Don Branson
Born: 06/02/1920 in Rantoul, IL, USA
Died: 11/12/1966 in Gardena, CA, USA
Formula One
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | Not Classified |
1959 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.13 | 0 | 112 | 1 |
1960 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 90.63 | 0 | 200 | 0 |
Career | 40.0000 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0000 | 14.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | 59.38 | 0 | 312 | 1 |
NASCAR Cup Series
Year | Rank | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Fastest Laps | Laps | DNFs |
1964 | | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 23.50 | 23.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.73 | 0 | 271 | 8 |
Career | | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 23.5000 | 23.8750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | 10.73 | 0 | 271 | 8 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1959 | 10 | 24 | 9 | Bob Estes | Phillips | Offenhauser | Firestone | Estes | 143.312 | 112 | 0 | 0 | torsion bar | 3625 | 0 |
1960 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Bob Estes | Phillips | Offenhauser | Firestone | Estes | 144.753 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 15475 | 600 |
1961 | 2 | 33 | 3 | Hoover Motor Express | Epperly | Offenhauser | | Hoover | 146.843 | 2 | 0 | 0 | valves | 5080 | 0 |
1962 | 11 | 12 | 14 | Mid-Continent Securities | Epperly | Offenhauser | | Hopkins | 147.312 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 6041 | 50 |
1963 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offenhauser | | Leader Card | 150.188 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 18588 | 500 |
1964 | 9 | 12 | 5 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | Watson | Offenhauser | | Leader Card | 152.672 | 187 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 7600 | 50 |
1965 | 18 | 8 | 4 | Wynn's | Watson | Ford | | Leader Card | 155.501 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 16376 | 250 |
1966 | 9 | 23 | 4 | Leader Cards Racer | Gerhardt | Ford | | Leader Card | 162.903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | accident | 9791 | 0 |
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