What key details about john fitch -lrb- racing driver -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: john cooper fitch -lrb- august 4 , 1917 in indianapolis , indiana -- october 31 , 2012 -rrb- was an american racing driver and inventor . he was the first american to race automobiles successfully in europe in the post-war era . in the course of a driving career which spanned 18 years , fitch won such notable sports car races as the gran premio de eva duarte peron -- sport , 1953 12 hours of sebring , 1955 mille miglia -lrb- production car class -rrb- , and the 1955 rac tourist trophy , as well as numerous scca national sports car championship races . he also involved in briggs cunningham 's ambitious le mans projects in the early 1950s , and was later a member of the mercedes-benz sport car team . he also completed in two world championship grands prix . after retirement in 1964 , fitch was the manager of lime rock circuit , and a former team boss of chevrolet 's corvette racing team . his biggest legacy is motor sport safety , as well as pioneering work to improve road car safety , and this has helped save countless lives . he had worked on advanced driver safety capsule systems . he was also a track design consultant , as well as inventing many other automotive devices . even into his 90s , fitch was still a consultant , and appeared at historics events .
The answer to this question is:
- death place is near lime rock , connecticut , u.s.- years is 1953 , 1955- poles is 0- races is 2- death date is 31 october 2012- podiums is 0- points is 0- birth date is 4 august 1917- name is john fitch- nationality is usa american- birth place is indianapolis , indiana , u.s.- wins is 0- championships is 0