Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo (October 20, 1921 – May 17, 1955) was an American racecar driver. His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Jack McGrath, helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars. Ayulo was killed in practice for the 1955 Indianapolis 500 when his car crashed straight into a concrete wall. He was found to have not been wearing a seat belt and his pockets "were filled with wrenches".
Racing record
Complete AAA 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
! Pos
! Points
|-
! rowspan=1| 1948
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARL<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY<br>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIL <br>
| LAN
| MIL
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| ATL
| PIK
| SPR
| DUQ
|colspan=3|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 100
|-
! rowspan=1| 1949
| ARL
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br><small>28</small>
| MIL
| TRE
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| PIK
| SYR
| DET
| SPR
| LAN
| SAC
| DMR
|colspan=1|
! -
! 0
|-
! rowspan=1| 1950
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| SPR
| MIL
| PIK
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SYR<br><small>DNQ</small>
| DET
| SPR
| SAC
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAY<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>26</small>
|colspan=2|
!-
!0
|-
! rowspan=1| 1951
| INDY<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAN<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DAR<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPR<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL<br><small>17</small>
| DUQ
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DUQ<br><small>6</small>
| PIK
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SYR<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DET<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DNC<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SJS<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAY<br><small>11</small>
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 997.5
|-
! rowspan=1| 1952
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RAL<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPR<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DET<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DUQ<br><small>8</small>
| PIK
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SYR<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DNC<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SJS<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHX<br><small>4</small>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 320
|-
! rowspan=1| 1953
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| SPR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DET<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPR<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIL<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DUQ<br><small>2</small>
| PIK
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SYR<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ISF<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAC<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHX<br><small>4</small>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 960
|-
! rowspan=1| 1954
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MIL<br><small>2</small>
| LAN
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | DAR<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SPR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MIL<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | DUQ<br><small>DNQ</small>
| PIK
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | SYR<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ISF<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SAC<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | PHX<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | LVG<br><small>2</small>
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1.290
|-
! rowspan=1| 1955
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| PIK
| SYR
| ISF
| SAC
| PHX
|colspan=4|
!-
!0
|}
Indianapolis 500 results
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1949
|52
|33
|125.799
|33
|28
|24
|0
|Rod
|-
!1951
|9
| –
| –
| –
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd*
|200
|11
|Running
|-
!1952
|8
|28
|135.982
|10
|20
|184
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1953
|88
|4
|136.384
|15
|13
|184
|0
|Rod
|-
!1954
|88
|22
|138.164
|23
|13
|197
|0
|Flagged
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|589
|11
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|4
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|1
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|2
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> shared drive with Jack McGrath
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
!
! Pts
|-
| 1950
! Coast Grain
! Maserati V8RI
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| GBR
| MON
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>
| SUI
| BEL
| FRA
| ITA
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1951
! Jack Hinkle
! Kurtis Kraft 3000
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| SUI
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 500<br>
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| ITA
| ESP
|
! 15th
! 2
|-
| 1952
! Coast Grain
! Lesovsky
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| SUI
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| NED
| ITA
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1953
! Peter Schmidt
! Kuzma Indy Roadster
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| ARG
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| SUI
| ITA
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1954
! Peter Schmidt
! Kuzma Indy Roadster
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| ARG
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 500<br>
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| GER
| SUI
| ITA
| ESP
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1955
! Peter Schmidt
! Kurtis Kraft 500C
! Offenhauser 4.5 L4
| ARG
| MON
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500<br>
| BEL
| NED
| GBR
| ITA
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan=15|
|}
: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with Jack McGrath.
See also
- List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
References
External links
- Profile on Historic Racing