Biography
Jimmy Daywalt was born in 1924 in Wabash, Indiana. During the Second World War he served with the Army Air Corps as a rear gunner on B-24 bombers of the 392nd Bomb Group. After the war he raced in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, making 20 starts across the 1950, 1953 to 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962 seasons. He finished in the top ten three times.
From 1950 to 1960 the Indianapolis 500 counted towards the Formula One World Championship. Daywalt started it in 1953 to 1957 and in 1959, each time in a Kurtis Kraft, which gives him six World Championship starts. His best result in Championship Car racing was sixth place in the 1953 Indianapolis 500, where he was also named Rookie of the Year. Daywalt died in Indianapolis in 1966, aged 41.
Source: Wikipedia, “Jimmy Daywalt”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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