R.I.P. Don Branson

Don's story

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Don with Roger McClusky and Bobby Grim

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Mario Andretti, Jim McElreath, A J Foyt, Don and Gordon Johncock

Don in his car

Don in the seat

Don in 1963 Indy race getting work done

Don in # 4

Don's car getting set up in 1964

Don in his car

Wynn's Special

Don in his car at Trenton

Don in 1959

Don in the seat

Don in 1965

Don in the seat

Don by his ride

Don's rides

Indy car

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# 7 1960 Indy 500

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Indy 1959

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Don at Sacremento

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# 4 winning Ted Horn Memorial at Du Quoin 1965

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Don in # 5

Don in # 14 in 1962

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Don in action

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Branson and Tommy Hennershitz battle

Branson led by Lloyd Ruby at Hoosier 100

Branson beat by Jud Larson at Reading Fairgrounds

The sad story of Branson and Dick Adkins, both killed at Ascot in 1966

Don leading Parnelli Jones

Don inside

Don outside AJ Foyt

Don iny the middle of Wiler and Mcclusk

Don Leads tim McWitney and Tommy Hinnershitz 1959 Terre Haute

Don and Jud Larson at new Breman 1964

Don with Eddie Sachs and Jim Hurtubise

Don with PJ Jones and Jim Hurtubise front row Indy 1963

Dick Linder launching over the wall with Don behind him

Don comng out of his car as Steve Orme goes airborne above him at Cedar Rapids

Don in yellow # 4

Don outside Jud Larson

Don inside Roger McClusky

Don and Mario Andretti at Langhorne Speedway

Don Vs Mario Andretti

Don ahead of Mario Andretti

Don chasing Dick Atkins

Don against the wall in # 7

1 Don Branson 12 Roger McCluskey 2 A.J. Foyt at Salem Indiana July 3, 1960 Don Branson (June 2, 1920 – November 12, 1966) was an American racecar driver. Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Branson was killed in a racing crash at Ascot Park in Gardena, California.

Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Branson drove in the USAC Championship Car series and also in sprint cars, racing champ cars in the 1956–1966 seasons with 128 starts, including the 1959–1966 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 85 times, with 7 victories. Branson was also the 1959 and 1964 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.