Jimmy Bryan
Born	James Ernest Bryan (1926-01-28)January 28, 1926 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Died	June 19, 1960(1960-06-19) (aged 34) Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA /USACChampionship Car (1954,1956,1957) Major victories Race of Two Worlds (1957) Indianapolis 500 (1958)
Champ Car career
62 races run over 10 years
Best finish	1st (1954,1956,1957)
First race	1952Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1960Langhorne 100 (Langhorne)
First win	1953Golden State 100 (Sacramento)
Last win	1958Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 19 32 3
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1951 –1960
Teams	Lesovsky,Kurtis Kraft,Schroeder,Kuzma,Salih
Entries	10 (9 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Careerpoints	18
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1951 Indianapolis 500
First win	1958 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan (January 28, 1926 – June 19, 1960) was an Americanracing driver. Well-known for his habit of racing with an unlit cigar, Bryan was a three-timeNational Champion, and won theIndianapolis 500 in1958. In Europe he is well-known for winning the 1957Race of Two Worlds.

Bryan was born on January 28, 1926, inPhoenix, Arizona, to Reginald Louis, a baker, and Pauline (née Wainwright).

Bryan drove in theAAA andUSACChampionship Car series, racing in the 1952–1960 seasons with 72 starts, including each year'sIndianapolis 500 race. He finished in the top ten 54 times, with 23 victories.

Bryan won the1958 Indianapolis 500 and the 1954 AAA and 1956 and 1957 USACNational Championship. During his 1957 championship season, Bryan also won the inaugural running of theRace of Two Worlds atAutodromo Nazionale Monza,Italy.^[1]

TheAAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in theFIAWorld Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship points and participation in addition to those which they received towards theAAA/USACNational Championship.

Bryan participated in nine World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis. He won once, finished in thetop three three times, and accumulated 18 World Drivers' Championship points.

Bryan died after a crash in a Championship car race atLanghorne Speedway in 1960, on the same day that two drivers were killed in theBelgian Grand Prix, making the day one of the most tragic in racing history. For many years one of the two Championship races at thePhoenix International Raceway was traditionally called theJimmy Bryan Memorial. He was also memorialized in a song by Harry Weger titled "The Ballad of Jimmy Bryan". Bryan is buried in Phoenix'sGreenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery.

Bryan has been inducted into the following halls of fame:

• Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (1964)^[2]
• Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1973)^[3]
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1994)^[4]
• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1999)^[5]
• International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2001)^[6]
• National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame

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• Jimmy Bryan - ChampCarStats.com
• Jimmy Bryan atFind a Grave
• Jimmy Bryan - Grand Prix HistoryArchived 2012-10-29 at theWayback Machine
• Jimmy Bryan - Motorsport Memorial
• Jimmy Bryan driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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• 1960 deaths
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• 20th-century American sportsmen
• Champ Car champions
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• Indianapolis 500 drivers
• Indianapolis 500 winners
• International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees
• Racing drivers who died while racing
• Sports deaths in Pennsylvania
• Racing drivers from Phoenix, Arizona
• Formula One race winners
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