Roger McCluskey

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Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey (24 August, 1930 – 29 August, 1993) was an American

United States

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race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC

United States Automobile Club

The United States Automobile Club is an open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States American Championship Car Racing, and from 1956 to 1997 it sanctioned the Indianapolis 500....
Sprint Car

Sprint car racing

Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt track racing or paved tracks....
title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock car title in 1969 and 1970. The Champ Car title in 1972. His first USAC Stock Car start resulted in a runner-up finish in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
in January 1968, when he drove as a substitute driver for Norm Nelson.

McCluskey earned four USAC Midget Car wins, 23 USAC Sprint Car wins, 23 USAC Stock Car wins and five USAC Championship Car (national championship) wins.

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Roger McCluskey (24 August, 1930 – 29 August, 1993) was an American

United States

Tucson, Arizona

United States Automobile Club

Sprint car racing

Phoenix, Arizona

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
race from 1961 to 1979 except 1964, with a best finish of 3rd in 1973.

He also made 4 NASCAR

NASCAR

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Grand National

NEXTEL Cup

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starts from 1969 to 1977 with a best finish of 2nd in 1970 at Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway

Riverside International Raceway was a race track or Road racing in Riverside, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989....
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He represented the USAC series in the 1974 International Race of Champions

International Race of Champions

International Race of Champions, better known as IROC, was an auto racing competition, promoted as an equivalent of an All-Star Game or The Masters....
.

McCluskey raced for the Holman and Moody team in a Ford GT40 Mk.IIB at the 1967 LeMans 24hrs of Endurance, France. During this event, McCluskey is credited with pulling Mario Andretti to safety-and thus saving his life-after Andretti had seriously crashed his Ford GT 40 when a front brake locked.

McCluskey passed away on August 29 1993, just five days after his 63rd birthday after a long battle with cancer

Cancer

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. In 2004 the local United Sports Arizona Race Park hosted the Roger McCluskey Sprint Car Classic in his honor.

Award

He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a Hall of Fame and museum for Sprint car racing drivers.The museum is located in Knoxville, Iowa, United States, the home of the Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway....
in 1993.

He was also inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2002.

Indy 500 results

|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
!1961

1961 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. This was the first Indianapolis 500 not to be included in the Formula One World Championship....

|22
|29
|145.068
|18
|27
|51
|0
|Crash FS
|-
!1962

1962 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1962 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1962....

|17
|9
|147.759
|9
|16
|168
|3
|Spun T2
|-
!1963

1963 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1963 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1963....

|14
|14
|148.680
|20
|15
|198
|4
|Spun T3
|-
!1965

1965 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1965 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1965....

|25
|23
|155.186
|18
|30
|18
|0
|Clutch
|-
!1966

1966 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1966 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1966....

|8
|21
|159.271
|22
|13
|129
|0
|Oil Leak
|-
!1967

1967 Indianapolis 500

Race Summary This unexpected 2 day event began with gray skies but the race was underway as Parnelli Jones is in first place before half a lap, with Gurney second and A.J....

|12
|22
|165.563
|7
|19
|165
|0
|Engine
|-
!1968

1968 Indianapolis 500

Time Trials 1968 was the second and eventually the final year the controversial turbine cars were running in the 1968 race classic. In qualifications, Graham Hill the 1966 champion in the #70 STP Turbine is first to qualify, and sets a new qualifying record! Later, his STP turbine teammate joe Leonard in #60 wins the pole position with a spee...

|8
|7
|166.976
|7
|29
|16
|0
|Oil Filter
|-
!1969

1969 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1969 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1969.Qualifying Chronology...

|82
|6
|168.350
|6
|14
|157
|0
|Split Header
|-
!1970

1970 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1970 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1970.Qualifying Chronology...

|11
|4
|169.213
|4
|25
|62
|0
|Suspension
|-
!1971

1971 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1971 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 29 1971.Qualifying Chronology...

|6
|22
|171.241
|15
|9
|188
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1972

1972 Indianapolis 500

These are the results of the 1972 Indianapolis 500, which was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 27, 1972....

|14
|20
|182.686
|15
|24
|92
|0
|Valve
|-
!1973

1973 Indianapolis 500

The 57th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1973. The race was held over three days due to rain and a major accident....

|3
|14
|191.929
|17
|3
|131
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1974

1974 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1974 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1974....

|1
|27
|181.004
|23
|16
|141
|0
|Rear End
|-
!1975

1975 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1975 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 25, 1975.Failed to Qualify: Larry Cannon , George Follmer , Chuck Gurney , John Hubbard , Jim Hurtubise , Lee Kunzman , Al Loquasto , Graham McRae , Dan Murphy , Rick Muther , Bob Nagel, Jan Opperman , Billy Scott , Bill Simpson , Jigger Siroi...

|15
|22
|183.964
|17
|5
|167
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1976

1976 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1976 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1976.Failed to qualify: Ed Crombie , Larry Dickson , Bill Engelhart , Janet Guthrie , Mike Hiss , Jim Hurtubise , Jerry Karl , Mel Kenyon , Lee Kunzman , John Mahler , Jim McElreath , Ed Miller , Rick Muther , Bobby Olivero , Eldon Rasmussen...

|7
|13
|186.499
|6
|30
|8
|0
|Crash T3
|-
!1977

1977 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 1977.Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon , Larry Dickson , Tom Frantz , Spike Gehlhausen , Todd Gibson , Jerry Grant , Bob Harkey , Jim Hurtubise , Gary Irvin , Jerry Karl , Mel Kenyon , John Martin , Larry McCoy , Graham McRae , Rick Mears , Te...

|11
|18
|190.992
|10
|8
|191
|0
|Flagged
|-
!1978

1978 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1978 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1978.Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon , Bob Harkey , Mike Hiss , Jim Hurtubise, Gary Irvin , Bubby Jones , Lee Kunzman , Al Loquasto , John Martin , Graham McRae , Bobby Olivero , Roger Rager , Eldon Rasmussen , Bill Vukovich, Jr....

|11
|11
|192.256
|17
|25
|82
|0
|Clutch
|-
!1979

1979 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1979 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, 1979.Failed to Qualify: Bill Alsup , Gary Bettenhausen , Tony Bettenhausen, Jr....

|72
|25
|183.908
|35
|13
|191
|0
|Flagged
|-
|colspan=6|Totals
|2155
|7
|
|}

|-
!Starts
|18
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|2
|-
!Top 10
|4
|-
!Retired
|13
|}

Other References

Patrick Finley; "McCluskey memorial race at local dirt track gaining momentum each year"; December 30 2006; Arizona Daily Star
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; Retrieved January 15 2007