Bob Lazier
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox". Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver.
Biography
A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year.[1] He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico.[2][3] 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.[4] 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[1]
Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s.[5] 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.[6]
Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.[7][8]
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 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Lola 324 | VW Brabham | SIR 1 |
NLG 1 |
WG1 1 |
ROA 1 |
HAL 15 |
MOH 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 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
19th | 60 | |||
| 1980 | MIL | POC | MOH 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIN1 | MIN2 | ONT | 13th | 160 |
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fletcher Racing | Penske PC-7 | Ford Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) | PHX 12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ATL1 17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ATL2 9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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RIV 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIS2 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
WGL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9th | 92 | [12] | |||
| March 81C | MIL2 RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MEX 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHX2 13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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 | |
References
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External links
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- 1938 births
- 2020 deaths
- Champ Car drivers
- Lazier family
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Trans-Am Series drivers
- Racing drivers from Minneapolis
- People from Vail, Colorado
- SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners
- SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers
- Formula Super Vee Champions
- IndyCar Series team owners
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado