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Johnny Boyd (August 19, 1926 - October 27, 2003) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Fresno, California, Boyd also died there of cancer. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1966 seasons with 56 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those years but the first. He finished in the top ten 31 times, with his best finish in 2nd position, in 1959 at Milwaukee.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1955 |
39 |
26 |
136.981 |
26 |
29 |
53 |
0 |
Crash BS |
| 1956 |
15 |
12 |
142.337 |
19 |
30 |
35 |
0 |
Engine trouble |
| 1957 |
6 |
5 |
142.102 |
10 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1958 |
9 |
8 |
144.023 |
9 |
3 |
200 |
18 |
Running |
| 1959 |
33 |
11 |
142.812 |
16 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1960 |
8 |
13 |
143.770 |
18 |
27 |
77 |
0 |
Piston |
| 1961 |
41 |
20 |
144.092 |
32 |
21 |
105 |
0 |
Clutch |
| 1962 |
38 |
28 |
147.047 |
14 |
10 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1963 |
23 |
27 |
148.038 |
29 |
32 |
12 |
0 |
Oil Leak |
| 1964 |
88 |
13 |
151.835 |
18 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1965 |
14 |
29 |
155.172 |
19 |
13 |
140 |
0 |
Gearbox |
| 1966 |
28 |
14 |
159.384 |
21 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
Crash T1 |
| Totals |
1427 |
18 |
|
|
| Starts |
12 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
2 |
| Top 10 |
5 |
| Retired |
7 |
|
[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. Johnny Boyd participated in 6 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 1 time. He accumulated a total of 4 championship points.
