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Louis "Lou" Lazzaro (January 7, 1935 – May 1, 2000) was an American Modified racing driver. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he raced from Daytona to Canada, and is credited with over 250 feature wins in a career that spanned six decades.
14 NASCAR drivers have died at Daytona International Speedway, more than at any other circuit. This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in preparation for (testing, practice, qualifying) races sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). A separate list compiles drivers who ...
The following is a list of 74 individuals whose deaths have been related to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana: 42 drivers, 1 motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 18 others including a pit crew member, track personnel, and spectators have sustained fatal injuries or have had fatal medical conditions.
The race was run in 1955, 1963–1964, 1966–1970, 1983–1995, 1997–2002, 2019, and 2021 to the present. The 1955, 1966, 1967, and 1968 races were sanctioned by NASCAR. Notable drivers have included Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Richard Petty, and Bobby Allison. Brett Hearn has won the race four times, which is more than any other driver. [2]
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Lou Lazzaro was declared the first winner, although fellow Hall of Fame driver Bob Rossell was first to cross the finish line in the1963 New Yorker 400. Rossell’s win was reversed when NASCAR determined fellow driver Rene Charland had pushed Rossell across the line when he ran out of gas. Legend is that Lazzaro and Rossell eventually split ...
The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the greatest stock car star of his era. NASCAR was still reeling from ...
B. Andy Bachetti; Eddie Bald; Tom Baldwin (racing driver) Tommy Baldwin Jr. John Beatty Jr. Tim Bender; Tiny Benson; J. R. Bertuccio; Brett Bodine; Eric Bodine