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Cecil Green; Born: Judge Cecil Holt () ... First race: 1950 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) ... 1951) was an American racecar driver from Dallas, Texas. Racing career
The 35th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1951. The event was part of the 1951 AAA National Championship Trail, and was also race 2 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers.
David Gaines (racing driver) Juan Gálvez (racing driver) Chet Gardner; Jo Gartner; Jutta Gebert; Chris Gehrke; Geki (racing driver) Ignazio Giunti; Fritz Glatz; Jimmy Gleason; Carel Godin de Beaufort; Al Gordon (racing driver) John FitzRoy, 9th Duke of Grafton; Harry Grant (racing driver) Cecil Green; Ulf Grönholm
The race was carried live for the second year in a row on local television on WFBM-TV channel 6 of Indianapolis. Earl Townsend, Jr. was the announcer, along with Dick Pittenger and Paul Roberts. After the race, Speedway management disallowed WFBM from broadcasting the race live again, feeling that gate attendance had been negatively affected.
Race A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames [6] Norris Abbott (USA) 1958-07-19 Drag racing Paradise Mesa Drag Strip: Race Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, Norris lost control of car and was ejected [7] Bill Abell (USA) 1940-08-23 Stock car Fulton Fairgrounds: Race Lost control and car left the track [8]
George Connor (racing driver) Earl Cooper; Lora L. Corum; C. C. Cox; ... Huntley Gordon (racing driver) Cecil Green; Cliff Griffith; H. George Hammond (racing driver ...
Rajah Caruth became the third Black driver to win a NASCAR national series race after taking the checkered flag in Las Vegas on Friday, joining Hall of Famer Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace ...
Drivers' champion Phil Hill in the Ferrari 156 F1 in 1962. There have been 58 Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver having won 12 races, and only Eddie Cheever has started more Grands Prix.