RACING DRIVER

Manny Ayulo

1921 - 1955

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Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo (October 20, 1921 – May 17, 1955) was an American racecar driver. His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Jack McGrath, helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars. Ayulo was killed in practice for the 1955 Indianapolis 500 when his car crashed straight into a concrete wall. He was found to have not been wearing a seat belt and his pockets "were filled with wrenches". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manny Ayulo is the 369th most popular racing driver (down from 273rd in 2019), the 7,303rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,460th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Manny Ayulo ranks 369 out of 1,080Before him are Jean-Pierre Wimille, Eddie Cheever, Ben Pon, Howden Ganley, Gino Bianco, and Freddie Spencer. After him are Harri Rovanperä, Jorge Lorenzo, Edgar Barth, Leslie Marr, Jo Gartner, and Jonathan Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Manny Ayulo ranks 314Before him are Michel Boisrond, William Roth, Willie Waddell, Kamal Hassan Ali, George Nader, and Beatrice Mintz. After him are Sotiria Bellou, Joe Sutter, Heinrich Schmid, Jean Richard, Tafari Benti, and Joseph Iléo. Among people deceased in 1955, Manny Ayulo ranks 135Before him are Constantin Argetoianu, Johannes de Jong, Wilhelm Kreis, Saadat Hasan Manto, Nick Winter, and Clemente Biondetti. After him are José Antonio Remón Cantera, Charley Toorop, Theodor Plievier, Honus Wagner, Luís de Freitas Branco, and James P. Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Manny Ayulo ranks 7,305 out of 20,380Before him are Anthony Downs (1930), Beatrice Mintz (1921), Dana Reeve (1961), Taylor Hawkins (1972), Stephen Hopkins (1707), and Jennifer Taylor (1972). After him are Campbell Scott (1961), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), Helen Fisher (1945), Kenneth H. Cooper (1931), Wynton Kelly (1931), and Sgt. Slaughter (1948).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Manny Ayulo ranks 28Before him are Carl Scarborough (1914), Richard Petty (1937), Nicky Hayden (1981), Bill Vukovich (1918), Eddie Cheever (1958), and Freddie Spencer (1961). After him are Ronnie Bucknum (1936), Bobby Unser (1934), Chet Miller (1902), Masten Gregory (1932), Johnnie Parsons (1918), and Michael Andretti (1962).