Wilder, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene of the accident from his head injuries
statistics
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |
 Gus Ehrman
|
Morgan Plus 4 |
Gus Ehrman
|
Rank 9 | |
| 1953 |
Kind of Feuerbacher
|
Jaguar C-Type |
Sherwood Johnston
|
3rd place and class win |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Kind of Feuerbacher | Jaguar C-Type |
 SEB
|
 MIM
|
 LEM
|
 SPA
|
 ONLY
|
 RTT
|
 CAP
|
| 3 |
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilder, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilder, Robert John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palmer |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1953 |
| Place of death | Bridgehampton |