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Name
  
Bob Lazier


Role
  
Race car driver

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Born
  
December 22, 1938

Died
  
April 18, 2020

Robert "Bob" Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020), was an American former race car driver. He raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen and Mexico. 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. He is married to wife Diane and the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier.

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Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s.

Lazier built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado in 1968, where he still resides.

American Open Wheel racing results

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Death

Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.

References

Bob Lazier Wikipedia