Walt Brown (racing driver)

Walt Brown

Born	Walter C. Brown December 30, 1911 Springfield, New York, U.S.
Died	July 29, 1951 (aged 39) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1950–1951
Teams	Kurtis Kraft
Entries	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1951 Indianapolis 500

Walt Brown (December 30, 1911 in Springfield, New York – July 29, 1951 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. A Champ Car specialist, his career in the big cars began in 1941, and he recorded one win, in 1948 at Langhorne Speedway.

Brown died in a low speed accident at Williams Grove Speedway on 29 July 1951,^[1] the day widely known as "Black Sunday" because two other drivers also died (in consecutive qualifying runs at Funk's Speedway in Winchester, Indiana) on the same day.^[2]

References

1. "Walt Brown killed at Williams Grove". Pottstown Mercury. Associated Press. July 30, 1951. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016.
2. "Three Indianapolis race drivers killed". Reading Eagle. July 30, 1951.

External links

• Walt Brown at Find a Grave

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1947 33 14 118.355 25 7 200 0 Running 1950 4 20 130.454 22 19 127 0 Flagged 1951 44 13 131.907 31 26 55 0 Magneto Totals 382 0

Starts 3 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 1

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1950	Tuffy's Offy	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500 19	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA		NC	0
1951	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4	SUI	500 26	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP	NC	0