Len Sutton

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Len Sutton (August 9, 1925 – December 4, 2006) was a American racecar driver.

Sutton raced in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1955-1965 seasons, with 76 career starts, including the 1958-1962, 1964 and 1965 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 43 times, including 3 career victories, with his best finish at Indy in 2nd position in 1962.

Sutton died at his home in Portland, Oregon, aged 81, after a long battle with cancer. [1]

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1958	68	27	142.653	27	32	0	0	Crash T3
1959	8	22	142.107	26	32	34	0	Crash T1
1960	9	5	145.443	7	30	47	0	Piston
1961	8	8	145.897	10	19	110	0	Clutch
1962	7	4	149.328	4	2	200	9	Running
1964	66	8	153.813	9	15	140	0	Magneto
1965	16	12	156.121	13	12	177	0	Flagged
Totals						708	9

Starts	7
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	1
Retired	5

[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. Len Sutton participated in 3 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.