Jimmy Gleason Explained
| Jimmy Gleason |
| Birth Name: | James Edward Gleason |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Module1: | | Embed: | yes | | Total Champ Races: | 14 | | Years In Champ: | 4 | | Best Champ Pos: | 5th (1931) | | First Champ Race: | 1928 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | | Last Champ Race: | 1931 25-mile Heat (Altoona) | | First Champ Win: | 1931 25-mile Heat (Altoona) | | Champ Wins: | 1 | | Champ Podiums: | 3 | | Champ Poles: | 0 |
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James Edward Gleason (February 17, 1898 – September 12, 1931) was an American racing driver.[1] He was killed while qualifying for a AAA-sanctioned National Championship race at Syracuse,[2] less than a week after he had captured his first Championship Car victory at Altoona.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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| 1928 | 39 | 21 | 111.708 | 13 | 15 | 195 | 43 | Magneto |
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| 1929 | 53 | 23 | 110.345 | 21 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
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| 1930 | 7 | 24 | 93.709 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 0 | Timing gears |
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| 1931 | 33 | 20 | 111.400 | 8 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
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| Totals | 617 | 43 | | |
| Starts | 4 |
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| Poles | 0 |
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| Front Row | 0 |
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| Wins | 0 |
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| Top 5 | 1 |
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| Top 10 | 2 |
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| Retired | 2 | |
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[3] Notes and References
- Web site: Jimmy Gleason. ChampCarStats.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230525113423/http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/GleasonJimmy.htm. 2023-05-25. live.
- News: Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash. subscription. Syracuse Herald. September 13, 1931.
- Web site: Jimmy Gleason Indianapolis 500 stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731011437/https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/jimmy-gleason. 2019-07-31. dead.
