Chuck Leighton
Chuck Leighton (born February 25, 1924 in Los Angeles , California - † June 8, 2003 in Sun City West , Arizona ) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Leighton drove midget and sprint car races in California from the 1930s . In 1950 he tried his hand at the AAA Nantional series , but could not qualify for a race in any of his three attempts. He later ran a plastics factory in Torrance, California.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1950 | 78 | DNQ |
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WD | withdrawn | |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 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Chuck_Leighton
- ↑ http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/LeightonChuck.htm
- ↑ http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Chuck_Leighton
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Leighton, Chuck |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 2003 |
Place of death | Sun City West |