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| Larry Dickson | |||||||
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 Dickson at the 1968 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
| Born | Larry G. Dickson September 8, 1938 Warren, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 108 races run over 18 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1965–1973, 1975–1983 | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th – 1979 | ||||||
| First race | 1965 Golden State 100 (Sacramento) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 Ted Horn 100 (DuQuoin) | ||||||
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Larry Dickson (born September 8, 1938 in Warren, Ohio) is a former auto racing driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series[1]. He competed during the 1965–1973 and 1975–1983 seasons, with 108 combined career starts, including eight in the Indianapolis 500. He failed to qualify for the race on five other occasions. He had 43 top-ten finishes, with a best of second at Springfield in 1968. He also participated in a non-championship race at Fuji Speedway in 1966.[2]
Dickson was a three-time USAC Sprint Car Series Champion in 1968, 1970 and 1975. He won 43 USAC Sprint car races and was the all-time leader in the division until Tom Bigelow broke his record. Between 1968 and 1971, Dickson and Gary Bettenhausen raced each other in what was billed as "The Larry and Gary Show" or "Thunder (Bettenhausen) and Lightning (Dickson)", exchanging the USAC Sprint Car title between them during those years.
Dickson also ventured to NASCAR to drive Richie Giachetti's Ford Torino in the 1972 Daytona 500, running in the top-ten before the engine expired. He finished his racing career in a USAC Silver Crown car owned by his brother, Tommy, and Max Brittain.
Dickson is now semi-retired, living in Indianapolis and tending to his real estate investments.
Awards
[edit]- In 1990, Dickson was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.[3]
Indy 500 results
[edit]| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Lola | Ford | 32nd | 32nd |
| 1967 | Lotus | Ford | 21st | 15th |
| 1968 | Brawner | Ford | 33rd | 28th |
| 1969 | Vollstedt | Ford | 31st | 9th |
| 1970 | Gerhardt | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1971 | King | Offy | 26th | 28th |
| 1972 | King | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1973 | King | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1976 | Eagle | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1977 | McLaren | Offy | Practice Crash | |
| 1978 | Penske | Cosworth | 9th | 22nd |
| 1979 | Penske | Cosworth | 24th | 24th |
| 1981 | Penske | Cosworth | 19th | 18th |
USAC Sprint Cars = Three-time National Champion1968, 1970 and 1975. USAC records, National Speed Sport News and other national racing press. uNITWS RACING CLUB - National Champion and Rookie of the Year 1964[4] Winner of the US Open supermodified race at Williams Grove, PA 1964
References
[edit]- ↑ "Larry Dickson". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ "LARRY DICKSON". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
- ↑ "National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductees list". Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ↑ National Speed Sport News,