Jimmy Wilburn

James Thomas Wilburn Jr. (November 25, 1908 – August 26, 1984) was an American racing driver from Los Angeles County. He won a non-championship race during the 1946 AAA Championship Car season - the inaugural race of an anomalous season marking the return of racing after the Second World War. Later that year Wilburn raced in the 1946 Indianapolis 500, driving an Alfa Romeo, starting 16th and retiring after 52 laps with engine trouble, finishing 19th.

Racing career

Wilburn raced based out of Portland, Oregon in the early 1930s.

Racing resumed following the end of the Second World War; a few events were run in 1945 and Wilburn won in front of a large CSRA crowd of over 124,000 people at Allentown Fairgrounds. Wilburn returned to CSRA in 1946 and won the championship.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results