Cause of death Accident | Name Lou Figaro | |
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Born October 12, 1920Inglewood, California ( 1920-10-12 ) Achievements 1953 WAR Championship (late models) Awards Inducted in West Coast Stock Car Racing Hall Of Fame (posthumous, 2002) Best finish 22nd - 1951 (Grand National) First race 1951 untitled race (Arizona State Fairgrounds) Last race 1954 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro Speedway) Died October 25, 1954, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States Similar Jimmy Pardue, Harold Kite, Friday Hassler | ||
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Louis Angelo Figaro, Jr. (October 12, 1920 – October 25, 1954) was an American racecar driver. He is the son of Louis Angelo Figaro (LeoLuca Ficara) & Amanda Bartley. His father immigrated from Corleone Sicily Italy in 1903
Figaro competed in 17 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954, picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. He was seriously injured in an accident during the 1954 Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on October 24, 1954, when his vehicle smashed through the guardrail and overturned with three laps left. He died in the hospital the following day.
In 2002, Figaro was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. His granddaughter, Tracy Figaro-Davis, accepted.
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