Don Freeland

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Don Freeland (born March 25, 1925, Los Angeles, California) is a retired American racecar driver.

Freeland raced in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1962 seasons, with 76 career starts, including the 1953-1960 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 41 times, with his best finish in 2nd position, occurring 3 times. His best Indy finish was 3rd in 1956.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1953 38 15 136.867 12 27 76 0 Crash T4 1954 7 6 138.339 17 7 200 0 Running 1955 12 21 139.866 14 15 178 3 Transmission 1956 16 26 141.699 22 3 200 4 Running 1957 3 21 139.649 33 17 192 0 Flagged 1958 26 13 143.033 17 7 200 0 Running 1959 15 25 143.056 14 22 136 0 Valve spring 1960 73 11 144.352 14 22 129 0 Magneto Totals 1311 7

Starts 8 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 3 Retired 4

[edit] F1 career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was considered part of the Formula One schedule from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with F1 points and participation. Don Freeland participated in 8 Formula One races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fast laps, and finished on the podium 1 times. He accumlated a total of 4 championship points.