Wayne Ewing Explained

Wayne Ewing
Birth Name:Albert Wayne Ewing
Birth Date:27 March 1927
Birth Place:Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Auto racing builder

Albert Wayne Ewing (March 27, 1927 – February 12, 1986) was an American race car builder.[1] Ewing started as engineer on drag-racers, before joining as a metal-working engineer on the Indy car team assembled by A. J. Watson. Ewing occasionally branched out as an independent builder,[2] [3] and his cars competed in several Indianapolis 500s. Notably, Eddie Sachs qualified on the pole for the 1960 Indianapolis 500 driving a Ewing-constructed car.[4]

Select Indianapolis 500 results

SeasonDriverGridClassificationPointsNoteRace report
1950Jimmy Davies2717Report
1960Eddie Sachs121MagnetoReport
1960Al Herman3032ClutchReport

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ewing Dean Van Lines Special . Classic Car Weekly . 22 July 2021 . 22 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Martin . Dick . September 1, 2011 . The A. J. Watson Story . 2023-10-09 . MotorTrend.
  3. Web site: 1961 Ewing Dean Van Lines Special . 2023-10-09 . conceptcarz.com . en.
  4. Web site: Wright . Alfred . THE WIZARD OF INDY . 2024-04-07 . Sports Illustrated Vault SI.com . en-us.

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