Don Edmunds (September 23, 1930 Santa Ana, California) was an American racecar driver and car builder.

Racing career

He changed the nose on his first Kurtis midget car from Kurtis' design to his own. Indy car builder Eddie Kuzma hired Edmunds to fix the dent in Jimmy Bryan’s car after the driver kicked the car.

He had his first start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1957. He won the 1957 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after finishing nineteenth over Bill Cheesbourg, Elmer George, Mike Magill, and Eddie Sachs. Edmunds' Indy career ended in with a serious practice accident at the Speedway in 1958.

He founded Autoresearch, Inc. in Anaheim, California, which specialized in building midget cars and sprint cars. His chasis won several National Midget Championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He became a collector and restorer of old race cars.

He built Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Sky cycle.

Career awards

• Edmunds was named to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1991.
• He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1994.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1957 92 27 140.449 23 19 170 0 Spun T4 Totals 170 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Don Edmunds participated in 1 World Championship race. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.

References

1. Edmunds Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
2. Sky Cycle

External links

• Official website