Leland Wallard (September 7, 1910 – November 29, 1963) was an American racing driver. [1] After a slow start to his career, the unheralded Wallard scored a "Cinderella" victory, authoring …

2024年5月29日 · His blue number 65 sprint car pushed Lee Wallard of Altamont into his share of winner’s circles. And in a lifetime that read like a “B” movie, his love for speed took him to …

LEE WALLARD, nicknamed “Cinderella Man” when he won the 1951 Indianapolis 500 at age 40, averaged a record 126.244 miles per hour; he was the first person to finish the race in less …

Leland R. “Lee” Wallard was born on September 7, 1910 in Altamont New York a small village west of Albany. Not much is known of Lee’s early life, but he began his racing career in the …

Lee Wallard was an American race car driver, whose greatest victory was winning the Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1951 at the age of 40, while driving the Number 99 ‘Belanger …

Altamont Speedways – King of Speed – Lee Wallard at age 40 won the 1951 Indianapolis 500 setting a new record. It wasn’t his first time he competed in the Indianpolis 500. He led the …

Lee Wallard is a great Indianapolis 500 story I fear may have been forgotten. The winner of the 1951 "500," he prevailed in a brutal race that saw only eight cars running at the end and …

Leland "Lee" Wallard (September 7, 1910 - November 29, 1963) was a United States racing driver who won the 1951 Indianapolis 500. In a race that saw only eight cars finish, Wallard led 159 …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Nov. 29--Lee Wallard, who won the Indianapolis 500 auto race in 1951, died today in Bay Pines Hospital here. He was 52 years old and had suffered from a heart …

2021年6月3日 · Tough luck stalked Lee Wallard, a 40-year-old chauffeur from Altamont, N.Y., says his portrayal in Hot Rods & Racing Cars comics, “but he crowded that luck right off the …