Jimmy Daywalt | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Wabash, Indiana |
Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Years: | – |
Team(S): | Meyer, Kurtis Kraft |
Races: | 10 (6 starts) |
Championships: | 0 |
Wins: | 0 |
Podiums: | 0 |
Points: | 0 |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 0 |
First Race: | 1951 Indianapolis 500 |
Last Race: | 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
Jimmy Daywalt (August 28, 1924 – April 4, 1966) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Wabash, Indiana, Daywalt served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War, acting as a tail gunner in B-24s of the 392nd Bomb Group.[1] After the war, he drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953–1957, 1959, and 1961–1962 seasons with 20 starts. He finished in the top ten 3 times. His best finish was in the 1953 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 6th and was named Rookie of the Year.
Daywalt died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged 41. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.[2]
Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
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1953 | 48 | 21 | 135.747 | 23 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
1954 | 19 | 2 | 139.789 | 3 | 27 | 111 | 8 | Crash T4 | |
1955 | 48 | 17 | 139.416 | 18 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
1956 | 48 | 16 | 140.977 | 28 | 24 | 134 | 0 | Crash T2 | |
1957 | 57 | 29 | 140.203 | 27 | 28 | 53 | 0 | Crash T3 | |
1959 | 66 | 13 | 144.683 | 3 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
1961 | 55 | 23 | 144.219 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 0 | Brake Line | |
1962 | 79 | 33 | 146.318 | 31 | 22 | 74 | 0 | Transmission | |
Totals | 999 | 8 |
Starts | 8 | |
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Poles | 0 | |
Front Row | 1 | |
Wins | 0 | |
Top 5 | 0 | |
Top 10 | 2 | |
Retired | 5 |
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points | |
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1951 | Iddings | Meyer | Novi V8 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | ||||
1952 | Merkler Machine Works | Kurtis Kraft | Novi V8 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
1953 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
1954 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |||
1955 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | NC | 0 | |||||
1956 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
1957 | Helse / H.H. Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
1958 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 | |
1959 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||
1960 | Bryant Heating | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |