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Joe Dawson (April 19, 1889 - June 18, 1946) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 race car driver.

Born in Odon
Odon, Indiana

Odon is a town in Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, Daviess County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2000 census....
, Indiana
Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon
Marmon

Marmon was an automobile brand name manufactured by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, from 1902 through 1933, and a brand of Texas-made premium trucks from 1963 through 1997....
 to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma
Ralph DePalma

Ralph DePalma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races, and he is credited with winning 24 American Championship Car Racing races....
, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race, dropped out with a mechanical failure. At age 22 years and 323 days, Dawson stood as the youngest winner of the "500" until Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman

Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952 Indianapolis 500, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....
 won the 1952 Indianapolis 500
1952 Indianapolis 500

The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1952 Formula One season....
 at age 22 years and 86 days.

In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson retired after an accident on the 45th lap.








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Joe Dawson (April 19, 1889 - June 18, 1946) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 race car driver.

Born in Odon
Odon, Indiana

Odon is a town in Madison Township, Daviess County, Indiana, Daviess County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,376 at the 2000 census....
, Indiana
Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon
Marmon

Marmon was an automobile brand name manufactured by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, from 1902 through 1933, and a brand of Texas-made premium trucks from 1963 through 1997....
 to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma
Ralph DePalma

Ralph DePalma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races, and he is credited with winning 24 American Championship Car Racing races....
, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race, dropped out with a mechanical failure. At age 22 years and 323 days, Dawson stood as the youngest winner of the "500" until Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman

Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952 Indianapolis 500, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....
 won the 1952 Indianapolis 500
1952 Indianapolis 500

The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1952 Formula One season....
 at age 22 years and 86 days.

In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson retired after an accident on the 45th lap.

Indy 500 results



|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1911
1911 Indianapolis 500

The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile automobile racing of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering in the Indianapolis up to that time, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911....

|31
|27
|—
|—
|5
|200
|0
|Running
|-
!1912
1912 Indianapolis 500

The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912....

|8
|7
|86.130
|4
|style="background:green;color:white"|1
|200
|2
|Running
|-
!1914
1914 Indianapolis 500

The 1914 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the fourth such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914....

|26
|17
|93.550
|5
|25
|45
|0
|Crash BS
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|445
|2
|
|}


|-
!Starts
|3
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|1
|-
!Top 5
|2
|-
!Top 10
|2
|-
!Retired
|1
|}

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