Walt Brown (racing driver)
Walter Charles Brown[1] (December 30, 1911 – July 29, 1951)[2] was an American racecar driver. A Champ Car specialist, his career in the big cars began in 1941, and he recorded one win, in 1948 at Langhorne Speedway.
| Walt Brown | |||||||
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| Born | Walter Charles Brown December 30, 1910 Springfield, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | July 29, 1951 (aged 40) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 43 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1936, 1938–1939, 1941, 1946–1951 | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th – 1949 | ||||||
| First race | 1941 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
| Last race | 1951 Darlington 250 (Darlington) | ||||||
| First win | 1948 National Convention Sweepstakes (Langhorne) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Active years | 1950–1951 | ||||||
| Teams | Kurtis Kraft | ||||||
| Entries | 2 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Career points | 0 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
| Last entry | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Brown died in a low speed accident at Williams Grove Speedway on 29 July 1951,[3] the day widely known as "Black Sunday" because two other drivers also died (in consecutive qualifying runs at Funk's Speedway in Winchester, Indiana) on the same day.[4]
Complete AAA Championship Car results
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | INDY |
LAN 7 |
ATL |
ISF |
MIL |
GOS |
27th | 60 | |||||||||
| 1947 | INDY 7 |
MIL 7 |
LAN 3 |
ATL 9 |
BAI 13 |
MIL 14 |
GOS 7 |
MIL 15 |
PIK | SPR 8 |
ARL |
7th | 650 | ||||
| 1948 | ARL DNQ |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 13 |
LAN 1 |
MIL 13 |
SPR 8 |
MIL 12 |
DUQ |
ATL | PIK | SPR 8 |
DUQ | 16th | 320 | |||
| 1949 | ARL |
INDY DNS |
MIL 10 |
TRE 3 |
SPR 7 |
MIL 2 |
DUQ 5 |
PIK | SYR 4 |
DET 8 |
SPR 5 |
LAN 11 |
SAC 6 |
DMR 6 |
4th | 1,281 | |
| 1950 | INDY 19 |
MIL 15 |
LAN DNS |
SPR 16 |
MIL DNQ |
PIK | SYR 13 |
DET DNQ |
SPR 10 |
SAC |
PHX |
BAY |
DAR 19 |
42nd | 41.5 | ||
| 1951 | INDY 26 |
MIL DNQ |
LAN DNS |
DAR 10 |
SPR |
MIL |
DUQ | DUQ |
PIK | SYR |
DET | DNC | SJS |
PHX |
BAY |
51st | 17 |
Indianapolis 500 results
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Tuffy's Offy | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | GBR | MON | 500 19 |
SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | NC | 0 | |
| 1951 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser L4 | SUI | 500 26 |
BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
References
- "Walt Brown". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- "Motorsport Memorial - Walt Brown". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- "Walt Brown killed at Williams Grove". Pottstown Mercury. Associated Press. July 30, 1951. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018.
- "Three Indianapolis race drivers killed". Reading Eagle. July 30, 1951.
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