Len Sutton (August 9, 1925 – December 3, 2006) was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.
Early racing career
A lifelong resident of Portland, Oregon, Sutton became involved in auto racing after serving in the Navy during World War II. He spun out in the first corner on his first lap at a dirt track.
Complete AAA/USAC Championship Car results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
!14
!15
!16
!17
!18
! Pos
! Points
|-
! rowspan=1| 1955
| INDY<br>
| MIL
| LAN
| SPR
| MIL<br>
| DUQ<br>
| PIK<br>
| SYR
| ISF
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAC<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX<br><small>17</small>
|colspan=7|
!-
!0
|-
! rowspan=1| 1956
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| DAR
| ATL
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ<br>
| SYR
| ISF<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SAC<br><small>18</small>
| PHX
|colspan=6|
!-
!0
|-
! rowspan=1| 1957
| INDY<br>
| LAN
| MIL
| DET
| ATL
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SPR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | DUQ<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SYR<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ISF<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | TRE<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SAC<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX<br><small>17</small>
|colspan=5|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 300
|-
! rowspan=1| 1958
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | TRE<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>32</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MIL<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | LAN<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ATL<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | DUQ<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SYR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SAC<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX<br><small>9</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 670
|-
! rowspan=1| 1959
| style="background:#efcfff; | DAY<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | TRE<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | INDY<br><small>32</small>
| style="background:#cfeaff; | MIL<br><small>10</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | LAN<br><small>14</small>
| style="background:#ffffbf; | SPR<br><small>1</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | MIL<br><small>19</small>
| style="background:#dfffdf; | DUQ<br><small>4</small>
| style="background:#cfeaff; | SYR<br><small>8</small>
| style="background:#dfffdf; | ISF<br><small>5</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | TRE<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | SAC<br><small>16</small>
| style="background:#efcfff; | PHX<br><small>11</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 520
|-
! 1960
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>30</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MIL<br><small>3</small>
| LAN<br>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SPR<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MIL<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | DUQ<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SYR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ISF<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | TRE<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SAC<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | PHX<br><small>DNQ</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 780
|-
! 1961
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | TRE<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIL<br><small>4</small>
| LAN<br>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MIL<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SPR<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | DUQ<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | SYR<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ISF<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | TRE<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SAC<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX<br><small>8</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 860
|-
! 1962
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | INDY<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br><small>15</small>
| LAN<br>
| TRE<br>
| SPR<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br><small>20</small>
| LAN<br>
| SYR<br><small>DNP</small>
| ISF<br>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | TRE<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SAC<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX<br><small>9</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 7th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 1,250
|-
! 1963
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL<br><small>6</small>
| LAN
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPR<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MIL<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | DUQ<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | ISF<br>
| TRE
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SAC<br>
| PHX
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 170
|-
! 1964
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX<br><small>22</small>
| TRE<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MIL<br>
| LAN<br>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TRE<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPR<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | MIL<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | DUQ<br>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ISF<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE<br><small>15</small>
| SAC<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | PHX<br><small>DNQ</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 338
|-
! 1965
| PHX<br>
| TRE<br>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | LAN<br>
| PPR<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | TRE<br>
| IRP<br>
| ATL<br>
| LAN<br>
| MIL<br>
| ISF<br>
| MIL<br>
| DSF<br>
| INF<br>
| TRE<br>
| SAC<br>
| PHX<br>
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 110
|}
Indianapolis 500 results
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1958
|68
|27
|142.653
|27
|32
|0
|0
|Crash T3
|-
!1959
|8
|22
|142.107
|26
|32
|34
|0
|Crash T1
|-
!1960
|9
|5
|145.443
|7
|30
|47
|0
|Piston
|-
!1961
|8
|8
|145.897
|10
|19
|110
|0
|Clutch
|-
!1962
|7
|4
|149.328
|4
|2
|200
|9
|Running
|-
!1964
|66
|8
|153.813
|9
|15
|140
|0
|Magneto
|-
!1965
|16
|12
|156.121
|13
|12
|177
|0
|Flagged
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|708
|9
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|7
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|1
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|5
|}
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. Sutton participated in three World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.
References
- Auto racing loses a gentleman
- Popular Indianapolis 500 Driver Sutton Dies At Age 81