Manny Ayulo

Manny Ayulo
Ayulo, circa 1953
Born	Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo (1921-10-20)October 20, 1921 Burbank, California, U.S.
Died	May 17, 1955(1955-05-17) (aged 33) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
44 races run over 8 years
Years active	1948–1955
Best finish	2nd – 1954
First race	1948 H. H. Wheler Memorial Cup (Arlington)
Last race	1954 Silver State Century (Las Vegas)
First win	1954 Independence Day Sweepstakes (Darlington)
Last win	1954 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles 2 9 3
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950–1955
Teams	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Maserati, Lesovsky
Entries	6 (4 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career points	2
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1955 Indianapolis 500

Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo^[1] (October 20, 1921 – May 17, 1955^[2]) was an American racecar driver. His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Jack McGrath, helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars. Ayulo was killed in practice for the 1955 Indianapolis 500 when his car crashed straight into a concrete wall.^[3][4] He was found to have not been wearing a seat belt and his pockets "were filled with wrenches".^[5]

Racing record

Complete AAA Championship Car results

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos	Points
1948	ARL 5	INDY DNQ	MIL DNQ	LAN	MIL	SPR	MIL	DUQ	ATL	PIK	SPR	DUQ				34th	100
1949	ARL	INDY 28	MIL	TRE	SPR	MIL	DUQ	PIK	SYR	DET	SPR	LAN	SAC	DMR		-	0
1950	INDY DNQ	MIL	LAN	SPR	MIL	PIK	SYR DNQ	DET	SPR	SAC	PHX DNQ	BAY 18	DAR 26			-	0
1951	INDY DNS	MIL 10	LAN 4	DAR 6	SPR 17	MIL 17	DUQ	DUQ 6	PIK	SYR 12	DET 6	DNC 7	SJS DNQ	PHX 9	BAY 11	8th	997.5
1952	INDY 20	MIL 8	RAL 15	SPR 16	MIL 12	DET 10	DUQ 8	PIK	SYR 15	DNC 9	SJS 12	PHX 4				19th	320
1953	INDY 13	MIL 14	SPR DNQ	DET 17	SPR 2	MIL 2	DUQ 2	PIK	SYR 10	ISF 2	SAC 12	PHX 4				4th	960
1954	INDY 13	MIL 2	LAN	DAR 1	SPR DNQ	MIL 1	DUQ DNQ	PIK	SYR DNQ	ISF 15	SAC 12	PHX 2	LVG 2			2nd	1.290
1955	INDY DNQ	MIL	LAN	SPR	MIL	DUQ	PIK	SYR	ISF	SAC	PHX					-	0

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1949 52 33 125.799 33 28 24 0 Rod 1951 9 – – – 3rd* 200 11 Running 1952 8 28 135.982 10 20 184 0 Flagged 1953 88 4 136.384 15 13 184 0 Rod 1954 88 22 138.164 23 13 197 0 Flagged Totals 589 11

Starts 4 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 2

* shared drive with Jack McGrath

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Pts
1950	Coast Grain	Maserati V8RI	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	GBR	MON	500 DNQ	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1951	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	SUI	500 3*	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	ESP		15th	2
1952	Coast Grain	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	SUI	500 20	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA		NC	0
1953	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	ARG	500 13	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	NC	0
1954	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	ARG	500 13	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0
1955	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	ARG	MON	500 DNQ	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA			NC	0
Source:[6][7]

* Indicates shared drive with Jack McGrath.

See also

• List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

References

1. "Manny Ayulo". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
2. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994". FamilySearch. (registration required)
3. "Ayulo critically injured when car runs into wall". The Spartanburg Herald. Associated Press. May 17, 1955.
4. "Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. May 17, 1955.
5. "Manny Ayulo". ESPN UK. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
6. "Manny Ayulo – Involvement". StatsF1. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
7. "Features – Traditional Hot Rods". jalopyjournal.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

External links

• Profile on Historic Racing Archived 2019-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Manny Ayulo at Find a Grave

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mario Alborghetti	Formula One fatal accidents May 17, 1955	Succeeded by Bill Vukovich
Records
Preceded by Alberto Ascari 31 years, 312 days (1950 Monaco GP)	Youngest driver to score a podium position in Formula One 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500) Shared a car with Jack McGrath (31 years, 233 days). Mike Nazaruk (29 years, 239 days) finished on podium at the same race, but single. All three were younger than the previous record-holder Ascari.	Succeeded by José Froilán González 28 years, 269 days (1951 French GP)
Preceded by Mike Nazaruk 29 years, 239 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest driver to score points in Formula One 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)	Succeeded by Andy Linden 29 years, 54 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)