Jimmy Gleason

Jimmy Gleason
Jimmy Gleason
Nationality	American
Born	February 17, 1898; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 12, 1931 (aged 33); Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Injuries from racing accident

Jimmy Gleason (February 17, 1898 – September 12, 1931) was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race at Syracuse,^[1] a week after he had captured his first Championship Car victory at Altoona.

Indianapolis 500 results[]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1928	39	21	111.708	13	15	195	43	Magneto
1929	53	23	110.345	21	3	200	0	Running
1930	7	24	93.709	30	28	22	0	Timing gears
1931	33	20	111.400	8	6	200	0	Running
Totals						617	43

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

References[]

^ "Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash". Syracuse Herald. September 13, 1931.

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[1] "Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash". Syracuse Herald. September 13, 1931.

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