Jim Malloy (May 23, 1935 – May 18, 1972), was an American racecar driver.
Born in Columbus, Nebraska, Malloy died as a result of injuries sustained in practice for the 1972 Indianapolis 500. During the practice session, he was attempting to break the 200 mph (320 km/h) speed barrier (which other Indy drivers were trying to do at the time) when his car mysteriously cut sharply to the right and crashed head-on into the outside retaining wall at about 186 mph (299 km/h). He died in the hospital three days after being pulled from his destroyed car. He never regained consciousness.
He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967-1972 seasons, with 61 career starts, including the 1968-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. At the 1970 Indianapolis 500, Malloy's car broke a rear constant velocity joint and hit the 4th turn wall at the end of the pace lap, putting himself out of the race even before the start. In his Indycar career, he finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1969 at Milwaukee.
He attempted to race in the 1966 Daytona 500 but only managed a 21st place finish in his qualifying race and failed to make the field.
Jim also drove a 1958 Edsel Pacer at Colorado National Speedway in 1968. Colorado Racing Memories 2005-2008. Colorado Racing Memories website closed February 2008.
Jim Malloy and the 1958 Edsel can also be seen at - Edsel.com - http://www.edsel.com/pages/custom.htm
Read more about Jim Malloy: Indy 500 Results
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