Ray Crawford (racing driver)
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First start: | Indianapolis 500 1955 | ||||||||
Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1959 | ||||||||
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Raymond "Ray" Crawford (born October 26, 1915 in Roswell , † February 1, 1996 in Los Angeles ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Ray Crawford started thirteen times in the AAA National Series between 1955 and 1959 and was able to achieve six top ten placements. The 500-mile Indianapolis Crawford was three times in races there, but managed not finish. In 1954 he won the stock car class at the Carrera Panamericana in a Lincoln .
The three Indianapolis participations were also counted for the Formula 1 World Championship , since the 500-mile race from 1950 to 1960 was part of the driver’s world championship.
statistics
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1955 |
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Kurti's power | Rank 13 and class win | ||
1956 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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Rank 15 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
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1953 | Ray Crawford | Lincoln Capri |
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1954 | Lincoln | Lincoln Capri |
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1955 | Ray Crawford | Kurti's power |
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1956 | Raceway Enterprises | Chevrolet Corvette |
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literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
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SURNAME | Crawford, Ray |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crawford Raymond |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1915 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Roswell |
DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1996 |
Place of death | los Angeles |