Manny Ayulo

Manny Ayulo

Born	October 20, 1921(1921-10-20)
Died	May 16, 1955(1955-05-16) (aged 33)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1950–1955
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Maserati, Lesovsky
Races	6 (4 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career points	2
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1955 Indianapolis 500

Manuel Ayulo (October 20, 1921 Burbank, California – May 16, 1955 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Jack McGrath, helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars. He was killed in a crash in practice at the 1955 Indianapolis 500.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1949 52 33 125.799 33 28 24 0 Rod 1951 9 - - - 3* 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 Totals 589 11

Starts 4 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 2

* shared drive with Jack McGrath

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Coast Grain	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 DNQ	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 3 *	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		15th=	2
1952	Coast Grain	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 20	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 13	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500 13	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 DNQ	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0

* Indicates shared drive with Jack McGrath.

External links

• Profile on Historic Racing

Records
Preceded by Alberto Ascari 31 years, 312 days (1950 Monaco GP)	Youngest Driver to score a Podium Position in Formula One 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500) Shared a car with Jack McGrath (31 years, 233 days). Mike Nazaruk (29 years, 239 days) finished on podium at the same race, but single.	Succeeded by José Froilán González 28 years, 269 days (1951 French GP)
Preceded by Mike Nazaruk 29 years, 239 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest Driver to score Points in Formula One 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)	Succeeded by Andy Linden 29 years, 54 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)

Preceded by Mario Alborghetti

Formula One fatal accidents May 16, 1955

Succeeded by Bill Vukovich

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Name	Ayulo, Manny
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Date of birth	October 20, 1921
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Date of death	May 16, 1955
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