Guido Daccò
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Guido Daccò (born September 10, 1942 - Died July 29, 2006) was an Italian race car and motocycle racer from Limbiate. He began motorcycle racing in 1969 and from 1980-1984 he raced in Formula 2. He then drove in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans and began racing in Formula 3000. In 1988 he moved to the United States to drive in the Indy Lights series where he placed 10th in series points. In 1989 he made his CART debut for Dale Coyne Racing. Dacco had little success in CART and bounced from team to team until 1992, making 23 starts with a best finish of 12th. He failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in his attempts in 1990 and 1991. He returned to Europe in 1992 to drive 2 races in German Formula 3 and then retired from racing. He made occasional drives in historic races and managed an FIA GT team.
He died on July 29, 2006 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.[1]