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Bruce Jennings
Bruce Jennings
Born	March 29, 1926; Baltimore, Maryland
Died	January 28, 1997 (aged 70); Parkton, Maryland

Bruce Richard Jennings (March 29, 1926 – January 28, 1997) was an American racing driver.

Early years

Bruce Jennings grew up in Homeland, a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. After completing high school, he served in the United States Army Air Corps during the final months of World War II. After the end of the war he worked for the insurance agency that his father had established in 1922.

Racing career

Jennings' driving career started in May 1957, and ended in March 1981 following his last start at the 12 Hours of Sebring. In between there were 259 sports car races, of which he was able to finish 208. Jennings' 33 race and 39 class victories made him one of the most successful American racing drivers of his generation. His successes in Porsche 356 Carrera Speedsters, of which he owned four, earned him the nickname "King Carrera". His red and white painted Porsche models with the starting number 77 were well known.

In 1961 and 1964 Jennings won the production car class of the SCCA Sportscar Championship. He contested the 12 Hours of Sebring 18 times, where his best finish was third overall in his debut in 1962. His only start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 ended due to a defective battery in his factory Chaparral 2F. His worst accident occurred in 1960 at Watkins Glen, where his Porsche 356 rolled several times. Despite a few broken vertebrae, he was back in a racing car just a few weeks later.

Statistik

Le Mans results

Year	Team	Car	Teammate	Placement	Cause of retirement
1967	United States Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2F	United States Bob Johnson	DNF	Battery

Sebring results

Year	Team	Car	Teammate	Teammate	Placement	Cause of retirement
1962	United States Porsche Imports	Porsche 718 RS 60	United States Bill Wuesthoff	United States Frank Rand	3rd, Class win
1964	Germany Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 356B 2000 GS GT	United States Don Webster		18th
1965	United States Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2A	United States Ronnie Hissom		22nd
1966	United States Scuderia Bear	Ford GT40	United States Richard Holquist		13th
1967	United States Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2D	United States Bob Johnson		DNF	Ignition
1968	Italy Squadra Course Verona	Mercury Cougar	United States Charlie Rainville		Not classified
1969	United States P.A.R.T.	Porsche 911	United States Jim Netterstrom	United States Mike Downs	16th
1970	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911T	United States Bob Tullius		DNF	Engine failure
1971	United States Toad Hall Racing	Porsche 911S	United States Michael Keyser		DNF	Cylinder damage
1972	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911S	United States Bob Beasley		11th
1973	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911S	United States Bob Beasley		13th
1975	United States Bob Beasley	Porsche 911 Carrera	United States Bob Beasley		DNF	Malfunction
1976	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	United States Bob Beasley		DNF	Engine failure
1977	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911S	United States Bill Bean		DNF	Malfunction
1978	United States Bob Beasley	Porsche Carrera RSR	United States Bob Beasley		DNF	Mechanical
1979	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	United States Bob Beasley		DNF	Engine failure
1980	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	United States Bill Bean	United States Tom Ashby	DNF	Engine failure
1981	United States Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	United States Bill Bean	United States Tom Ashby	19th

World Sportscar Championship results

Saison	Team	Rennwagen	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
1962	Porsche Imports Bruce Jennings	Porsche 718 Porsche 356	DAY	SEB	SEB	MAI	TAR	BER	NÜR	LEM	TAV	CCA	RTT	NÜR	BRI	BRI	PAR
1962	Porsche Imports Bruce Jennings	Porsche 718 Porsche 356		3											2
1963	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356	DAY	SEB	SEB	TAR	SPA	MAI	NÜR	CON	ROS	LEM	MON	WIS	TAV	FRE	CCE	RTT	OVI	NÜR	MON	MON	TDF	BRI
1963	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356	11																					9
1964	Porsche Team	Porsche 356	DAY	SEB	TAR	MON	SPA	CON	NÜR	ROS	LEM	REI	FRE	CCE	RTT	SIM	NÜR	MON	TDF	BRI	BRI	PAR
1964	Porsche Team	Porsche 356		18
1965	Chaparral Cars Bruce Jennings Ridge Racing	Chaparral 2A Porsche 356 Jaguar E-Type	DAY	SEB	BOL	MON	MON	RTT	TAR	SPA	NÜR	MUG	ROS	LEM	REI	BOZ	FRE	CCE	OVI	NÜR	BRI	BRI
1965	Chaparral Cars Bruce Jennings Ridge Racing	Chaparral 2A Porsche 356 Jaguar E-Type		22																	DNF	9
1966	Jon Fulp Scuderia Bear	Ferrari 330P Ford GT40	DAY	SEB	MON	TAR	SPA	NÜR	LEM	MUG	CCE	HOK	SIM	NÜR	ZEL
1966	Jon Fulp Scuderia Bear	Ferrari 330P Ford GT40	DNF	13
1967	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2D Chaparral 2F	DAY	SEB	MON	SPA	TAR	NÜR	LEM	HOK	MUG	BRH	CCE	ZEL	OVI	NÜR
1967	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2D Chaparral 2F	DNF	DNF					DNF
1968	Bob Holbert Squadra Verona	Porsche 911 Mercury Cougar	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	NÜR	SPA	WAT	ZEL	LEM
1968	Bob Holbert Squadra Verona	Porsche 911 Mercury Cougar	DNF	DNF
1969	P.A.R.T.	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	NÜR	LEM	WAT	ZEL
1969	P.A.R.T.	Porsche 911	4	16							11
1970	Hall Racing Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	NÜR	LEM	WAT	ZEL
1970	Hall Racing Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DNF	DNF							13
1971	Hall Racing	Porsche 911	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	NÜR	LEM	ZEL	WAT
1971	Hall Racing	Porsche 911		DNF	DNF								DNF
1972	Silverstone Racing Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	NÜR	LEM	ZEL	WAT
1972	Silverstone Racing Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911		DNF	11
1975	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	PER	NÜR	ZEL	WAT
1975	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911									10
1976	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	MUG	VAL	NÜR	MON	SIL	IMO	NÜR	ZEL	PER	WAT	MOS	DIJ	DIJ	SAL
1976	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911										14
1977	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	NÜR	VAL	PER	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
1977	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911									16
1978	Bob Beasley Bruce Jennings	Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	MUG	TAL	DIJ	SIL	NÜR	LEM	MIS	DAY	WAT	VAL	ROD
1978	Bob Beasley Bruce Jennings	Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche 911		DNF									13
1979	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	MUG	TAL	DIJ	RIV	SIL	NÜR	LEM	PER	DAY	WAT	SPA	BRH	ROA	VAL	ELS
1979	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911		DNF										17
1980	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	BRH	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	NÜR	LEM	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	VAL	DIJ
1980	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911			DNF
1981	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911	DAY	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	NÜR	LEM	PER	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	BRH
1981	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911		19

References

External links

"Bruce Jennings, United States". Racing Sports Cars.
Havermans, Tim (2017-01-28). "Bruce Jennings". Love for Porsche.

Category:American racing drivers Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Category:12 Hours of Sebring drivers Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore Category:1926 births Category:1997 deaths