David Bruce-Brown
{{Short description|American racing driver (1887–1912)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = David Bruce-Brown
| image = David Bruce-Brown in his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix at Dieppe (2) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bruce-Brown at the 1912 French Grand Prix
| birth_name = David Loney Bruce-Brown
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|08|13}}
| birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1912|10|01|1887|08|13}}
| death_place = Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 6
| Years_In_Champ = 3
| First_Champ_Race = 1910 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island)
| Last_Champ_Race = 1912 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
| First_Champ_Win = 1911 American Grand Prize (Savannah)
| Champ_Wins = 1
| Champ_Podiums = 3
| Champ_Poles = 0
}}}}
David Loney Bruce-Brown (August 13, 1887 – October 1, 1912) was an American racing driver.
Early life
Bruce-Brown was born on August 13, 1887, the son of George Bruce-Brown (b. 1844) and Arabella Loney (b. 1853). He attended the Allen-Stephenson School in New York City, and then the Harstrom School in Norwalk, Connecticut, a prep school for Yale.{{cite web|last1=Winship|first1=Kihm|title=The Loney Family - Skaneateles|url=https://kihm6.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/the-loney-family/|website=kihm6.wordpress.com|accessdate=12 September 2016|date=27 September 2009}}
Racing career
Having bluffed his way into auto racing at the age of 18, Bruce-Brown turned out to be a natural talent behind the wheel and won the 1908 Daytona Speed Trials. He then went on to win the American Grand Prize in both 1910 and 1911, as well as numerous other races. He also participated in the 1911 and 1912 editions of the Indianapolis 500.{{cite web|title=David Bruce-Brown {{!}} First Super Speedway|url=http://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/david-bruce-brown|website=www.firstsuperspeedway.com|accessdate=13 September 2016}}
Bruce-Brown clocked in a 0.33 3-5 world's one-mile amateur straightaway record, beating the previous holder, William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s record.
Death
Bruce-Brown was killed during practice, along with his mechanic Tony Scudelari, for the 1912 American Grand Prize and 8th running of the Vanderbilt Cup races, which were held in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.[http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/brown.htm David Bruce-Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507080536/http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/brown.htm |date=2009-05-07 }}, ddavid.com{{cite news|title=BRUCE-BROWN KILLED IN AUTO RACE TRIAL {{!}} Young New Yorker Hurled to Death on Vanderbilt Cup Track Near Milwaukee.|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/10/02/100377472.html|accessdate=13 September 2016|work=The New York Times|date=October 2, 1912}} His car was repaired and driven by Barney Oldfield in the Grand Prize to a 4th-place finish. The coroner's jury which investigated his death determined that the road that they were racing on was too narrow.{{cite news|title=Auto Race Course Too Narrow|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/10/09/100551798.html?pageNumber=14|accessdate=13 September 2016|work=The New York Times|date=October 9, 1912}}
Motorsports career results
= Indianapolis 500 results =
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Year
!Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |
|---|
| 1911
|28 |25 |— |— |3 |200 |81 |Running |
| 1912
|29 |23 |88.450 |style="background:green;color:white"|1 |22 |25 |0 |Valves |
| colspan=6|Totals
|225 |81 | |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Starts
|2 |
|---|
| Poles
|0 |
| Front Row
|0 |
| Wins
|0 |
| Top 5
|1 |
| Top 10
|1 |
| Retired
|1 |
{{col-end}}
Gallery
David Bruce-Brown in his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix at Dieppe (19).jpg|Bruce-Brown racing his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix
David Bruce-Brown in his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix at Dieppe (4).jpg|Bruce-Brown in his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix
File:David Bruce-Brown in his Fiat at the 1912 French Grand Prix at Dieppe (10).jpg|Bruce-Brown the 1912 French Grand Prix
David Bruce-Brown and Tony Scudelari - 1912 American Grand Prize Milwaukee.jpg|Bruce-Brown and his mechanic Tony Scudelari, shortly before they were killed in 1912.
References
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External links
- [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/Bruce-BrownDavid.htm David Bruce-Brown] at ChampCarStats.com
- {{Find a Grave|64424368}}
- [http://www.grandprixhistory.org/brown_bio.htm David Bruce-Brown Biography]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers
Category:Racing drivers who died while racing
Category:Sports deaths in Wisconsin