Eddie Johnson (racing driver)

For other persons named Eddie Johnson, see Edward Johnson (disambiguation).
Eddie Johnson
Born February 10, 1919(1919-02-10)
Died June 30, 1974(1974-06-30) (aged 55)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality American
Active years 1952–1960
Teams Trevis, Kurtis Kraft, Turner, Pawl, Kuzma
Races 9
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 1
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1952 Indianapolis 500
Last race 1960 Indianapolis 500

Eddie Johnson (February 10, 1919 - June 30, 1974) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland, Ohio. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those years but the first two. He finished in the top ten 9 times, with his best finish in 3rd position, in 1959 at Trenton.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1952 81 24 133.973 30 16 193 0 Flagged
1953* 2 - - - 7 ? ? Running
1954** 2 - - - 22 ? ? Retirement
1955 83 32 134.449 32 13 196 0 Flagged
1956 81 32 139.093 32 15 195 0 Flagged
1957 43 20 140.171 28 25 93 0 Wheel bearing
1958 61 26 142.670 26 9 200 0 Running
1959 19 8 144.000 9 8 200 0 Running
1960 22 7 145.003 10 6 200 0 Running
1961 33 10 145.843 12 18 127 0 Crash T4
1962 32 18 146.592 23 25 38 0 Magneto
1963 88 21 148.509 22 20 112 0 Crash BS
1964 84 24 152.905 11 26 6 0 Fuel Pump
1965 23 28 153.998 32 10 195 0 Flagged
1966 54 29 158.898 28 7 175 0 Stalled
Totals 1930 0
Starts 13
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 5
Retired 6

* shared drive with Jim Rathmann
** shared drive with Rodger Ward

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. Eddie Johnson participated in 9 World Championship races and scored 1 World Championship point.