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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Lee Kunzman

Role
  
Race car driver


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Born
  
November 29, 1944Guttenberg, Iowa (
1944-11-29
)

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Lee Kunzman (born November 29, 1944, Guttenberg, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1969, 1972–1973 and 1975-1980 seasons, with 48 combined career starts, including the 1971-1972, 1977, and 1979 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 21 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1979 at Atlanta.

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Early in his career, he was 1967 IMCA sprint car Rookie of the Year. Injuries limited his driving in 1970-71 and 1973-74. After completing his driving career, he became the general manager for Hemelgarn Racing and was part of the winning Indy 500 team with Buddy Lazier in 1996.

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Career award

Kunzman was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2006.

References

Lee Kunzman Wikipedia