Nationality American Championships 0 Active years 1957, 1959 Wins 0 | Name Don Edmunds Entries 2 (1 start) Role Racing driver | |
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Born September 23, 1930 (age 94) Santa Ana, California ( 1930-09-23 ) | ||
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Don Edmunds (September 23, 1930 Santa Ana, California) was an American racecar driver and car builder.
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- Don edmunds car 99 all
- Racing career
- Career awards
- Complete Formula One World Championship results
- References
Racing career
He changed the nose on his first Kurtis midget car from Kurtis' design to his own. Indy car builder Eddie Kuzma hired Edmunds to fix the dent in Jimmy Bryan’s car after the driver kicked the car.
He had his first start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1957. He won the 1957 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after finishing nineteenth over Bill Cheesbourg, Elmer George, Mike Magill, and Eddie Sachs. Edmunds' Indy career ended in with a serious practice accident at the Speedway in 1958.
He founded Autoresearch, Inc. in Anaheim, California, which specialized in building midget cars and sprint cars. His chassis won several National Midget Championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He became a collector and restorer of old race cars.
He built Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Sky cycle.
Career awards
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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