- Lee Wallard
Lee Wallard (
September 7 ,1910 Schenectady, New York –November 29 1963 St. Petersburg, Florida ) was an Americanrace car driver. Wallard retired from racing after being burned in a racing crash, shortly after winning the1951 Indianapolis 500 .Wallard's wife, Esther Waldo, since remarried and lives in Tampa, FL. He has two daughters: Leigh Clifton (Jasper, GA) Tamara Diana (Catskills, NY) Three grandchildren: Bill Robinson (Land O' Lakes, FL) Kimberly Robinson (Pasco County, FL) Lori Cox (Land O'Lakes) and four great grandchildren (Mason Robinson, Collin Robinson, Tyler Tannish, Savannah Tannish, all four of Land O' Lakes).
Indy 500 results
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. Lee Wallard participated in two World Championship races. He won one race, set one fastest lead lap, and finished on the podium once. He accumulated a total of 9 championship points. Having won no fewer than fifty per cent of his World Championship starts, this makes Wallard, technically at least, the driver with the best start:win ratio in World Championship history.
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