Chuck Daigh

Chuck Daigh

Born	November 29, 1923(1923-11-29)
Died	April 29, 2008(2008-04-29) (aged 84)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1960
Teams	Scarab, Cooper
Races	8 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1960 Monaco Grand Prix
Last race	1960 United States Grand Prix

Chuck Daigh (November 29, 1923 – April 29, 2008) was an American racing car driver. He broke into Grand Prix racing through Lance Reventlow's Scarab team, through the virtue of being one of the resident engineers. Born in Long Beach, California, he participated in six World Championship Formula One races, debuting on May 29, 1960 and scoring no championship points. He also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race.

Following the 1960 season, Chuck Daigh went on to contest races in the International Formula league in Europe, driving the previous year's front-engined Scarab. He finished eighth at Goodwood contesting the Lavant Cup, and finished seventh in an attempt at the International Trophy. He went on to crash out of the British Empire Trophy at Silverstone.

He was also a successful sportscar driver in America, winning the 1959 Sebring endurance classic & also tried to qualify twice for the Indianapolis 500, but without success. He also won the 1958 United States Sports Car Grand Prix at Riverside, California, driving a Scarab. This event was largely credited with launching professional sports car racing in the United States.

He died in hospital in Newport Beach, California after a brief battle with heart and respiratory problems.

Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1959	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4	MON	500 DNQ	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA		NC	0
1960	Reventlow Automobiles Inc.	Scarab	Scarab L4	ARG DNA	MON DNQ	500	NED DNS	BEL Ret	FRA DNS				USA 10	NC	0
	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T51	Climax L4							GBR Ret	POR	ITA

External links

• Profile on Historic Racing

Persondata
Name	Daigh, Chuck
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 29, 1923
Place of birth
Date of death	April 29, 2008
Place of death