Jimmy Davies (racing driver)
Jimmy Davies | |||||||
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Del Mar) | |||||||
Last win | 1954 Springfield 100 (Springfield) | ||||||
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Ewing | |||||||
Entries | 8 (5 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Career points | 4 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
James Richard Davies
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Midget car career
In 1960 he won the USAC Pacific Coast Midget title as well as the National Midget Championship. He repeated as National Midget champion in 1961 and 1962. He won 46 feature events in the midgets in his career.
Davies also had success racing midgets (called Speedcars down under) in Australia and New Zealand during his career. He won the 1963 Australian Speedcar Grand Prix at the Sydney Showground Speedway, as well as the 1963 and 1964 South Australian Speedcar Championships at the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide.
He died on June 11, 1966, aged 36, from injuries suffered in a midget crash at
Career award
- Inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1984.[3]
Complete AAA/USAC Championship Car results
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 | ARL 10 |
INDY |
MIL |
TRE |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ |
PIK |
SYR 8 |
DET 6 |
SPR 13 |
LAN 16 |
SAC DNQ |
DMR 1 |
17th | 330 | |
1950 | INDY 17 |
MIL 3 |
LAN 11 |
SPR 10 |
MIL 21 |
PIK | SYR 15 |
DET 2 |
SPR 8 |
SAC 15 |
PHX 1 |
BAY 14 |
DAR |
12th | 605.5 | ||
1951 | INDY 16 |
MIL 14 |
LAN | DAR 24 |
SPR 18 |
MIL 13 |
DUQ 13 |
DUQ 17 |
PIK | SYR |
DET |
DNC |
SJS 5 |
PHX 3 |
BAY 8 |
17th | 315 |
1953 | INDY 10 |
MIL 8 |
SPR |
DET 15 |
SPR 16 |
MIL 12 |
DUQ 5 |
PIK | SYR 16 |
ISF DNS |
SAC 4 |
PHX 7 |
12th | 494,2 | |||
1954 | INDY DNS |
MIL 17 |
LAN |
DAR 28 |
SPR 1 |
MIL 23 |
DUQ 4 |
PIK | SYR 11 |
ISF DNQ |
SAC 4 |
PHX DNQ |
LVG 3 |
12th | 614.5 | ||
1955 | INDY 3 |
MIL 5 |
LAN DNQ |
SPR 9 |
MIL 13 |
DUQ 14 |
PIK | SYR 8 |
ISF DNQ |
SAC DNQ |
PHX DNQ |
6th | 890 | ||||
1956 | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
LAN | DAR | ATL | SPR | MIL
|
DUQ 18 |
SYR
|
ISF DNQ |
SAC | PHX
|
- | 0 | |||
1957 | INDY DNQ |
LAN | MIL
|
DET | ATL | SPR | MIL
|
DUQ | SYR
|
ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX
|
- | 0 | ||
1958 | TRE | INDY | MIL
|
LAN | ATL | SPR | MIL 20 |
DUQ 15 |
SYR
|
ISF DNQ |
TRE DNP |
SAC | PHX |
- | 0 | ||
1959 | DAY 15 |
TRE 3 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL |
LAN DNQ |
SPR DNQ |
MIL |
DUQ |
SYR DNQ |
ISF |
TRE 15 |
SAC |
PHX |
32nd | 140 | ||
1960 | TRE | INDY |
MIL DNQ |
LAN |
SPR | MIL DNQ |
DUQ DNQ |
SYR
|
ISF DNQ |
TRE | SAC | PHX
|
- | 0 | |||
1961 | TRE |
INDY |
MIL |
LAN | MIL
|
SPR | DUQ | SYR |
ISF | TRE | SAC | PHX DNQ |
- | 0 | |||
1963 | TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
LAN | TRE |
SPR | MIL
|
DUQ | ISF DNQ |
TRE |
SAC DNQ |
PHX DNQ |
- | 0 |
Indianapolis 500 results
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* Shared drive with
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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1950 | Pat Clancy | Ewing
|
L4
|
GBR | MON | 500 17 |
SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
1951 | Parks Offenhauser / L.E. Parks | Pawl | L4
|
SUI | 500 16 |
BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |
1953 | Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | L4
|
ARG | 500 10 |
NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
1954 | Bardahl / Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | L4
|
ARG | 500 11 |
BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
1955 | Bardahl / Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | L4
|
ARG | MON | 500 3 |
BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | 12th | 4 | ||
1956 | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi V8 | ARG | MON | 500 DNQ |
BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | NC | 0 | |
1957 | Trio Brdeact Wind Allass | Kurtis Kraft 500D | L4
|
ARG | MON | 500 DNQ |
FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | NC | 0 | |
1959 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G | L4
|
MON | 500 DNQ |
NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
- In 1954 Davies shared his drive with Jim Rathmann.
- Between 1950 and 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was included as part of the Formula One World Championship.
References
- ^ "Jimmy Davies". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ a b c d Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine