Donald Lee Davis (December 18, 1933 – August 8, 1962) was an American racecar driver. Born in

Tucson, Arizona Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...

, Davis died in

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as a result of injuries suffered in a

sprint car Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval, circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known simply as "big cars," distinguishing them from "midget cars," sprint car racing is popular primar ...

race at New Bremen Speedway. He drove in the USAC

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series, racing in the 1960-1962 seasons with 15 starts, including the 1961 and 1962

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races. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his two best finishes in 3rd at Trenton and in 4th at Indianapolis, both in 1962. Davis served in the

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Indy 500 results

External links

* http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Don_Davis

References

1933 births 1962 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Tucson, Arizona Racing drivers from Arizona Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Ohio {{US-autoracing-bio-stub