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| Johnny Boyd | |||||||
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| Born | John Gibson Boyd (1926-08-19)August 19, 1926 Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | October 26, 2003(2003-10-26) (aged 77) Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 55 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1952, 1954–1967 | ||||||
| Best finish | 6th –1956 | ||||||
| First race | 1954Langhorne 100 (Langhorne) | ||||||
| Last race | 1966Hoosier Grand Prix (IRP) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Active years | 1955–1960 | ||||||
| Teams | Kurtis Kraft,Epperly | ||||||
| Entries | 6 | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||
| Careerpoints | 4 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| First entry | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
| Last entry | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Johnny Boyd[1] (August 19, 1926 – October 26, 2003) was an American racecar driver.
Born inFresno, California, Boyd drove in theAAA andUSACChampionship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts. He finished in the top-ten 31 times, with his best finish in second position, in 1959 at Milwaukee.
Boyd qualified for theIndianapolis 500 for the first time in1955 but finished 29th after being involved in an accident that killed driverBill Vukovich. In a dozen starts, his best race was in1958, when he led 18 laps and finished 3rd. In total, he finished in the top-ten at the 500 five times.
After 1949, Boyd had become close friends withBob Sweikert ofHayward, California when he met him on the California racing circuit. The two often raced together, and Boyd qualified for entry in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 when Sweikert helped him overcome mechanical handling problems in Boyd's car. Sweikert won the race that day, but was overshadowed by the death of Vukovich. Boyd also raced against Sweikert in 1956 at Indy, but Sweikert was killed several weeks later in aSprint car race.[2]
Boyd retired as a driver after failing to qualify for the Indy 500 and Milwaukee race in 1967. He died of cancer at age 77 in his hometown of Fresno.
In 1966, Boyd was inducted into theFresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.[3] He was named to theNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2010.
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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| 1955 | Sumar / Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | OffenhauserL4 | ARG | MON | 500 29 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | Bowes Seal Fast /Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500E | OffenhauserL4 | ARG | MON | 500 30 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1957 | Bowes Seal Fast /Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500G | OffenhauserL4 | ARG | MON | 500 6 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1958 | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500G | OffenhauserL4 | ARG | MON | NED | 500 3 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | 16th | 4 |
| 1959 | Bowes Seal Fast /Bignotti | Epperly Indy Roadster | OffenhauserL4 | MON | 500 6 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1960 | Bowes Seal Fast Racing | Epperly Indy Roadster | OffenhauserL4 | ARG | MON | 500 27 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
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