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{{short description|American racing driver (1921–1955)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Manny Ayulo
| image             = Manny Ayulo 1953.jpg
| caption           = Ayulo, circa 1953
| nationality       = 
| birth_name        = Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1921|10|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1955|05|17|1921|10|20}}
| death_place       = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| titles            = 
| awards            = 
| module1           = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes
  | years             = 1948–1955
  | Total_Champ_Races = 44
  | Years_In_Champ    = 8
  | Champ_Car_Team    = 
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 2nd – [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]]
  | First_Champ_Race  = [[1948 AAA Championship Car season|1948]] [[Arlington Downs|H. H. Wheler Memorial Cup]] ([[Arlington Downs|Arlington]])
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]] [[Las Vegas Park Speedway|Silver State Century]] ([[Las Vegas Park Speedway|Las Vegas]])
  | First_Champ_Win   = [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]] [[Darlington Raceway|Independence Day Sweepstakes]] ([[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]])
  | Last_Champ_Win    = [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]] [[Rex Mays Classic|Milwaukee 200]] ([[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]])
  | Champ_Wins        = 2
  | Champ_Podiums     = 9
  | Champ_Poles       = 3
}}
| module2         = {{Infobox F1 driver|child=yes
  | Years         = {{F1|1950}}–{{F1|1955}}
  | Team(s)       = [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]], [[Kurtis Kraft]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]], [[Lesovsky]]
  | Races         = 6 (4 starts)
  | Championships = 0
  | Wins          = 0
  | Podiums       = 1
  | Points        = 2
  | Poles         = 0
  | Fastest laps  = 0
  | First race    = [[1950 Indianapolis 500]]
  | First win     = 
  | Last win      = 
  | Last race     = [[1955 Indianapolis 500]]
}}}}

'''Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manny Ayulo |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/AyuloManuel.htm |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> (October 20, 1921 &ndash; May 17, 1955<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG1-T6DY|title=California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994|website=[[FamilySearch]]}} {{registration required}}</ref>) was an American [[racecar driver]].  His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate [[Jack McGrath (racing driver)|Jack McGrath]], helped establish [[Roadster (automobile)#Championship race cars|track roadsters]] as viable race cars.  Ayulo was killed in practice for the [[1955 Indianapolis 500]] when his car crashed straight into a concrete wall.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ayulo critically injured when car runs into wall|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vTEsAAAAIBAJ&pg=1750%2C2515801|newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|The Spartanburg Herald]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 17, 1955}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HobAAAAIBAJ&pg=2469%2C364138|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Press|The Pittsburgh Press]]|agency=[[United Press International|United Press]]|date=May 17, 1955}}</ref>  He was found to have not been wearing a seat belt and his pockets "were filled with wrenches".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espnf1.com/kurtiskraft/motorsport/driver/535.html|title=Manny Ayulo|website=[[BT Sport ESPN|ESPN UK]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007162458/http://en.espn.co.uk/kurtiskraft/motorsport/driver/535.html|archivedate=2018-10-07|url-status=live|accessdate=2012-06-30}}</ref>

==Racing record==

===Complete AAA Championship Car results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! Pos
! Points
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1948 AAA Championship Car season|1948]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Arlington, Texas|ARL]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1948 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]] <br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]] 
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
|colspan=3|
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 34th
! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 100
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1949 AAA Championship Car season|1949]]
| [[Arlington, Texas|ARL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1949 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>28</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
| [[Del Mar racetrack|DMR]]
|colspan=1|
! -
! 0
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1950 AAA Championship Car season|1950]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Bay Meadows Racetrack|BAY]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>26</small>
|colspan=2|
!-
!0
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1951 AAA Championship Car season|1951]]
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Littleton, Colorado|DNC]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[San Jose, California|SJS]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Bay Meadows Racetrack|BAY]]<br><small>11</small>
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 997.5
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1952 AAA Championship Car season|1952]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Raleigh Speedway|RAL]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Littleton, Colorado|DNC]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[San Jose, California|SJS]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>4</small>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 320
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1953 AAA Championship Car season|1953]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>2</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>4</small>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 960
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>2</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | [[IZOD IndyCar World Championships|LVG]]<br><small>2</small>
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1.290
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1955 AAA Championship Car season|1955]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
|colspan=4|
!-
!0
|}

