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Joe Dawson (racecar driver)
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race car driver.
Biography
Born in Odon, IndianaOdon, Indiana
Odon is a town in Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,354 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Odon is located at ....
, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon
Marmon
Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma
Ralph DePalma
Ralph De Palma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races...
, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race, dropped out with a mechanical failure. At age 22 years and 323 days, Dawson stood as the youngest winner of the "500" until Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....
won the 1952 Indianapolis 500
1952 Indianapolis 500
The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the second round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship. Troy Ruttman won the race, bringing the Borg-Warner Trophy home for car owner J.C. Agajanian.Bill Vukovich led...
at age 22 years and 86 days. In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson retired after an accident on the 45th lap. He died on June 18, 1946.
Note: According to two separate handwritten documents in my possession, one by Joe's father, Chase Dawson, and the other by his older brother, Charles F. Dawson, Joseph Crook Dawson was born in Odon on July 17, 1889. He died 17 June, 1946, both according to his brother's document and in an existing letter notifying his niece, Jean Snyder.
Indy 500 results
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