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'''Leland "Lee" Wallard''' (born 7 September 1910 in Schenectady, died 29 November 1963 in St. Petersburg) was an American racing driver.
'''Leland "Lee" Wallard''' (born 7 September 1910 in Schenectady, died 29 November 1963 in St. Petersburg) was an American racing driver.


He competed in the AAA championship from 1941 and in just 46 starts scored ten podiums including three wins in 1946, 1948 and 1951, the last of which was his career highlight, winning the Indianapolis 500. A week after the race, he suffered a bad crash at Reading and required multiple skin grafts, effectively ending his career. He attempted a final qualification at Indianapolis in 1954, but failed.
He competed in the AAA championship from 1941 and in just 46 starts scored nine podiums including two wins in 1946 and 1948. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 both times the event was held as part of the World Championship, but without success. In 1951, he was one of a handful of American drivers who decided to compete under his own name despite the boycott organised by most of the IndyCar establishment.


==Complete Formula One Results==
A week after the 1951 race, he suffered a bad crash at Reading and required multiple skin grafts, effectively ending his career. He attempted a final qualification at Indianapolis in 1954, but failed.
===Regular championship===
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
! [[Blue Crown Spark Plugs]]/[[Moore]]
! [[Moore]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! [[Murrell Belanger]]
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''[[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]''<br><small>1</small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
|
! 7th
! 9
|-
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
! [[Belanger Motors]]
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
! NC
! 0
|}


===[[Champion Elimination Medals Championship]]===
==Complete Alternate Formula One results==
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Year
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! 7
! 7
! 8
! 8
! 9
! WDC
! WDC
! Wins
! Pts.
! 2nd
! 3rd
! Points
|-
|-
| [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
| [[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950]]
! [[Blue Crown Spark Plugs]]/[[Moore]]
! [[Blue Crown Spark Plug]]
! [[Moore]]
! [[Moore 1950]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
! [[Offenhauser]] 3.0 L4s
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>6</small>
|bgcolor=efcfff| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>Ret</small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
|-
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! [[Murrell Belanger]]
! [[Lee Wallard]]
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
! [[Wallard]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
! [[Wallard]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''[[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]''<br><small>1</small>
|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
! 4th
! 1
! 0
! 0
! 9
|-
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
! [[Belanger Motors]]
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small>
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br><small></small>
! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
|}
|}


[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 14:10, 27 August 2016

Leland "Lee" Wallard (born 7 September 1910 in Schenectady, died 29 November 1963 in St. Petersburg) was an American racing driver.

He competed in the AAA championship from 1941 and in just 46 starts scored nine podiums including two wins in 1946 and 1948. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 both times the event was held as part of the World Championship, but without success. In 1951, he was one of a handful of American drivers who decided to compete under his own name despite the boycott organised by most of the IndyCar establishment.

A week after the 1951 race, he suffered a bad crash at Reading and required multiple skin grafts, effectively ending his career. He attempted a final qualification at Indianapolis in 1954, but failed.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Pts.
1950 Blue Crown Spark Plug Moore 1950 Offenhauser 3.0 L4s GBR MON 500
Ret 		SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0
1951 Lee Wallard Wallard Wallard MON 500
15 		BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0
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