Joe Leonard

Joseph Paul Leonard (August 4, 1932 – April 27, 2017) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.

Biography Motorcycle career Leonard won the first A.M.A. Grand National Championship Series in 1954 and won it again in 1956 and 1957.

After racing In 1991, Leonard was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in the Motorcycles category. In 1998, he was inducted into the A.M.A. Motorcycle Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Complete USAC Championship Car results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pos Points 1964 PHX TRE INDY MIL LAN TRE SPR MIL DUQ14 ISF12 TRE24 SAC15 PHX5 24th 210 1965 PHX TRE INDY29 MIL2 LAN19 PIP TRE5 IRP10 ATLWth LAN MIL1 SPR MIL5 DUQ ISF TRE2 SAC PHX4 6th 1.415 1966 PHX14 TRE INDY9 MIL3 LAN3 ATL21 PIP IRP8 LANWth SPR4 MIL3 DUQ4 ISFDNQ TREDNQ SAC PHX5 4th 1.275 1967 PHX4 TRE14 INDY3 MIL8 LAN7 PIP MOS10 MOS8 IRP LANDNQ MTR6 MTR6 SPR MIL5 DUQ ISF TRE17 SAC HAN7 PHX24 RIV16 9th 1.575 1968 HAN22 LVG3 PHX22 TRE8 INDY12 MIL18 MOS7 MOS6 LAN PIP CDR8 NAZ IRP14 IRPDNS LAN LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL16 DUQ ISF TRE SAC MCH HAN4 PHX RIV17 20th 850 1969 PHX HAN INDY6 MIL LAN PIP CDR NAZ TRE19 IRP IRP MIL20 SPR DOV21 DUQ ISF BRN BRN TRE27 SAC KENDNS KEN PHX5 RIV19 20th 600 1970 PHX SON TRE INDY24 MIL1 LAN CDR MCH IRP SPR MIL ONT13 DUQ ISF SED TRE SAC PHX 29th 300 1971 RAF6 RAF3 PHX4 TRE24 INDY19 MIL2 POC2 MCH19 MILDNQ ONT1 TRE3 PHX10 1st 3.015 1972 PHX5 TRE4 INDY3 MIL5 MCH1 POC1 MIL1 ONT15 TRE3 PHXDNQ 1st 3.460 1973 TWS5 TRE13 TRE5 INDY18 MIL7 POC8 MCH23 MIL7 ONT9 ONT ONT21 MCH12 MCH7 TRE9 TWS19 PHX15 15th 1.018 1974 ONT ONT4 ONT19 PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE TRE PHX 30th 120 1975 ONT ONTDNP ONT PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE PHX-0

Indianapolis 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1965 Halibrand Ford 27th 29th 1966 Eagle Ford 20th 9th 1967 Coyote Ford 5th 3rd 1968 Lotus 56 Pratt & Whitney 1st 12th 1969 Eagle Ford 11th 6th 1970 PJ Colt Ford 18th 24th 1971 PJ Colt Ford 8th 19th 1972 Parnelli Offenhauser 6th 3rd 1973 Parnelli Offenhauser 29th 18th