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{{Short description|American racing driver (1923{{ndash}}2008)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| image = 
| name = Chuck Daigh
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1923|11|29}}
| birth_place   = [[Long Beach, California]], United States
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2008|04|29|1923|11|29}}
| death_place   = [[Newport Beach, California]], United States
| Years = {{F1|1960}}
| Team(s) =  [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]], [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]
| Races = 8 (3 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1960 United States Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Charles George Daigh''' (November 29, 1923 – April 29, 2008) was an American racing car driver. He broke into [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix racing]] through [[Lance Reventlow]]'s Scarab team, by 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 (constructor)|Scarab]] car.  He finished eighth at Goodwood while contesting the Lavant Cup and finished seventh in an attempt at the [[BRDC International Trophy|International Trophy]].  He later crashed out of the British Empire Trophy at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]].

He was also a successful sportscar driver in America, winning the 1959 [[12 Hours of Sebring|Sebring]] endurance classic and also trying 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 is largely credited with launching professional sports car racing in the United States.

He died in a hospital in [[Newport Beach, California]], after a brief battle with heart and respiratory problems.

==Racing record==

===Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! WDC
! Pts.
|-
| [[1959 Formula One season|1959]]
! [[Christopher J.C. Agajanian|J.C. Agajanian]]
! [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]] Indy Roadster
! [[Offenhauser]] [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| 
! NC
! 0 
|-
|rowspan="2"| {{F1|1960}}
! [[Lance Reventlow|Reventlow Automobiles Inc.]]
! [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]] [[Scarab F1|F1]]
! [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>DNA</small>
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|10}}
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Cooper Car Company]]
! [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T51|T51]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[straight-4|L4]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|}

===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [[1961 British Saloon Car Championship|1961]]
! [[Lance Reventlow|Reventlow Automobiles]]
! [[Ford Galaxie]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span>
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]
| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]
| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>DNS</small>
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
! NC
! 0
! NC
|-
!colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Driver
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1960 24 Hours of Le Mans|1960]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Casner Motor Racing Division|Camoradi USA]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Masten Gregory]]
|align="left"| [[Maserati Tipo 61|Maserati Tipo 60/61]]
| S3.0
| 82
| DNF
| DNF
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150829122912/http://www.historicracing.com/driver_az.cfm?type=drivers_alpha&tStartRow=1&AlphaIndex=D&driverID=1362 Profile on Historic Racing]

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[[Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers]]
[[Category:12 Hours of Sebring drivers]]
[[Category:British Touring Car Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Carrera Panamericana drivers]]