Joseph James
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1951 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1951 Bob Estes 1952 Edward Walsh | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
| Podiums : | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Joseph "Joe" James (born May 23, 1925 in Saucier , Mississippi , † November 5, 1952 in San José , California ) was an American racing driver .
Career
James started in 24 races for the AAA National Series between 1950 and 1952. He achieved his best result in 1951 at the Centennial Park Circuit in Denver as fourth.
The 500-mile Indianapolis he was run two races. After he could not qualify in 1950 , he retired in 1951 on a Watson - Offenhauser in the eighth round with a damage to the drive shaft. In 1952 , this time on a Kurtis Kraft 4000-Offenhauser, he reached 13th place in the same lap as the winner Troy Ruttman .
James had a fatal accident in November 1952 at the AAA National Series race in San José .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Qual. (Km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 63 | DNQ | |||||
| 82 | DNQ | ||||||
| 1951 | 26th | 30th | 215.778 | 33 | 8th | 0 | drive |
| 1952 | 14th | 16 | 217,162 | 13 | 200 | 0 |
| 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 |
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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 | James, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | James, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saucier |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 1952 |
| Place of death | San Jose |