===Indianapolis 500 results===
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![[1949 Indianapolis 500|1949]]
|52
|33
|125.799
|33
|28
|24
|0
|Rod
|-
![[1951 Indianapolis 500|1951]]
|9
| –
| –
| –
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd*'''
|200
|11
|Running
|-
![[1952 Indianapolis 500|1952]]
|8
|28
|135.982
|10
|20
|184
|0
|Flagged
|-
![[1953 Indianapolis 500|1953]]
|88
|4
|136.384
|15
|13
|184
|0
|Rod
|-
![[1954 Indianapolis 500|1954]]
|88
|22
|138.164
|23
|13
|197
|0
|Flagged
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|589
|11
|
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|4
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|1
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|2
|}
{{col-end}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> shared drive with [[Jack McGrath (racing driver)|Jack McGrath]]

===Complete 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
! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}}
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Pts]]
|-
| [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
! Coast Grain
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati V8RI|V8RI]]
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1950 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1950 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1950 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1950 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! Jack Hinkle
! [[Kurtis Kraft]] 3000
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|3*}}
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|
! 15th
! 2
|-
| [[1952 Formula One season|1952]]
! Coast Grain
! [[Lesovsky]]
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|20}}
| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
! Peter Schmidt
! [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]] Indy Roadster
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|13}}
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
! Peter Schmidt
! [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]] Indy Roadster
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|13}}
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1955 Formula One season|1955]]
! Peter Schmidt
! [[Kurtis Kraft]] 500C
! [[Offenhauser]] 4.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1955 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan=15|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/henry-banks/engagement.aspx|title=Manny Ayulo – Involvement|work=StatsF1|accessdate=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-sprint-car-pic-thread-1965-and-older-only-please.236178/page-812|title=Features – Traditional Hot Rods|work=jalopyjournal.com|accessdate=April 24, 2019}}</ref>}}}}
|}
: ''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[Jack McGrath (racing driver)|Jack McGrath]].''

== See also ==
*[[List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.historicracing.com/driver_detail.cfm?driverID=1655 Profile on Historic Racing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103223814/http://www.historicracing.com/driver_detail.cfm?driverID=1655 |date=2019-11-03 }}
*{{Find a Grave|28876498}}

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{{succession box|title=[[List of Formula One fatal accidents|Formula One fatal accidents]] |before=[[Mario Alborghetti]]|after=[[Bill Vukovich]]|years=May 17, 1955}}
{{s-ach|rec}}
{{succession box| before = [[Alberto Ascari]]{{small|<br />31 years, 312 days<br />([[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950 Monaco GP]])}} | title = [[List of Formula One driver records#Youngest drivers to score a podium finish|Youngest driver to score a<br />podium position in Formula One]] | after = [[José Froilán González]]{{small|<br />28 years, 269 days<br />([[1951 French Grand Prix|1951 French GP]])}} | years = 29 years, 221 days<br />([[1951 Indianapolis 500]])
----{{small|Shared a car with [[Jack McGrath (racing driver)|Jack McGrath]] (31 years, 233 days).<br />[[Mike Nazaruk]] (29 years, 239 days) finished<br />on podium at the same race, but single.<br/>'''All three were younger than the previous record-holder Ascari.'''}}}}
{{succession box| title = [[List of Formula One driver records#Youngest drivers to score points|Youngest driver to score<br />points in Formula One]] | years = 29 years, 221 days<br />([[1951 Indianapolis 500]]) | before = [[Mike Nazaruk]]{{small|<br />29 years, 239 days<br />([[1951 Indianapolis 500]])}} | after = [[Andy Linden (race car driver)|Andy Linden]]{{small|<br />29 years, 54 days<br />([[1951 Indianapolis 500]])}}}}
{{s-end}}

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