Don Freeland

**Don Freeland**
Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1953
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1960
Constructors
	1953 Bob Estes 1954, 1955 and 1956 Bob Estes 1957 Ansted Rotary Cor. 1958 Bob Estes 1959 Jim Robbins 1960 Racing Associates
statistics
World Cup balance:	WM-14. ( 1956 )
World Cup points :	4th
Podiums :	1
Leadership laps :	7 over 28,161 km

Donald Lloyd "Don" Freeland (born March 25, 1925 in Los Angeles , California - † November 2, 2007 in San Diego , California) was an American racing driver .

Career

Freeland served as a mechanic in the Navy during World War II . Shortly after the war, he began to drive smaller races.

Freeland had 76 starts in the AAA National and USAC series between 1952 and 1962 . He could never achieve a victory. He finished second three times. 1956 was third overall in the first championship held under the aegis of the USAC. In the Indianapolis 500 , he competed eight times. In 1956 he achieved his best placement with third place in a Phillips Offenhauser. In 1955 he retired with a clutch damage with 22 laps to go, lying in second place. Since the 500 miles were part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 , Freeland was also at the start in eight races. With his third place in 1956 he reached a total of four World Cup points.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1953	38	15th	220.235	27	76	0	accident
1954	7th	6th	222,601	7th	200	0
1955	12	21st	225.063	15th	178	3	drive
1956	16	26th	228.008	3	200	4th
1957	3	21st	224,709	17th	192	0
1958	26th	13	230.164	7th	200	0
1959	15th	25th	230.196	22nd	136	0	engine
1960	73	11	232.288	22nd	129	0
1961	27	DNQ
1961	47	DNQ
1962	36	DNQ
1963	62	DNQ

Legend
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)
violet	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
red	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
White	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
Light Blue	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
	()	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 .

Individual evidence

↑ Eight time indianapolis 500 starter Don Freeland dies at 82 / [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2

↑ Champ Car-Starts: [2]

personal data
SURNAME	Freeland, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Freeland, Donald Lloyd (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 2007
Place of death	San Diego

[1] Eight time indianapolis 500 starter Don Freeland dies at 82 / [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2

[2] Champ Car-Starts: [2]