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Denny Zimmerman (born December 14th, 1940, Glastonbury, Connecticut), is a retired American racing driver. Zimmerman raced in the USAC Champ Car series from 1968 to 1972 with 16 career starts, including the 1971 and 1972 Indianapolis 500. Of those starts, his only top ten finish was the 1971 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 8th and was named Rookie of the Year.

Career award

He was inducted in the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame in 2000.^[1]

Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1969	Gerhardt	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1970	Gerhardt	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1971	Vollstedt	Offy	28th	8th
1972	McLaren	Offy	28th	19th
1974	Cecil	Offy	Failed to Qualify

Notes

^ "NEAR HOF". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Donnie Allison	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1971	Succeeded by Mike Hiss

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[1] "NEAR HOF". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

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-'''Denny "Irish Jack" Zimmerman''' (born July 25, 1963, [[Pittsburgh, PA]]), has slowed down his racing career to dedicate time to his family. Zimmerman raced in the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] series in the 1983, 1986, 1991, and 1995 seasons, with 16 career starts, including the 1983 and 1986 [[Indianapolis 500]].  Of those starts, his only top ten finish was the 1986 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 3rd and was named Rookie of the Year.
+'''Denny Zimmerman''' (born December 14th, 1940, [[Glastonbury, Connecticut]]), is a retired American racing driver. Zimmerman raced in the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[American Championship Car Racing|Champ Car]] series from 1968 to 1972 with 16 career starts, including the 1971 and 1972 [[Indianapolis 500]].  Of those starts, his only top ten finish was the 1971 Indianapolis 500, where he finished 8th and was named Rookie of the Year.
 ==Career award==
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-| [[1983 Indianapolis 500|1983]]
+| [[1969 Indianapolis 500|1969]]
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-| [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]]
+| [[1970 Indianapolis 500|1970]]
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-| [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]]
+| [[1971 Indianapolis 500|1971]]
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 | 8th
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-| [[1991 Indianapolis 500|1991]]
+| [[1972 Indianapolis 500|1972]]
 | [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]
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-| [[1995 Indianapolis 500|1995]]
+| [[1974 Indianapolis 500|1974]]
 | Cecil
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 ==Notes==
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-After retiring, Mr. Zimmerman now works at a healthcare company as an IT manager.
-He frequently makes trips out to Pittsburgh for his new job and has been seen by fans at a few races and bars.
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-{{succession box | title = [[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year|Indianapolis 500]]<br>[[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]| years = [[1986 Indianapolis 500|1986]] | before = [[Donnie Allison]] | after = [[Mike Hiss]]}}
+{{succession box | title = [[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year|Indianapolis 500]]<br>[[Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]| years = [[1971 Indianapolis 500|1971]] | before = [[Donnie Allison]] | after = [[Mike Hiss]]}}
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-==Family==
-In 1990, denny had tied the knot with his long term girlfriend.
-Then in 1996 zimmerman had his first born child, which sparked his early retirement. And then in 2000, same year as winning rookie of the year, he had another child.
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-[[Category:1963 births]]
+[[Category:1940 births]]
-[[Category:Racing drivers from Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Racing drivers from Connecticut]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers]]
 [[Category:Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year]]
+[[Category:People from Glastonbury, Connecticut]]
 [[Category:New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame inductees]]
+[[Category:American auto racing biography stubs]]
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