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Johnny Thomson
John Thomson
Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts
Born: April 9, 1922
Died: September 24, 1960
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| Year |
Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
Points |
Standing |
| 1953 |
AAA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1954 |
AAA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
40 |
43T |
| 1955 |
AAA |
7 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
1380 |
3 |
| 1956 |
USAC |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
710 |
10 |
| 1957 |
USAC |
12 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
1110 |
7 |
| 1958 |
USAC |
13 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
1520 |
3 |
| 1959 |
USAC |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
3 |
1400 |
3 |
| 1960 |
USAC |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
800 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
62 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
|
10 |
6960 |
|
| Track Type |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| Dirt Oval |
36 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
| Paved Oval |
26 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
| Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| AAA |
11 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
| USAC |
51 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
10 |
| Start
# |
Date |
Track |
Type |
Series |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Start |
Finish |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
5/30/1953 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
56 |
Dr.
Sabourin |
Del
Roy D |
Offy |
33 |
32 |
6 |
Ignition |
|
| RD/ |
5/30/1953 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
62 |
Lubri-Loy |
Kurtis
3000 |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
45 |
Relieved
S. Webb 113-157 |
|
| 2 |
6/7/1953 |
Milwaukee
1 |
DO |
AAA |
56 |
Dr.
Sabourin |
Del Roy |
Offy |
7 |
13 |
75 |
Spun
out NW turn |
| NC-- |
7/26/1953 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
AAA |
29 |
Malamud |
Scopa |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
5/31/1954 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
43 |
Chapman |
Russo/Nichels |
Offy |
4 |
24 |
165 |
Steering
froze |
| -- |
6/6/1954 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
AAA |
62 |
Commercial Motor
Freight |
Ewing D |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Wrecked
practice |
|
--/ |
6/6/1954 |
Milwaukee 1 |
PO |
AAA |
43 |
Chapman |
Russo/Nichels |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Drove #62 instead |
| -- |
7/5/1954 |
Darlington |
PO |
AAA |
62 |
Commercial
Motor Freight |
Ewing D |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
| NC |
7/25/1954 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
AAA |
43 |
Chapman |
Russo/Nichels |
Offy |
12 |
14 |
39 |
Out |
|
| 4 |
9/11/1954 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
76 |
Leitenberger |
Silnes/Sherman |
Offy |
13 |
9 |
99 |
Flagged |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5 |
5/30/1955 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
33 |
4 |
200 |
3:57:38.44
126.241 |
600 |
| 6 |
6/5/1955 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter Schmidt |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
4 |
1 |
100 |
1:00:42.108
98.844 |
200 |
| 7 |
6/19/1955 |
Langhorne |
DO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
15 |
44 |
Wrecked |
| 8 |
9/10/1955 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
11 |
5 |
99 |
Flagged |
100 |
| 9 |
9/17/1955 |
ISF |
DO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 10 |
10/16/1955 |
Sacramento |
DO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 11 |
11/6/1955 |
Phoenix |
DO |
AAA |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
10 |
2 |
97 |
Finished |
160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12 |
5/30/1956 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
88 |
Peter Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
18 |
32 |
22 |
Spun
out SW |
| 13 |
6/10/1956 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma D |
Offy |
6 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 14 |
6/24/1956 |
Langhorne |
DO |
USAC |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
9 |
18 |
9 |
Piston |
|
| 15 |
7/4/1956 |
Darlington |
PO |
USAC |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
15 |
9 |
146 |
Finished |
80 |
| 16 |
7/14/1956 |
Lakewood |
DO |
USAC |
44 |
Peter
Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
13 |
3 |
100 |
Finished |
140 |
| NC-- |
7/22/1956 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
USAC |
44 |
Peter Schmidt |
Kuzma |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
| 17 |
8/19/1956 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
45 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
11 |
10 |
98 |
Flagged |
30 |
| 18 |
8/26/1956 |
Milwaukee
2 |
PO |
USAC |
45 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
11 |
14 |
246 |
Flagged |
|
| 19 |
9/3/1956 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
45 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
1 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 20 |
