Ray Crawford

This article is about the racecar driver. For the footballer, see Ray Crawford (footballer).

Ray Crawford

Born	26 October 1915(1915-10-26)
Died	1 February 1996(1996-02-01) (aged 80)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1955–1959
Teams	Elder, Kurtis Kraft
Races	5 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1955 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1959 Indianapolis 500

Ray Crawford (October 26, 1915 - February 1, 1996) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Crawford became a U.S. Army fighter pilot and flew P-38 Lightnings in combat over North Africa in 1943. Rotated home after six aerial victories, eventually he became an early jet pilot. At war's end he was evaluating the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star.

Crawford loved racing and competed with motorcycles and automobiles. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1954-1959 seasons with 13 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1955-1956, and 1959. He finished in the top ten six times. In 1954, he won the stock car class of the Carrera Panamericana (a nine-stage, five-day race across Mexico) in a Lincoln.

Crawford died in Los Angeles, California.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1955 49 23 139.206 20 23 111 0 Valve 1956 49 17 140.884 29 29 49 0 Crash T4 1959 49 32 141.348 32 23 115 0 Crash T3 Totals 275 0

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

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1955	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 23	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA					NC	0
1956	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 29	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA				NC	0
1957	Meguiar's Mirror / Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	500 DNQ	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA				NC	0
1958	Meguiar's Mirror / Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500G	Offenhauser L4	ARG	MON	NED	500 DNQ	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0
1959	Meguiar's Mirror / Crawford	Elder	Offenhauser L4	MON	500 23	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA			NC	0