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 Jimmy Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Ernest Bryan (January 28, 1926 - June 19, 1960) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Bryan died as a result of injuries sustained in a champ car race at Langhorne Speedway.
He died after a crash in a Champ car race at Langhorne Speedway in 1960, on the same day that two drivers were killed in the Belgian Grand Prix, making the day one of the most tragic in racing history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jimmy_Bryan   (266 words)

  
 Wartime boomtown
After holding state and national office, Bryan, as a teetotaling county prosecutor, went after bootleggers with a vengeance, and didn't shy away from pursuing other public office-holders when he thought the cause was just.
Jimmy Bryan was appointed county prosecutor, but lost in the historic 1932 election that swept Democrats into office across the country.
Jimmy Bryan remained active in politics his whole life and took a leadership role in local fraternal organizations.
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 WIBC Fantasy 500: The Drivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Bryan began racing hot rods after WWII, moved into midget cars in 1947, and joined the USAC Championship Trail in 1953.
Bryan won the championship again in 1956 and 1957, and he won at Indianapolis in 1958, narrowly avoiding a terrible crash that killed Pat O'Connor and knocked 17 of the 33 starting cars out of the race.
In 1960, Bryan agreed to return to dirt track racing as a favor to two old friends, the owners of the Langhorne, PA, track.
www.wibc.com /fantasy500/drivers.aspx?id=JimmyBryan   (154 words)

  
 Motorsports Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In Jimmy Bryan, American racing had a champion who looked like a champion should -- big, brawny and broad-shouldered, good-natured but tough to the bone, with a cigar between his teeth and his foot flat on the floor.
Bryan was a man who believed it was his duty to represent the sport at all times as favorably as possible.
He was a master of the dirt ovals that dominated the Big Car circuit during the 1950s, and on them in the middle of the decade he won three national championships.
www.mshf.com /hof/bryan_jimmy.htm   (510 words)

  
 Goldsboro News-Argus | News: Jimmy Bryan excited about new council seat
Bryan, 57, is a Wayne County native and graduated from Goldsboro High School in 1964.
Bryan promotes having a civic center in Goldsboro, but is reserving judgment on location until all the studies are completed.
Bryan knows that the City Council isn't directly involved with the school system, but said he believes it's important to work with, and encourage, the people involved in the system.
www.newsargus.com /news/archives/2004/02/01/jimmy_bryan_excited_about_new_council_seat/index.shtml   (753 words)

  
 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Bryan's victory in the 1958 Indy 500 was secured in part by the strength of his
Bryan and Offenhauser are two of the four members of the class of 2001 who will be inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on Thursday evening, April 19th.
Bryan and Offenhauser will be joined by Neil Bonnett and Mike Hailwood as the newest inductees into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
www.motorsportshalloffame.com /press/03-26-01a.htm   (615 words)

  
 The Wenatchee World Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Bryans have played a lot of basketball together, whether in open gyms in the Wenatchee area or in their driveway.
Even though the Panthers fell 44-41 at Kennewick last Saturday, Bryan had 28 of the team’s 41 points, a performance he attributes to the open looks he was getting and his teammates being cognizant of the fact that he had the hot hand.
Jimmy Bryan (Austin Bryan’s great-grandfather): Played basketball at Queen Anne High School in Seattle (1916-1920) and the University of Washington (1921-23).
wenworld.com /sub/story.php?id=1166123904-665-647   (1114 words)

  
 The Wenatchee World Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jimmy’s arrival at UW in 1921 coincided with that of legendary coach Clarence “Hec” Edmundson, who would go on to lead the Huskies to 488 wins and eleven 20-win seasons in his 27-year tenure.
Bob Bryan unfortunately arrived on campus the year after the Huskies finished 28-3 under head coach Tippy Dye, won the league title and advanced all the way to the Final Four before losing to Phog Allen’s Kansas Jayhawks.
McGinnis has given Bryan a green light to shoot the ball whenever he wants, so there should not be any worries about taking a bad shot.
www.wenworld.com /sub/print.php?id=1166125680-670-332   (1010 words)

  
 Jimmy Bryan's Daughter Sees First Indy 500   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The first time that Cindy Bryan heard her father talk was when he she saw a film of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, and there was an interview with him after he had fallen out of the race.
Three weeks after that interview Bryan, winner of the 1958 Indy 500, was killed while racing at Langhorne, Pa. Cindy was 6 months old.
Then Cindy Bryan tugged on a chain around her neck and retrieved her father's Air Force dogtag.
www.indy500.com /news/1998/daughter.html   (327 words)

