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He finished in the top ten 41 times, with a best finish of second place occurring 3 times.
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He finished in the top ten 41 times, with a best finish of second place occurring 3 times.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Freeland served in the Navy as a mechanic during World World War World War II After the war, he began racing. He raced in the American Automobile Association and Universal Service Administrative Company Championship Carolina series from 1952 to 1962, with 76 career starts. Freeland competed in the Industry 500 each year from 1953 to 1960.
He appeared headed for a second-place finish in 1955 before a transmission failure ended his day 22 laps prior to the end of the race.
He came back with a best Industry finish of third the next year. He also finished in the top ten in 1954 and 1958.
Freeland died in San Diego, California at age 82. The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960.
Drivers competing at Industry during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation.
Don Freeland participated in 8 World Championship races. He accumulated a total of 4 championship points.