James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan (January 28, 1926 – June 19, 1960) was an American racing driver. Well-known for his habit of racing with an unlit cigar, Bryan was a three-time National Champion, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1958. In Europe he …

Langhorne, Penn. (June 19, 1960) - Rugged, cigar-smoking Jimmy Bryan, veteran auto racer who won 19 championships including the Indianapolis 500 in 1958, was killed Sunday in the 100-mile National Championship Big Car race at Langhorne Speedway.

Jan 2, 2018 · Among the drivers who perished at Langhorne were Jimmy Bryan (1960), one of the most talented drivers to ever sit in an Indy car, and Larry Mann (1952), the first driver to die of...

Born in the Roaring '20s, he began racing track roadsters before switching to midgets in 1947. Within four years he was trying to qualify at Indy, but it didn't come together until he hooked up with Smith and Paoli for the '53 season.

Jun 1, 2019 · One of Bryan’s most famous races was the 1957 Bobby Ball Memorial at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, which determined the national champion of Indy car racing. Near the end of the race, Bryan was lapping another driver when he …

The 1954 AAA and two-time USAC National Driving Champion posted 54 top-10 finishes in 72 Indy car events, but perished in a June 19, 1960, accident at Langhorne, Pa.

James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan (January 28, 1926 – June 19, 1960) was an American racing driver. Well-known for his habit of racing with an unlit cigar, Bryan was a three-time National Champion, and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1958. In Europe he …

Jimmy “Cowboy” Bryan, who earned his nickname busting broncos before his racing career began, could, and did, drive almost anything with wheels. He won three AAA-USAC national titles, won the Indianapolis 500 in 1958, and was also considered one of the best dirt track drivers ever.

JIMMY BRYAN, universally recognized as one of the greatest dirt track drivers, won the National Driving Championship three times, in 1954, 1956, and 1957, and was second in the final standings for 1955.

In 1951, after failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, Jimmy made his way east to race sprint cars on the dirt tracks there. In the fall of that year, Bryan captured the Ted Horn Memorial race at Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) aboard the Leitenberger brothers' Offy.