  
 JOHN STARKEY CARS :: GRYFON INC.
Me and Jimmy Bryan looked at each other and decided it was time to go." Sure enough, Jack Fairman made the most of his chance and the Jaguar's 4-speed gearbox, leading through the opening lap.
Apart from Jimmy Bryan’s Dean Van Lines Special, the Jags were the only cars not to need work before the second heat.
Jimmy Bryan inherited second place, and by now poor Musso was giving his pit crew signs of fatigue.
www.johnstarkeycars.com /pages/articles/articles_15.html   (3400 words)

  
 American GP - The Drivers
Bryan born in 1927 was considered one of America's greatest dirt-track racers.
Jimmy "Cowboy" Bryan won three AAA-USAC National titles and the Indianapolis 500 in 1958.
In 1960, Bryan, 33, died in a first-lap crash at Langhorne.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/drivers_us.htm   (2801 words)

  
 1954
Jimmy is in the middle of the front row (since he qualified second).
Jimmy Daywalt set speed records for laps #50 and #60 during the 1954 '500'
At Milwaukee on August 29, 1954, Jimmy qualified 13th in the #19 Hopkins Moore D-Offy.
www.angelfire.com /in4/jimmydaywalt/1954.htm   (247 words)

  
 Confederate Records
Jimmy Bryan received his M.A. in history from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Bryan collected the material for this project with the intention of publishing a book listing all Texas Confederate soldiers’ gravesites with as much information as possible about each veteran.
A number of published sources that Bryan purchased from historical societies for this project were also donated with the records.
libraries.uta.edu /SpecColl/crose02/seekfall.htm   (892 words)

  
 Successful Atlanta Debut Leads To Two More NASCAR Truck Races For Jimmy Kite
We feel if we hadn't had those, we would have had a better finish and we are confident that they won't be an issue in the future.
If things continue as they have been, we look forward to a long, long relationship with Jimmy." Bryan Berry, crew chief: "For a guy that basically has never done this kind of racing before, you would have never known that from working with Jimmy.
Jimmy got all he could out of the MRD Chevy.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2005/03/30/024118.html   (1004 words)

  
 Jimmy Bryan - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jimmy "Cowboy" Brian, who earned his nickname busting broncos before his racing career began, could, and did, drive almost anything with wheels.
After four years of racing midgets and sprints, Bryan’s first big win came in 1951 when he surprised everyone by winning the Tom Horn Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway.
In 1954, his friend and mechanic Clint Brawner got Bryan a ride in the Dean Van Lines car.
www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/2001/Jimmy_Bryan_main.htm   (244 words)

  
 bet on Jimmy Bryan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Mobil Oil And Jimmy Bryan Ad 1958
Description: Mobil Oil And Jimmy Bryan Ad 1958 This is a June 9, 1958 advertisement.
Jimmy Bryan makes it 8 in a row for Mobiloil.
Photo is taken through plastic and may show wrinkles or crookedness that is not in the ad.
www.goantiques.com /detail,mobil-oil-jimmy,667069.html   (122 words)

  
 Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bryan is a first name of Irish origin.
Brought to England by the Breton companions of William the Conqueror, this name is originally derived from the Irish word for hill.
Gary Bryan, American DJ Henderson Bryan, Barbadian cricketer
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bryan   (162 words)

  
 1955 Indy 500® - #6
The field ran under yellow for nearly half an hour while the track was cleared.
When racing resumed, Jimmy Bryan led, with Sweikert in pursuit.
Bryan's engine failed after 89 laps, leaving the lead to Sweikert.
www.apolloinc.org /4501.htm   (383 words)

  
 Doug Caruthers
The track was a training ground for his two sons, Jimmy and Danny, who went on to become USAC National Midget Champions in 1970 and 1971 respectively.
In a twist of irony, Danny was killed at the end of the 1971 season after he had sewed up the Midget Championship, and Jimmy died from cancer in 1975 after winning the Silver Crown title.
Doug won the Midget Owners Championship for the fourth time in 1978 while battling cancer, and like his sons before him, also died before the Victory Banquet was held.
www.worthyofhonor.com /Inductees/Doug_Caruthers.htm   (211 words)

