Don Branson
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1959 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1960 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1959-1960 Phillips | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | WM-21. ( 1960 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 3 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Donald "Don" Branson (born June 6, 1920 in Rantoul , † November 12, 1966 in Ascot ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Don Branson started twice in his career at the Indianapolis 500 , which was classified as the Formula 1 world championship race from 1950 to 1960 . In 1959 he retired when he first raced a Phillips - Offenhauser on the 112th lap with a defect in the torsion bar. The following year he competed again with a Phillips Offenhauser. Starting the race from eighth place on the grid, with fourth place he achieved his only place in the Formula 1 points and three points for the drivers' world championship. He died in a racing accident in November 1966.
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 | Branson, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Branson, Donald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rantoul |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1966 |
| Place of death | Ascot |