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American racing driver (1923?2008)
Charles George Daigh
(November 29, 1923 ? April 29, 2008) was an American racing car driver. He broke into
Grand Prix racing
through
Lance Reventlow
's Scarab team, through the virtue of being one of the resident engineers. Born in
Long Beach, California
, he participated in six World Championship
Formula One
races, debuting on May 29, 1960, and scoring no championship points. He also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race.
Following the 1960 season, Chuck Daigh went on to contest races in the International Formula league in
Europe
, driving the previous year's front-engined
Scarab
. He finished eighth at Goodwood contesting the Lavant Cup and finished seventh in an attempt at the
International Trophy
. He went on to crash out of the British Empire Trophy at
Silverstone
.
He was also a successful sportscar driver in America, winning the 1959
Sebring
endurance classic & also tried to qualify twice for the
Indianapolis 500
, but without success. He also won the 1958 United States Sports Car Grand Prix at Riverside, California, driving a Scarab. This event was largely credited with launching professional sports car racing in the United States.
He died in hospital in
Newport Beach, California
after a brief battle with heart and respiratory problems.
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Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
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24 Hours of Le Mans results
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