A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder. A native of southern California, Watson came to Indianapolis in 1948 but missed the race. He returned the following year with a home-built car that failed to qualify. For the next 11 years, his cars not only qualified but were leaders in many years.

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  • A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder. A native of southern California, Watson came to Indianapolis in 1948 but missed the race. He returned the following year with a home-built car that failed to qualify. For the next 11 years, his cars not only qualified but were leaders in many years. From 1955 to 1958 he was associated with the John Zink team, and from 1959 on with Bob Wilke. His cars dominated the race through 1964. Although he continued entering cars for another two decades, he was never able to regain the commanding position of his heyday. In 1964, with many teams following Lotus's example and moving to rear engined "funny cars", Watson built a pair of cars based on Rolla Vollstedt's successful car. These worked reasonably well but could not reproduce the success he had with his front-engined "roadsters". He built monocoque rear-engined cars in 1966 and 1967 with ever-decreasing success. From 1969 until 1977, Watson ran Eagles and then built a small series of highly derivative new 'Watson' cars in 1977, 1978 and again in 1982 based on Lightning and March designs before retiring. He is frequently listed on the Indy 500 entry sheet as the "race strategist" for PDM Racing, though his role with the team is largely honorary.
  • Watson war ein US-amerikanischer Chassis-Hersteller im Monoposto-Rennwagenbau der 1950er und 1960er Jahre. A. J. Watson gehörte neben Frank Kurtis zu den talentiertesten und erfolgreichsten Rennwagenkonstrukteuren der ersten drei Jahrzehnte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten, Watson begann schon Ende der 1940er Jahre mit dem Rennwagenbau, schaffte Jim Rigsby 1953 eine erste Zielankunft bei den 500 Meilen von Indianapolis. Von unterschiedlichsten Teams eingesetzt und in der Regel von Offenhauser-Motoren angetrieben blieben Watson-Rennwagen in den Folgejahren sechs Mal bei den 500 Meilen erfolgreich. 1956 gab es den Premierensieg durch Pat Flaherty. Rodger Ward triumphierte 1959 und 1962 gleich zweimal mit einem Frontmotor-Watson. Neben Jim Rathmann (1960) und dem späteren Teambesitzer Parnelli Jones (1963), der in den 1970er auch ein Formel-1-Team unterhielt, feierte 1964 A.J. Foyt den zweiten seiner vier Indy-500-Siege auf einem Chassis von Watson.
  • A.J. Watson és el nom d'una escuderia automobilística fundada per A.J. Watson que va disputar la cursa d'Indianapolis 500 del 1949 fins el 1984, aconseguint la victòria en set ocasions. Els monoplaces de l'escuderia van disputar també les 11 edicions de la cursa en què van ser puntuables pel campionat del món de la Fórmula 1 (de la temporada 1950 a la de 1960). Va guanyar les curses de Indy'1956, Indy'1959 i Indy'1960.
  • A. J. Watson oli kilpa-autonvalmistaja ja päämekaanikko vuosina 1949–1984 Indianapolis 500 -kisoissa voittaen Indianapolis 500 -kilpailun seitsemän kertaa, mikä on eniten Indianapolis 500 -kisan voittoja valmistajalta.
  • Watson è stato un costruttore americano di auto da corsa presente nelle gare statunitensi dagli anni 1950 ai primi anni 1980. La scuderia venne fondata da A. J. Watson nel 1949, partecipò alla 500 Miglia fino ai primi anni 1980 diventando la squadra più vittoriosa di sempre sull'ovale dell'Indiana con sei successi tra il 1956 e il 1964. Tra il 1950 e il 1960 la 500 Miglia di Indianapolis faceva parte del Campionato Mondiale di Formula 1, per questo motivo la Watson ha all'attivo anche 9 Gran Premi con tre vittorie, con due pole-position e un giro veloce in F1.
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  • A. J. Watson was a car builder and chief mechanic from 1949 through 1984 in the Indianapolis 500, winning the race seven times, which leaves him tied for the record for most wins by a builder. A native of southern California, Watson came to Indianapolis in 1948 but missed the race. He returned the following year with a home-built car that failed to qualify. For the next 11 years, his cars not only qualified but were leaders in many years.
  • Watson war ein US-amerikanischer Chassis-Hersteller im Monoposto-Rennwagenbau der 1950er und 1960er Jahre. A. J. Watson gehörte neben Frank Kurtis zu den talentiertesten und erfolgreichsten Rennwagenkonstrukteuren der ersten drei Jahrzehnte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten, Watson begann schon Ende der 1940er Jahre mit dem Rennwagenbau, schaffte Jim Rigsby 1953 eine erste Zielankunft bei den 500 Meilen von Indianapolis.
  • A.J. Watson és el nom d'una escuderia automobilística fundada per A.J. Watson que va disputar la cursa d'Indianapolis 500 del 1949 fins el 1984, aconseguint la victòria en set ocasions. Els monoplaces de l'escuderia van disputar també les 11 edicions de la cursa en què van ser puntuables pel campionat del món de la Fórmula 1 (de la temporada 1950 a la de 1960). Va guanyar les curses de Indy'1956, Indy'1959 i Indy'1960.
  • A. J. Watson oli kilpa-autonvalmistaja ja päämekaanikko vuosina 1949–1984 Indianapolis 500 -kisoissa voittaen Indianapolis 500 -kilpailun seitsemän kertaa, mikä on eniten Indianapolis 500 -kisan voittoja valmistajalta.
  • Watson è stato un costruttore americano di auto da corsa presente nelle gare statunitensi dagli anni 1950 ai primi anni 1980. La scuderia venne fondata da A. J. Watson nel 1949, partecipò alla 500 Miglia fino ai primi anni 1980 diventando la squadra più vittoriosa di sempre sull'ovale dell'Indiana con sei successi tra il 1956 e il 1964.
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