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Don Branson

Date of birth:June 2, 1920
Place of birth:Rantoul, Illinois
Died:November 12, 1966
Place of death:Ascot, California
Races entered:247
Wins:20
Podiums:26
Pole positions:15
Race win percentage:7.69%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Don Branson — in detail

1966
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: no position
25 races. 1 win. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 7 (1135 points)
14 races. 1 win. 3 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Leader Card Racers
Car: Gerhardt (Ford)
Car: Watson D (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson FE (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1965
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: no position
27 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 4 (1875 points)
17 races. 3 wins. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Leader Card Racers
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson RE (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson D (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1964
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: 1
24 races. 5 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Jud Phillips
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 4 (1700 points)
12 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Leader Card Racers
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson RE (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1963
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: no position
24 races. 3 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 5 (1352 points)
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Leader Card
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1962
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: no position
22 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 4 (1700 points)
13 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 6 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing, Leader Card, Sclavi
Car: Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson D (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1961
USAC National Championship
Position: 12 (530 points)
12 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hoover Motor Express, Hopkins Racing
Car: Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1960
USAC National Championship
Position: 3 (1220 points)
12 races. 0 wins. 5 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Bob Estes
Car: Philipp (Offenhauser)
Car: Philipp D (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Formula 1
Position: 19 (3 points)
The results for the Indianapolis 500 is accounted for in the USAC championship..
Car: Phillips (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1959
USAC National Championship
Position: 7 (780 points)
12 races. 0 wins. 3 pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Bob Estes
Car: Phillips D (Offenhauser)
Car: Phillips (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1958
USAC National Championship
Position: 9 (790 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hoover Motor Express, Hardwood Door, Bob Estes
Car: Phillips (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Car: Silnes D (Offenhauser)
Car: Silnes (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1957
USAC National Championship
Position: 19 (280 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Ray Brady, Leitenberger, Henry Allen Chapman, Chapman Root
Car: Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis 4000D (Offenhauser)
Car: Silnes/Sherman (Offenhauser)
Car: Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser)
Car: Blough (Offenhauser)
Car: Blough D (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Midget Series
Position: no position
? races. 1 win. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1956
USAC National Championship
Position: 31 (50 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hoover Motor Express
Car: Templeton (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.




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