years death_date death_place championships birth_place races nationality points birth_date wins poles article_title name podiums
1950 -- 1955 16 may 1955 indianapolis , indiana 0 burbank , california 6 -lrb- 4 starts -rrb- usa american 2 20 october 1921 0 0 manny ayulo
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manny ayulo

manuel leaonedas ayulo -lrb- october 20 , 1921 , burbank , california -- may 16 , 1955 , indianapolis , indiana -rrb- was an american racecar driver .
his efforts , along with those of friend and teammate jack mcgrath , helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars .
he was killed in a crash in practice at the 1955 indianapolis 500 when his car crashed straight into a concrete wall .
he was found to have not been wearing a seat belt and his pockets `` were filled with wrenches '' .
