Jimmy Daywalt
Nation: | United States | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | Indianapolis 500 1953 | ||||||||
Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1959 | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956 Chapman S. Root 1957 HH Johnson 1959 Federal Auto Associates | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | 8 over 32 km |
James "Jimmy" Daywalt (born August 28, 1924 in Wabash , Indiana , † April 4, 1966 in Indianapolis , Indiana) was an American racing car driver .
Career
Jimmy Daywalt made 19 starts in the AAA National series and the USAC series between 1950 and 1962 and made it into the top ten three times. In 1953, when he first competed at the Indianapolis 500 , he achieved sixth place, his best place at the race in the state of Indiana.
Since the 500 miles were also part of the Formula 1 World Championship between 1950 and 1960 , Daywalt also competed in six World Championship races. He couldn't score any points.
Daywalt died of cancer in the spring of 1966. The disease ended his career in 1963.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1949 | 56 | DNQ | |||||
1951 | 33 | DNQ | Training accident | ||||
47 | DNQ | ||||||
1952 | 64 | DNQ | |||||
1953 | 48 | 21st | 218,433 | 6th | 200 | 0 | |
1954 | 19th | 2 | 224,934 | 27 | 111 | 8th | accident |
1955 | 48 | 17th | 224,339 | 9 | 200 | 0 | |
1956 | 48 | 16 | 226,849 | 24 | 134 | 0 | accident |
1957 | 57 | 29 | 225.610 | 28 | 53 | 0 | accident |
1958 | 57 | DNQ | |||||
69 | DNQ | ||||||
82 | DNQ | ||||||
1959 | 41 | DNQ | |||||
66 | 13 | 232.819 | 14th | 200 | 0 | ||
1961 | 55 | 23 | 232.063 | 31 | 27 | 0 | Brakes |
1962 | 46 | DNQ | Training accident | ||||
79 | 33 | 235,442 | 22nd | 74 | 0 | Power transmission | |
1963 | 25th | 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 |
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 | Daywalt, Jimmy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daywalt, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wabash (Indiana) , Indiana |
DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1966 |
Place of death | Indianapolis |