Paul Goldsmith
American racing driver (born 1925) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Edward Goldsmith (born October 2, 1925) is a retired American racing driver. During his career he raced motorcycles, stock cars, and Indianapolis cars, achieving success in each discipline.
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Born | Paul Edward Goldsmith (1925-10-02) October 2, 1925 (age 98) Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
USAC Stock Car (1961, 1962) Major victories AMA Daytona 200 (1953) NASCAR Daytona Beach (1958) | |||||||
AAA/USAC Stock Car career | |||||||
Years active | 1954, 1958, 1960–1963, 1965–1967 | ||||||
Starts | 85 | ||||||
Championships | 2 | ||||||
Wins | 26 | ||||||
Podiums | 44 | ||||||
Poles | 25 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in 1961, 1962 | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
127 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 5th (1966) | ||||||
First race | 1956 Race 9 (Lakewood) | ||||||
Last race | 1969 Yankee 600 (Michigan) | ||||||
First win | 1956 Race 47 (Langhorne) | ||||||
Last win | 1966 Volunteer 500 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
8 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 10th (1959) | ||||||
First race | 1958 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last race | 1963 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1958–1960 | ||||||
Teams | Kurtis Kraft, Epperly | ||||||
Entries | 3 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Career points | 6 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1958 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Goldsmith won the USAC Stock Car national championship in 1961 and 1962, driving a Pontiac for Ray Nichels. Earlier in his career, he was a successful motorcycle racer within the AMA circuit, capturing the Daytona 200 for Harley-Davidson in 1953. In 1958, driving a Pontiac for Smokey Yunick, Goldsmith won the final NASCAR stock car race on the Daytona Beach road course.
Goldsmith is currently the oldest living veteran of the Indianapolis 500; he and A. J. Foyt are the only living competitors from the 1958 Indianapolis 500.