Bob Lazier facts for kids
Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver.
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Biography
A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico. Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps. He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier. And Current Indy Lights driver Flinn Lazier
Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s. In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle.
He built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968.
Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Road Atlanta | Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 8 | 10 | Running |
| Titan | Ford | Formula Ford | 3 | 2 | Running | ||
| 1971 | Road Atlanta | March 71B | Ford | Formula B | 1 | 9 | Running |
| Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 3 | 3 | Running | ||
| 1972 | Road Atlanta | Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 3 | 9 | Running |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 19 | 6 | Retired |
| 1979 | Road Atlanta | Zink | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 12 | 23 | Running |
American Open Wheel racing results
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Formula Super Vee
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Lola 324 | VW Brabham | SIR 1 |
NLG 1 |
WG1 1 |
ROA 1 |
HAL 15 |
MDO 1 |
BRN 17 |
CMT 1 |
WG2 3 |
MOS 1 |
1st | 132 | |
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Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | TRE | MIL | MOS | PIR 7 |
19th | 60 | |||
| 1980 | MIL | POC | MDO 2 |
MIN1 | MIN2 | ONT | 13th | 160 |
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fletcher Racing | Penske PC-7 | Ford Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) | PHX 12 |
MIL 13 |
ATL1 17 |
ATL2 9 |
MIS Ret |
RIV 5 |
MIS2 13 |
WGL 4 |
9th | 92 | |||
| March 81C | MIL2 Ret |
MEX 4 |
PHX2 13 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Entrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) | 13 | 19 | Fletcher Racing |
| 1982 | March 82C | Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) | DNQ | Wysard Racing | |
See also
In Spanish: Bob Lazier para niños
