Lou Figaro
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Born: | October 12, 1920 | |
Birthplace: | Unknown | |
Died: | October 25, 1954 (aged 34) | |
Cause of Death: | Accident | |
Achievements: | 1953 WAR Championship (late models) | |
Awards: | Inducted in West Coast Stock Car Racing Hall Of Fame (posthumous, 2002) | |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
16 races run over 2 years. | ||
Best Cup Position: | 22nd - 1951 (Grand National) | |
First Race: | 1951 untitled race (Arizona State Fairgrounds) | |
Last Race: | 1954 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro Speedway) | |
First Win: | 1951 untitled race (Carrell Speedway) | |
Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
1 | 3 | 6 |
Lou Figaro (October 12, 1920 - October 25, 1954) was an American racecar driver.
Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) races from 1951-1954, picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. He was killed in an accident during the 1954 Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on October 24, 1954. He lost his life in the hospital one day later.
In 2002, Figaro was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. His granddaughter Tracy Figaro-Davis accepted.