Wilson was born in Los Angeles, California. He began his racing career on Southern California short tracks, racing roadsters, then midgets and stock cars. He drove in the USACChampionship Car series, racing in the 1956, 1958–1965, and 1968–1969 seasons with 32 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963. He finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 8th position in 1960 at Milwaukee. Outside of racing, Wilson owned a business called "Dempsey Wilson Racing Cams," which refurbished camshafts.[2] He died in Duarte, California, at City of Hope after a long battle with mesothelioma.
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Dempsey Wilson participated in 2 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.
^Smith, Paul D (2009). Merchants of Speed: The Men Who Built America's Performance Industry. United States: MotorBooks International. p. 240. ISBN978-0760335673.
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dempsey, wilson, dempsey, cothrin, wilson, march, 1927, april, 1971, american, racecar, driver, born, 1927, march, 1927diedapril, 1971, 1971, aged, formula, world, championship, careernationalityamericanactive, years1956, 1960teamskuzma, kurtis, kraft, silnese. Dempsey Cothrin Wilson 1 March 11 1927 April 23 1971 was an American racecar driver Dempsey WilsonBorn 1927 03 11 March 11 1927DiedApril 23 1971 1971 04 23 aged 44 Formula One World Championship careerNationalityAmericanActive years1956 1960TeamsKuzma Kurtis Kraft SilnesEntries5 2 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points0Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1956 Indianapolis 500Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500Wilson was born in Los Angeles California He began his racing career on Southern California short tracks racing roadsters then midgets and stock cars He drove in the USAC Championship Car series racing in the 1956 1958 1965 and 1968 1969 seasons with 32 starts including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1958 1960 1961 and 1963 He finished in the top ten 4 times with his best finish in 8th position in 1960 at Milwaukee Outside of racing Wilson owned a business called Dempsey Wilson Racing Cams which refurbished camshafts 2 He died in Duarte California at City of Hope after a long battle with mesothelioma Indianapolis 500 results editYear Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired1958 59 32 143 272 13 15 151 0 Clutch pedal1960 23 33 143 215 24 33 11 0 Magneto1961 35 31 144 202 31 16 145 0 Fuel Pump1963 29 30 147 832 33 11 200 0 RunningTotals 507 0 Starts 4Poles 0Front Row 0Wins 0Top 5 0Top 10 0Retired 3World Championship career summary editThe Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960 Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation Dempsey Wilson participated in 2 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points References edit The Talk of Gasoline Alley Indianapolis May 13 2013 WFNI Smith Paul D 2009 Merchants of Speed The Men Who Built America s Performance Industry United States MotorBooks International p 240 ISBN 978 0760335673 nbsp This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dempsey Wilson amp oldid 1144942982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
