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Jimmy Gleason (February 17, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 12, 1931 in Syracuse, New York) was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race at Syracuse,^[1] a week after he had captured his first Championship Car victory at Altoona.

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1928	39	21	111.708	13	15	195	43	Magneto
1929	53	23	110.345	21	3	200	0	Running
1930	7	24	93.709	30	28	22	0	Timing gears
1931	33	20	111.400	8	6	200	0	Running
Totals						617	43

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	2
Retired	2

References

^ "Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash". Syracuse Herald. September 13, 1931.

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[1] "Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash". Syracuse Herald. September 13, 1931.

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+'''Jimmy Gleason''' (February 17, 1898 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] &ndash; September 12, 1931 in [[Syracuse, New York]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar]] driver. He was killed in an AAA [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] race at [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Jimmy Gleason, crack racing driver, killed, 8 hurt in fair race crash|url=http://newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-herald/1931/09-13|newspaper=[[Syracuse Herald-Journal|Syracuse Herald]]|date=September 13, 1931}}</ref> a week after he had captured his first Championship Car victory at [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]].
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-'''Jimmy Gleason''' (17 February 1898 in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] &ndash; 12 September 1931 in [[Syracuse, New York]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar]] driver. He was killed in an AAA [[American Championship Car Racing|National Championship]] race at [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] a week after he captured his first Championship Car victory at [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]].
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 {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
 | NAME              = Gleason, Jimmy
 | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
 | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American racing driver
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 17 February 1898
+| DATE OF BIRTH     = February 17, 1898
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
+| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 12 September 1931
+| DATE OF DEATH     = September 12, 1931
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
+| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Syracuse, New York]]
 }}
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+[[Category:Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Racing drivers from Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers]]
+[[Category:AAA Championship Car drivers]]
 [[Category:Racing drivers killed while racing]]
 [[Category:Sports deaths in New York]]
-[[Category:AAA Championship Car drivers]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Racing drivers from Pennsylvania]]