Jim Rigsby
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 United States
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
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James "Jim" Rigsby (born June 6, 1923 in Spadry , Arkansas , † August 31, 1952 in Dayton , Ohio ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Rigsby was a lobster fisher by trade. In addition to sprint car races, he competed in 14 races for the AAA National Series between 1950 and 1952. His best result was two fourth places, which he was able to achieve in Milwaukee and Springfield in 1952 .
Ringby started once in Indianapolis. After he was unable to qualify in 1950 , he reached 12th place in 1952, 16 seconds behind the winner Troy Ruttman . Since the race was part of the drivers' world championship at the time, he also had a Grand Prix start in the statistics.
In the same year, he had a fatal accident in a sprint car race in Dayton .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1950 | 85 | DNQ | |||||
| 1952 | 29 | 26th | 215.472 | 12 | 200 | 0 |
| 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 | |
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rigsby, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rigsby, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spadry , Arkansas , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1952 |
| Place of death | Dayton , Ohio , United States |