Later that year Wilburn raced in the 1946 Indianapolis 500, driving an Alfa Romeo, starting 16th and retiring after 52 laps with engine trouble, finishing 19th.
14 Facts About Jimmy Wilburn
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Jimmy Wilburn raced based out of Portland, Oregon in the early 1930s.
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Jimmy Wilburn moved to the Oakland, California-based American Racing Association before returning to the Los Angeles area to compete in the Western Racing Association.
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Jimmy Wilburn next moved to Indianapolis along with Travis "Spider" Webb in 1936, where the duo began competing in Central States Racing Association events in a "big car".
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Jimmy Wilburn won the 1938 CSRA championship and he won his second CSRA championship in 1939.
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Jimmy Wilburn repeated for his third straight championship in 1940.
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Schrader's car pushed up the track and clipped Jimmy Wilburn's tire causing Schrader's to flip end-over-end.
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Jimmy Wilburn returned to CSRA in 1946 and won the championship.
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Jimmy Wilburn won all four IMCA events at the Iowa State Fairgrounds that year.
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In July 1948, Jimmy Wilburn flipped his Offenhauser at Oskaloosa, Iowa and he was unconscious for several weeks.
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Jimmy Wilburn returned to racing in 1949; he finished third in the IMCA points behind Frank Luptow and Collins.
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Jimmy Wilburn won the 1950 CSRA championship before retiring from racing.
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Jimmy Wilburn moved with his second wife, Mary, whom he married in 1939, to Florida after retiring from racing.
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Jimmy Wilburn was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1994.