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'Eddie Johnson' (February 10, 1919 - June 30, 1974) was an American racecar driver.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland, Ohio. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those years but the first two. He finished in the top ten 9 times, with his best finish in 3rd position, in 1959 at Trenton.

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Indy 500 results

World Championship career summary

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1952 81 24 133.973 30 16 193 0 Flagged 1955 83 32 134.449 32 13 196 0 Flagged 1956 81 32 139.093 32 15 195 0 Flagged 1957 43 20 140.171 28 25 93 0 Wheel bearing 1958 61 26 142.670 26 9 200 0 Running 1959 19 8 144.000 9 8 200 0 Running 1960 22 7 145.003 10 6 200 0 Running 1961 33 10 145.843 12 18 127 0 Crash T4 1962 32 18 146.592 23 25 38 0 Magneto 1963 88 21 148.509 22 20 112 0 Crash BS 1964 84 24 152.905 11 26 6 0 Fuel Pump 1965 23 28 153.998 32 10 195 0 Flagged 1966 54 29 158.898 28 7 175 0 Stalled 'Totals' 1930 0

Starts 13 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 5 Retired 6

★ During his Indy career, Eddie Johnson drove nearly five thousand miles without leading a lap. Only Chet Miller has completed more laps at Indianapolis without leading a lap.

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. Eddie Johnson participated in 7 World Championship races. 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 1 championship points.