Dempsey Cothrin Wilson (March 11, 1927 – April 23, 1971) was a race driver from the United States. He entered the five Indianapolis 500 races of 1956 through 1960, but only qualified for the race in 1958 (finishing 15th) and 1960 (finished last after an early breakdown). He also ran in the race in 1961 and 1963. Wilson died in 1971 after a long battle with mesothelioma.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1956 | Martin Brothers | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| Marquette Tool | Silnes-Offenhauser | |||
| 1957 | Martin Brothers | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1958 | Bob Sorenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1959 | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 0 | NC |
| Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma-Offenhauser | |||
| 1960 | Bryant Heating | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
Career Results[]
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||