Don Edmunds

Don Edmunds

Born	September 23, 1930 (1930-09-23) (age 81)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1957, 1959
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft
Races	2 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1957 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1959 Indianapolis 500

Don Edmunds (September 23, 1930 Santa Ana, California) was an American racecar driver and car builder.

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. ^[1]

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. ^[1] He became a collector and restorer of old race cars.

He built Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Sky cycle. ^[2]

Career awards

• Edmunds was named to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1991.
• He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1994. ^[1]

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1957 92 27 140.449 23 19 170 0 Spun T4 Totals 170 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1957	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 19	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA		NC	0
1959	Bill Forbes Racing	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4	MON	500 DNQ	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA	NC	0

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Edmunds Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
2. ^ Sky Cycle

External links

• Official website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Veith	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1957	Succeeded by George Amick

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Name	Edmunds, Don
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Date of birth	September 23, 1930
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