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Ray Crawford (October 26, 1915 - February 1, 1996) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Crawford died in Los Angeles, California. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1959 seasons with 13 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1955-1956, and 1959. He finished in the top ten 6 times.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1955 |
49 |
23 |
139.206 |
20 |
23 |
111 |
0 |
Valve |
| 1956 |
49 |
17 |
140.884 |
29 |
29 |
49 |
0 |
Crash T4 |
| 1959 |
49 |
32 |
141.348 |
32 |
23 |
115 |
0 |
Crash T3 |
| Totals |
275 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
3 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
3 |
|
[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. Ray Crawford 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.
