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Ray Crawford (racing driver)

Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996)

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Born
October 26, 1915
Died
February 1, 1996
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1915

About Ray Crawford (racing driver)

Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996) He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with fourteen Oak Leaf Clusters before separating from active duty as a Captain in February, 1946. In 1954, he won the stock-car class of the Carrera Panamericana (a nine-stage, five-day race across Mexico) in a Lincoln. Crawford provided Thompson with his first exposure to the Indianapolis 500 as a member of his pit crew.

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Ray Crawford (racing driver) timeline

  1. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with fourteen Oak Leaf Clusters before separating from active duty as a Captain in February, 1946.
  2. In 1954, he won the stock-car class of the Carrera Panamericana (a nine-stage, five-day race across Mexico) in a Lincoln.

The world when Ray Crawford (racing driver) was born

Ray Crawford (racing driver) was born in 1915. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1915

  • Top movieThe Birth of a Nation
  • Best-selling book"The Turmoil" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJess Willard defeats Jack Johnson for heavyweight title in Havana
  • Top headlineLusitania sunk by German submarine — 1,198 die
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental telephone call (Bell to Watson)
  • World population~1.75B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population98.4M

1915 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ray Crawford (racing driver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19152026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Movie ticket$0.10$11.95
Population98.4M341 million

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