Joe Dawson (racing driver)
Joe Dawson (April 19, 1889 - June 18, 1946) was an American race car driver.
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Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, 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 won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 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.[1] 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.
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- ^ "Joseph Dawson, 56, Auto Racing Figure". Associated Press in the New York Times. June 19, 1946. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0A12F93D5F16738DDDA00994DE405B8688F1D3. Retrieved 2009-09-17. "Joseph Dawson, winner of the 500 mile national sweepstakes auto race at ..."
| Preceded by Ray Harroun |
Indianapolis 500 Winner 1912 |
Succeeded by Jules Goux |
