RACING DRIVER

Lee Wallard

1910 - 1963

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Leland Wallard (September 7, 1910 – November 29, 1963) was an American racing driver. After a slow start to his career, the unheralded Wallard scored a "Cinderella" victory, authoring a dominating performance in the 1951 Indianapolis 500. Days later, Wallard's career ended as he suffered severe burns when his car caught fire during a promotional event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Wallard is the 262nd most popular racing driver (down from 211th in 2019), the 5,654th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,303rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Lee Wallard ranks 262 out of 1,080. Before him are Martin Donnelly, Bruno Ruffo, Carlo Ubbiali, Rudi Fischer, Jim Rathmann, and Umberto Maglioli. After him are Mick Schumacher, Rikky von Opel, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Ernesto Brambilla, Mike Beuttler, and Peter Revson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Lee Wallard ranks 204. Before him are Robert Cummings, Adoniran Barbosa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Karl Hugo Strunz, Arsenie Boca, and Viggo Kampmann. After him are Cahit Arf, Jafar Sharif-Emami, Carlo Ceresoli, Peter Pears, Fei Xiaotong, and Lupita Tovar. Among people deceased in 1963, Lee Wallard ranks 125. Before him are Woldemar Hägglund, Benny Moré, Margaret Murray, Vsevolod Ivanov, Louis Bastien, and Erich Ollenhauer. After him are Edwin Linkomies, Richard Oswald, Jean Decoux, Aleksandr Gauk, Dick Powell, and Thoralf Skolem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Wallard ranks 5,654 out of 20,380. Before him are George Calnan (1900), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Tammy Wynette (1942), Tera Patrick (1976), Ansel Adams (1902), and Paul Rand (1914). After him are Kenny Ortega (1950), James M. Gavin (1907), Kelly Hu (1968), Kenneth Noland (1924), David Proval (1942), and Mike Massimino (1962).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Lee Wallard ranks 14. Before him are Brett Lunger (1945), Pat Flaherty (1926), Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), Jack McGrath (1919), and Jim Rathmann (1928). After him are Rikky von Opel (1947), Peter Revson (1939), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Kevin Schwantz (1964), and Roger Penske (1937).

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