Johnny Mauro

Johnny Mauros Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

Johnny Mauro (born October 25, 1910 in Denver , Colorado , † January 23, 2003 in Golden , Colorado) was an American racing car driver .

Career

Mauro's family owned several auto dealerships, making him the only Ferrari importer in the Denver area for many years . He therefore drove vehicles used by Ferrari in the 1940s and 50s and was the founder of the "United States Truck Driving School", which his daughter still runs today. In early 2003 he had a fatal accident in a traffic accident. He was 92 years old.

During his racing career, he tried six times to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 . He only succeeded in 1948. Here he and Louis Durant reached eighth place in an Alfa Romeo .

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	vehicle	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1947	64	DNQ
1948	33	27	195.984	8 2	198	0	Delivery to Durant ; Rd. 112-140
1949	16	DNQ
1950	25th	DNQ
1952	35	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)
	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	WD	withdrawn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
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

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• Brief biography
• Career results