David Bruce-Brown


David Loney Bruce-Brown was an American racing driver.

Early life

Bruce-Brown was born on August 13, 1887, the son of George Bruce-Brown and Arabella Loney. He attended the Allen-Stephenson School in New York City, and then the Harstrom School in Norwalk, Connecticut, a prep school for Yale.

Racing career

Having bluffed his way into auto racing at the age of 18, Bruce-Brown turned out to be a natural talent behind the wheel and won the 1908 Daytona Speed Trials. He then went on to win the American Grand Prize in both 1910 and 1911, as well as numerous other races. He also participated in the 1911 and 1912 editions of the Indianapolis 500, finishing 3rd in the inaugural event.
Bruce-Brown clocked in a 0.33 3-5 world's one-mile amateur straightaway record, beating the previous holder, William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s record.

Death

Bruce-Brown was killed during practice, along with his mechanic Tony Scudelari, for the 1912 American Grand Prize and 8th running of the Vanderbilt Cup races, which were held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee. His car was repaired and driven by Barney Oldfield in the Grand Prize to a fourth-place finish. The coroner's jury which investigated his death determined that the road that they were racing on was too narrow.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Starts2
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 51
Top 101
Retired1