Ralph Liguori Explained
Ralph Liguori |
Birth Name: | Ralph Carmine Liguori |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1926 |
Birth Place: | New York, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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Module2: | Child: | yes | | Total Cup Races: | 76 | Years In Cup: | 6 | Best Cup Pos: | 10th (1954) | First Cup Race: | 1951 Race 16 (Pittsburgh) | Last Cup Race: | 1956 Race 53 (Shelby) | Cup Wins: | 0 | Cup Top Tens: | 30 | Cup Poles: | 0 |
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Module3: | Embed: | yes | Races: | 1 (No starts) | Championships: | 0 | Wins: | 0 | Podiums: | 0 | Points: | 0 | Poles: | 0 | Fastest Laps: | 0 | Last Race: | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
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Ralph Liguori[1] (October 10, 1926 – July 21, 2020) was an American racing driver from New York City.
Indycar career
He competed in the USAC Championship Car series from 1957 to 1971 making 61 starts. In what would be his penultimate Championship Car race, Liguori's best finish was 2nd in the 1970 Hoosier Hundred.[2] 1966 was his most active year when he made 7 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
Liguori competed in 76 NASCAR Grand National Series races in his career.[3] He had 30 Top 10 and 5 Top 5 finishes in his career. His best finish was a third-place finish at Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina. He finished tenth in the 1954 season points. Liguori made one start in the NASCAR Convertible Series during 1956.
Racing record
Complete Formula One results
Notes and References
- Web site: Ralph Liguori . 2023-06-28 . www.champcarstats.com.
- Web site: 2020-07-22 . Oval ace Ralph Liguori dies at 93 . 2023-06-28 . RACER . en-US.
- Web site: Ralph Liguori NASCAR statistics. Racing Reference. May 4, 2009.