Paul Goldsmith

Paul Goldsmith ( born October 2, 1925 in Parkersburg, West Virginia ) is a former American professional motorcycle and car racers.

Paul Goldsmith was a famous AMA motorcycle racer in the 1950s. His first success came the Harley -Davidson - pilot 1952 with the Milwaukee Mile in 1952. His greatest triumph was the victory in the 200 Miles of Daytona 1953. End of the year he was voted the most popular driver of the racing series.

In 1954, he celebrated a victory and got four more times on the podium. In the championship he finished second behind Joe Leonard. End of the year 1955, he left the motorcycle scene and rose as a works driver of Chevrolet in the USAC stock car series and the NASCAR series a.

1961 and 1962 won the Goldsmith Rating stock car series of USAC. In NASCAR, he was able to win nine victories in 127 starts. The best finishing position in the championship he reached in 1965 with the fifth overall.

In the 500 miles of Indianapolis, he was six times at the start. In 1960 he was on a Epperly - Offenhauser third parties. Since the 500 - mile race from 1950 to 1960 belonged to the world championship of Formula 1, Goldsmith reached with his third place, six points for the drivers' world championship.