Bob Lazier

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Bob Lazier at the 2018 SVRA Brickyard Vintage Invitational Pro-Am race

Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver.

Biography

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year.[1] He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico.[2][3] 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.[4] He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier. And Current Indy Lights driver Flinn Lazier[1]

Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s.[5] In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle.

He built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968.[6]

Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.[7][8]

Racing record

Bob Lazier at the 2018 SVRA Brickyard Vintage Invitational Pro-Am race

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1970 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 8 10 Running
Titan Ford Formula Ford 3 2 Running
1971 Road Atlanta March 71B Ford Formula B 1 9 Running
Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 3 3 Running
1972 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 2 1 Running
1973 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 3 9 Running
1976 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 19 6 Retired
1979 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 12 23 Running

American Open Wheel racing results

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Formula Super Vee

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
1977 Lola 324 VW Brabham SIR
1 		NLG
1 		WG1
1 		ROA
1 		HAL
15 		MDO
1 		BRN
17 		CMT
1 		WG2
3 		MOS
1 		1st 132
Source:[9][10][11]

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
1977 TRE MIL MOS PIR
7 		19th 60
1980 MIL POC MDO
2 		MIN1 MIN2 ONT 13th 160

CART

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1981 Fletcher Racing Penske PC-7 Ford Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) PHX
12 		MIL
13 		ATL1
17 		ATL2
9 		MIS
Ret 		RIV
5 		MIS2
13 		WGL
4 		9th 92
March 81C MIL2
Ret 		MEX
4 		PHX2
13

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Entrant
1981 Penske PC-7 Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) 13 19 Fletcher Racing
1982 March 82C Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) DNQ Wysard Racing

References

  1. ^ a b Hausermann, Dick (2002-11-27). "The Laziers – Vail's fastest residents". Vail Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. ^ "Mears Wins Wild One". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 1981-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. ^ "Mears Does It Again". Reading Eagle. 1981-10-19. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. ^ "Scoreboard: Auto Racing – Indy". The Bulletin. 1981-05-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  5. ^ "Oliver Wins Can-Am Event; Andretti Ends Long Slump". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 1974-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  6. ^ Stoner, Edward (2006-03-31). "New face, same family at Tivoli Lodge". Vail Daily. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  7. ^ Miller, Robin (April 18, 2020). "Former CART Rookie of the Year Bob Lazier dies at 81". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Vail hotelier and Indy racing patriarch Bob Lazier dies after battling COVID-19". RealVail.com. Real Vail. April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Bob Lazier Racing highlights". driverdb.com. Driver Data Base. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 4 January 2014 suggested (help)
  10. ^ "1977 SCCA U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship Bob Lazier - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 4 March 2016 suggested (help)
  11. ^ "Formula Super Vee". autosport.com. Autosport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 16 June 2021 suggested (help)

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Sporting positions
Preceded by US Formula Super Vee
Champion
1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by CART Rookie of the Year
1981 		Succeeded by


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