Dempsey Wilson
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1958 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1960 | ||||||||
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| 1958 Robert Sorenson • 1960 JS Donaldson | |||||||||
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Dempsey Cothrin Wilson (born March 11, 1927 in Los Angeles , † April 23, 1971 there ) was an American automobile racing driver .
Career
Dempsey Wilson drove in 1956 , in the years between 1958 and 1965 as well as 1968 and 1969 in the USAC racing series . In total, he came to 32 races. He also competed four times in the Indianapolis 500 . Since the 500 miles were part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960, Wilson has two World Championship races in the statistics. In both 1958 and 1960 he could not achieve any points. Wilson was not one of the successful drivers in this racing series. His best finish was eighth in the Milwaukee race in 1960.
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wilson, Dempsey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Dempsey Cothrin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1971 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |