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Ralph Liguori
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Ralph Carmine Liguori[1] (October 10, 1926 – July 21, 2020) was an American racing driver from New York City.
Key Information
Indycar career
[edit]Liguori competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1957 to 1971 making 61 starts.[1] In what would be his penultimate Championship Car race, Liguori's best finish was second in the 1970 Hoosier Hundred.[2] 1966 was his most active year when he made seven starts and finished 28th in the National Championship. He attempted the Indianapolis 500 six times (1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, and 1968) but he failed to make the field each time. Liguori continued racing well into his seventies and won a minor race in 2000 at 73 years old.
NASCAR career
[edit]Liguori competed in 76 NASCAR Grand National Series races in his career.[3] He had 30 top-ten and five top-five finishes in his career.[3] His best finish was a third-place finish at Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina.[3] He finished tenth in the 1954 season points.[3] Liguori made one start in the NASCAR Convertible Series during 1956.[3]
Racing record
[edit]Complete Formula One results
[edit]| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Eldorado Italia | Maserati 420M/58 | Maserati 4.2 V8 | MON | 500 DNQ |
NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
| Chapman S. Root | Kurtis Kraft 500G | Offenhauser 4.5 L4 | 500 DNQ |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ralph Liguori". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "Oval ace Ralph Liguori dies at 93". RACER. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Ralph Liguori NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Ralph Liguori driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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