  
 TrackForum - Jimmy Bryan
I saw on another forum that a gentleman had some Jimmy Bryan trophies for sale, including trophies from Drag Racing and boat racing.
I hadn't until I was flicking through the Clymer 1958 yearbook which says "Bryan is extremely fond of boating and water skiing and spends most of his leisure time on the water.
I remember Clint Brawner saying in his book that he stopped two teenagers who were drag racing in Phoenix and told them they should satisfy their need for speed by racing somewhere safer, like on a track.
www.trackforum.com /forums/showthread.php?p=1032554   (739 words)

  
 gamble on Jimmy Bryan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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Bryan Crouse had a solo home run in the third inning for Kingston Wednesday drove in Class AA Baseball Tournament on at and Gamble Sports Complex.
www.officialsportsbetting.com /motorsports/gamble-on-Jimmy-Bryan.php   (756 words)

  
 Bryan Story Photo Album and Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
BRYAN AND MOM AT HIS WEDDING MARCH 26, 1999.
Bryan in the happier years of his life - His friends were his family
If you are the website manager, you can enter edit mode to upload photos by clicking here.
bryan-story.memory-of.com /photos.aspx   (442 words)

  
 Bryan Foods | Jimmy Spencer Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jimmy Spencer captured his first racing win in the Late Model division at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway in 1976, and won Rookie of the Year honors from the legendary Shangri-La (N.Y.) Speedway in the asphalt Modified division three years later.
Shangri-La became the site of his back-to-back Modified track championships in 1982 and 1983.
Spencer lives in Cornelius, N.C. with his wife, Pat and children James and Katrina.
www.bryanfoods.com /sponsorship_JSbio.aspx   (303 words)

  
 Lake Sinclair Tournament Results
In addition, other records fell to the wayside but the bigger story is the sportsmanship and willingness to help shown by all in attendance even with such a large crowd.
Jimmy shared they caught every keeper on spinnerbaits in less than 2’ of water, around all kinds of cover.
The Hamricks are longtime members of the club who consistently bring good sacks to the scales, only to fall just a little short.
www.duluthbass.com /standings/2002/Sinclair/sinclair.htm   (680 words)

  
 Bryan Story Music & Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Donna Berg lit a candle on 01/18/2007: "Precious memories of you are written on the hearts of your loved ones.
Jimmy Story's Mom lit a candle on 01/16/2007: "To Lisa Copeland - Thank you so very much for doing the picture of my ANGELS, Bryan & Jimmy, together.
Dessa Smith lit a candle on 01/12/2007: "Bryan and Jimmy, always in my heart always on my mind.
bryan-story.memory-of.com /Medias.aspx   (290 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Jimmy Bryan": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
See all pages with references to Jimmy Bryan.
Good fortune smiled on Jimmy Bryan as he avoided numerous accidents that marred the Indianapolis 500 to win America's biggest race.
In the latter year it took the hard-driving Jimmy Bryan to his only Indy 500 victory.
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 1991 Jimmy with TBI 350 and lots of mods and more to come   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The overall rating that reflects both the vehicle and the Ride Page.
CarDomain is the place to meet people who are just as crazy about cars as you are.
This is a pic of the truck I used to own.I sold it after buying the Jimmy.
www.cardomain.com /ride/173945/3   (325 words)

  
 Jimmy Bryan, Jud Larson, Jim Packard - Page 2 - IndyStar.com message boards
Jimmy Bryan, Jud Larson, Jim Packard - Page 2 - IndyStar.com message boards
Earlier in the day Jimmy Davies succumbed to head injuries suffered a week earlier at Santa Fe Speedway.
Jimmy won his first Champ Car race in 1949 at what famous race?
www2.indystar.com /forums/showthread.php?p=2434508   (1163 words)

  
 Bluegrass Speedway Bardstown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
There would be another first time feature winner as well, as Casey Bryan of Bloomfield, KY would notch his first ever Street Stock feature victory.
Completing the top ten were Bryant Woodcock, Jimmy Owens, Jeff Watson, Mike Watson, and Lee Devasier.
Jimmy Bryan would claim second, with Pat Hagan third, while Danny Blackwell and Roger Cecil finished up the top five.
www.bluegrass-speedway.com /News/Release-16.htm   (866 words)

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