Jimmy Jackson (racing driver)

**Jimmy Jackson**
Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1950
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1954
Constructors
	1950 Cummins Engine Cor. 1954 Eugene A. Casaroll
statistics
World Cup balance:	-
World Cup points :	-
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

James "Jimmy" Jackson (born July 25, 1910 in Indianapolis , Indiana , † November 25, 1984 in Desert Hot Springs , California ) was an American racing driver .

Career

Jimmy Jackson started six times in his career at the Indianapolis 500 , with his best result in 1946, a second place in a Miller FD - Offenhauser . Between 1947 and 1949 he achieved results in the top 10. When he started in 1950 , he retired on a Kurtis Kraft - Cummins in the 52nd lap with damage to the vibration damper. In 1952 he could not qualify, in 1954 he reached 15th place together with his teammates Duane Carter , Tony Bettenhausen and Marshall Teague (driver changes were allowed at the time), four laps behind the winner Bill Vukovich . Since the races of 1950 and 1954 were part of the Formula 1 driver’s world championship, his success statistics also include two starts in world championship races .

After his career, he worked as a representative for auto accessories.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1946	61	5	193.506	2	200	5
1947	7th	10	196.741	5	200	0
1948	61	4th	205.189	10	193	0	Lathe operator
1949	61	7th	206.010	6th	200	0
1950	61	32	207.909	29	52	0	Vibration damper
1952	61	DNQ
1954	16			15 ⁴	57	0	drove Carter's car; Rd. 106-120; 155-196

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White	WD	withdrawn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

personal data
SURNAME	Jackson, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jackson, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Indianapolis
DATE OF DEATH	November 25, 1984
Place of death	Desert Hot Springs

[1] Race results

[2] Jimmy Jackson at Old Racing Cars