Manuel Ayulo

Manuel Ayulo

Nation:	United States
Automobile world championship
First start:	Indianapolis 500 1951
Last start:	Indianapolis 500 1954
Constructors
1951  Kurtis Kraft  1952  Lesovsky  1953–1954  Kuzma
statistics
World Cup balance:	WM-15. ( 1951 )
Starts Victories Poles SR 4th - - -
World Cup points :	2
Podiums :	1
Leadership laps :	-

Manuel Ayulo (born October 20, 1921 in Burbank (Los Angeles County) , California , † May 16, 1955 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) was an American racing driver .

Career

In addition to a successful career as a midget car driver, Manuel Ayulo competed in 44 races for the AAA National Series between 1948 and 1955 . In 1954 he won two races in Darlington and the Milwaukee Mile . In the championship he took second place.

Ayulo competed four times in the Indianapolis 500. In 1949 in a Bromme - Offenhauser and in 1953 in a Kuzma- Offenhauser, he failed due to a technical defect, in 1952 he was 20th in a Lesovsky- Offenhauser, in 1954 in a Kurtis Kraft he was 13th but in 1951  - a race for which he was originally not qualified when he took over the Kurtis Kraft from Jack McGrath halfway through the race and drove him to third place.

At the last qualifying weekend for the Indy 500 in 1955, Manuel Ayulo had a fatal accident. His car was thrown into a concrete wall. Ayulo was - which was already possible in Indianapolis at the time - not wearing seat belts and his pockets were full of wrenches, which contributed to his fatal injuries.

Since the 500 miles from Indianapolis were part of the drivers' world championship from 1950 to 1960, his statistics also include four Grand Prix starts.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1948	88	DNQ
1949	52	33	202.421	28	24	0	drive
1950	85	DNQ
1951	31	DNQ
	9			3 2	100	0	drove McGrath's car; Rd. 101-200
1952	8th	28	218,819	20th	184	0
1953	88	4th	219,463	13	184	0	drive
1954	88	22nd	222.327	13	197	0
1955	88	DNS					deadly accident

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	WD	withdrawn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

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Ronald Ferguson	Lincoln Capri	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
									9
1954	Lincoln	Lincoln Capri	BUA	SEB	MIM	LEM	RTT	CAP
								DNF

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Image: Manuel Ayulo

Individual evidence

1. ^ Indianapolis 500 1955
2. ↑ Ayulo at ESPN