9/8/1956 |
Syracuse |
DO |
USAC |
45 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
6 |
3 |
100 |
Finished |
140 |
| 21 |
9/15/1956 |
ISF |
DO |
USAC |
45 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
5 |
16 |
20 |
Spun
out, turn 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22 |
5/30/1957 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
11 |
12 |
199 |
Flagged
129.871 |
50 |
| 23 |
6/2/1957 |
Langhorne |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
1 |
1 |
100 |
0:59:53.74
100.174 |
200 |
| 24 |
6/9/1957 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma D |
Offy |
2 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 25 |
6/23/1957 |
Detroit |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
12 |
18 |
12 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| 26 |
7/4/1957 |
Lakewood |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
7 |
17 |
15 |
Broken
valve |
| NC |
7/21/1957 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
6 |
11 |
38 |
Out |
|
| 27 |
8/17/1957 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
12 |
14 |
97 |
Magneto |
|
| 28 |
8/25/1957 |
Milwaukee
2 |
PO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
9 |
4 |
200 |
Finished |
240 |
| 29 |
9/2/1957 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 30 |
9/7/1957 |
Syracuse |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
4 |
3 |
100 |
Finished |
140 |
| 31 |
9/14/1957 |
ISF |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
2 |
17 |
57 |
Lost
rear end gears |
| 32 |
9/29/1957 |
Trenton |
PO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
1 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 33 |
10/20/1957 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
10 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
14 |
55 |
Wrecked |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 34 |
3/30/1958 |
Trenton
1 |
PO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
2 |
3 |
100 |
Finished |
140 |
| 35 |
5/30/1958 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kurtis |
Offy |
22 |
23 |
52 |
Steering
damaged |
| 36 |
6/8/1958 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
6 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 37 |
6/15/1958 |
Langhorne |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
4 |
18 |
2 |
Spun
out, turn 2 |
| NC |
6/29/1958 |
Monza
1 |
PO |
USAC |
75 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
8 |
5 |
61 |
Flagged |
|
| NC |
6/29/1958 |
Monza
2 |
PO |
USAC |
75 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
5 |
14 |
4 |
Broken
crankshaft |
| 38 |
7/4/1958 |
Lakewood |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
3 |
100 |
Finished |
140 |
| NC |
7/20/1958 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
1 |
2 |
50 |
Finished |
|
| 39 |
8/16/1958 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
1 |
100 |
1:01:08.33
98.137 |
200 |
| 40 |
8/24/1958 |
Milwaukee
2 |
PO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma D |
Offy |
11 |
22 |
132 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| 41 |
9/1/1958 |
DuQuoin |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
1 |
1 |
100 |
1:03:19.36
94.753 |
200 |
| 42 |
9/6/1958 |
Syracuse |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
2 |
1 |
100 |
1:03:11.35
94.953 |
200 |
| 43 |
9/13/1958 |
ISF |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
3 |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
160 |
| 44 |
9/28/1958 |
Trenton
2 |
PO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma
D |
Offy |
6 |
2 |
99 |
Flagged |
160 |
| 45 |
10/26/1958 |
Sacramento |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A
Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
1 |
1 |
100 |
1:07:17.02
89.175 |
200 |
| 46 |
11/11/1958 |
Phoenix |
DO |
USAC |
7 |
D-A Lubricants |
Kuzma |
Offy |
10 |
14 |
87 |
Engine
seized |
|
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| 47 |
4/4/1959 |
Daytona
1 |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing
Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
15 |
7 |
38 |
Flagged |
60 |
| NC |
4/4/1959 |
Daytona
2 |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing
Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
9 |
4 |
19 |
Flagged |
|
| 48 |
4/19/1959 |
Trenton
1 |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
3 |
20 |
20 |
Handling
problems |
| 49 |
5/30/1959 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing
Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
1 |
3 |
200 |
3:41:39.85
135.340 |
700 |
| 50 |
6/7/1959 |
Milwaukee
1 |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
1 |
1 |
100 |
1:00:50.789
98.609 |
200 |
| -- |
6/14/1959 |
Langhorne |
DO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing Associates |
Kuzma |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Wrecked
practice |
| NC |
7/19/1959 |
Williams
Grove |
DO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing Associates |
Kuzma |
Offy |
4 |
4 |
13 |
Flagged
– rain |
| 51 |
8/22/1959 |
Springfield |
DO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing
Associates |
Kuzma |
Offy |
12 |
4 |
100 |
Finished |
120 |
| 52 |
8/30/1959 |
Milwaukee
2 |
PO |
USAC |
3 |
Racing
Associates |
Lesovsky |
Offy |
2 |
2 | |