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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] World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Don Freeland participated in 8 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 1 times. He accumulated a total of 4 championship points.
