DEATH: CUNNINGHAM, Paul B.
Author: Don Stowell Date: 30 Sep 2005 12:49 PM GMT
Classification: Death
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Near-by race Track scene of Fatal accident
An Orange, Calif. race driver, Paul B. Cunningham, 40, was killed at the Willow Springs Race Track west of Rosamand on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16 when his speeding sports car went off the track and over-turned.
The left front wheel of the 1962 model Cobra Sports Car dropped off the paved portion of the track according to the: report of the investigating officers of the California Highway, Patrol station in Mojave, and caused the fatal accident which resulted as Cunningham lost control of the speeding vehicle, and it flipped end-over-end six times before finally coming to rest in an upright position.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, did not have a shoulder harness, and he was taken to the Tehachapi Valley Hospital by the Stickel Ambulance Service, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The accident occurred during the final race of the day at the Califarnia Sports Car Club regional championship race.
The victim's body was removed to the Stickel Mortuary in Mojave and later transferred to the Rose Hills Mortuary and Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. where services were held.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 21 Nov 1963
∼Paul Cunningham lost control of his Cobra sportscar at turn nine on the second lap of the last race of the day for big production cars, in a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Cal Club regional race meeting at Willow Springs, in Kern County, California. At the time, Cunningham held a commanding lead.
Cunningham was the Pacific Coast sports car driving co-champion in over-all point standings in 1960. He was a resident of Orange, California, and was a sales manager for an aluminum ware company. He left a wife, Virginia, two sons, 19 and 1, and a daughter, 6
Contributor: Jim Michels (46772730)
WWII Draft Registration
Name: Paul Ballard Cunningham
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Employer: Karpowitz Coal Co
Weight: 178
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Rhea Cunningham
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Paul Ballard Cunningham Self (Head)
California Death Index
Name: Paul B Cunningham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Utah
Death Date: 16 Nov 1963
Death Place: Kern
Mother's Maiden Name: Levy
Author: Don Stowell Date: 30 Sep 2005 12:49 PM GMT
Classification: Death
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Near-by race Track scene of Fatal accident
An Orange, Calif. race driver, Paul B. Cunningham, 40, was killed at the Willow Springs Race Track west of Rosamand on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16 when his speeding sports car went off the track and over-turned.
The left front wheel of the 1962 model Cobra Sports Car dropped off the paved portion of the track according to the: report of the investigating officers of the California Highway, Patrol station in Mojave, and caused the fatal accident which resulted as Cunningham lost control of the speeding vehicle, and it flipped end-over-end six times before finally coming to rest in an upright position.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, did not have a shoulder harness, and he was taken to the Tehachapi Valley Hospital by the Stickel Ambulance Service, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The accident occurred during the final race of the day at the Califarnia Sports Car Club regional championship race.
The victim's body was removed to the Stickel Mortuary in Mojave and later transferred to the Rose Hills Mortuary and Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. where services were held.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 21 Nov 1963
∼Paul Cunningham lost control of his Cobra sportscar at turn nine on the second lap of the last race of the day for big production cars, in a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Cal Club regional race meeting at Willow Springs, in Kern County, California. At the time, Cunningham held a commanding lead.
Cunningham was the Pacific Coast sports car driving co-champion in over-all point standings in 1960. He was a resident of Orange, California, and was a sales manager for an aluminum ware company. He left a wife, Virginia, two sons, 19 and 1, and a daughter, 6
Contributor: Jim Michels (46772730)
WWII Draft Registration
Name: Paul Ballard Cunningham
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Employer: Karpowitz Coal Co
Weight: 178
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Rhea Cunningham
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Paul Ballard Cunningham Self (Head)
California Death Index
Name: Paul B Cunningham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Utah
Death Date: 16 Nov 1963
Death Place: Kern
Mother's Maiden Name: Levy
DEATH: CUNNINGHAM, Paul B.
Author: Don Stowell Date: 30 Sep 2005 12:49 PM GMT
Classification: Death
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Near-by race Track scene of Fatal accident
An Orange, Calif. race driver, Paul B. Cunningham, 40, was killed at the Willow Springs Race Track west of Rosamand on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16 when his speeding sports car went off the track and over-turned.
The left front wheel of the 1962 model Cobra Sports Car dropped off the paved portion of the track according to the: report of the investigating officers of the California Highway, Patrol station in Mojave, and caused the fatal accident which resulted as Cunningham lost control of the speeding vehicle, and it flipped end-over-end six times before finally coming to rest in an upright position.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, did not have a shoulder harness, and he was taken to the Tehachapi Valley Hospital by the Stickel Ambulance Service, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The accident occurred during the final race of the day at the Califarnia Sports Car Club regional championship race.
The victim's body was removed to the Stickel Mortuary in Mojave and later transferred to the Rose Hills Mortuary and Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. where services were held.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 21 Nov 1963
∼Paul Cunningham lost control of his Cobra sportscar at turn nine on the second lap of the last race of the day for big production cars, in a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Cal Club regional race meeting at Willow Springs, in Kern County, California. At the time, Cunningham held a commanding lead.
Cunningham was the Pacific Coast sports car driving co-champion in over-all point standings in 1960. He was a resident of Orange, California, and was a sales manager for an aluminum ware company. He left a wife, Virginia, two sons, 19 and 1, and a daughter, 6
Contributor: Jim Michels (46772730)
WWII Draft Registration
Name: Paul Ballard Cunningham
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Employer: Karpowitz Coal Co
Weight: 178
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Rhea Cunningham
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Paul Ballard Cunningham Self (Head)
California Death Index
Name: Paul B Cunningham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Utah
Death Date: 16 Nov 1963
Death Place: Kern
Mother's Maiden Name: Levy
Author: Don Stowell Date: 30 Sep 2005 12:49 PM GMT
Classification: Death
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Near-by race Track scene of Fatal accident
An Orange, Calif. race driver, Paul B. Cunningham, 40, was killed at the Willow Springs Race Track west of Rosamand on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16 when his speeding sports car went off the track and over-turned.
The left front wheel of the 1962 model Cobra Sports Car dropped off the paved portion of the track according to the: report of the investigating officers of the California Highway, Patrol station in Mojave, and caused the fatal accident which resulted as Cunningham lost control of the speeding vehicle, and it flipped end-over-end six times before finally coming to rest in an upright position.
The driver, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, did not have a shoulder harness, and he was taken to the Tehachapi Valley Hospital by the Stickel Ambulance Service, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The accident occurred during the final race of the day at the Califarnia Sports Car Club regional championship race.
The victim's body was removed to the Stickel Mortuary in Mojave and later transferred to the Rose Hills Mortuary and Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. where services were held.
Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 21 Nov 1963
∼Paul Cunningham lost control of his Cobra sportscar at turn nine on the second lap of the last race of the day for big production cars, in a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Cal Club regional race meeting at Willow Springs, in Kern County, California. At the time, Cunningham held a commanding lead.
Cunningham was the Pacific Coast sports car driving co-champion in over-all point standings in 1960. He was a resident of Orange, California, and was a sales manager for an aluminum ware company. He left a wife, Virginia, two sons, 19 and 1, and a daughter, 6
Contributor: Jim Michels (46772730)
WWII Draft Registration
Name: Paul Ballard Cunningham
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Employer: Karpowitz Coal Co
Weight: 178
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Rhea Cunningham
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Paul Ballard Cunningham Self (Head)
California Death Index
Name: Paul B Cunningham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Birth Place: Utah
Death Date: 16 Nov 1963
Death Place: Kern
Mother's Maiden Name: Levy
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