thumb|Jimmy Daywalt's 1955 Sumar Special on display at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum]]

James Edward Daywalt (August 28, 1924 – April 4, 1966) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Wabash, Indiana, Daywalt served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War, acting as a tail gunner in B-24s of the 392nd Bomb Group. After the war, he drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953–1957, 1959, and 1961–1962 seasons with 20 starts. He finished in the top-ten three times. His best finish was in the 1953 Indianapolis 500, where he finished sixth and was named Rookie of the Year.

Daywalt died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged 41. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Indy 500 results

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-

!Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

|-

!1953

|48

|21

|135.747

|23

|6

|200

|0

|Running

|-

!1954

|19

|2

|139.789

|3

|27

|111

|8

|Crash T4

|-

!1955

|48

|17

|139.416

|18

|9

|200

|0

|Running

|-

!1956

|48

|16

|140.977

|28

|24

|134

|0

|Crash T2

|-

!1957

|57

|29

|140.203

|27

|28

|53

|0

|Crash T3

|-

!1959

|66

|13

|144.683

|3

|14

|200

|0

|Running

|-

!1961

|55

|23

|144.219

|30

|31

|27

|0

|Brake Line

|-

!1962

|79

|33

|146.318

|31

|22

|74

|0

|Transmission

|-

|colspan=6|Totals

|999

|8

|

|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-

!Starts

|8

|-

!Poles

|0

|-

!Front Row

|1

|-

!Wins

|0

|-

!Top 5

|0

|-

!Top 10

|2

|-

!Retired

|5

|}

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! WDC

! Points

|-

| 1951

! Iddings

! Meyer

! Novi V8

| SUI

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

| ESP

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1952

! Merkler Machine Works

! Kurtis Kraft

! Novi V8

| SUI

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| NED

| ITA

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1953

! Sumar / Chapman Root

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| SUI

| ITA

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1954

! Sumar / Chapman Root

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| SUI

| ITA

| ESP

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1955

! Sumar / Chapman Root

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| NED

| GBR

| ITA

|

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1956

! Sumar / Chapman Root

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| ITA

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1957

! Helse / H.H. Johnson

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| PES

| ITA

|

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1958

! Federal Engineering

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

| MON

| NED

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| POR

| ITA

| MOR

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1959

! Federal Engineering

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| MON

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| POR

| ITA

| USA

|

|

! NC

! 0

|-

| 1960

! Bryant Heating

! Kurtis Kraft

! Offenhauser L4

| ARG

| MON

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>

| NED

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| POR

| ITA

| USA

|

! NC

! 0

|}

References

  • Profile on Historic Racing