| Larry Dickson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Larry G. Dickson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Warren, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Larry Dickson[1] (born September 8, 1938, Warren, Ohio), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1965-1981 seasons, with 105 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1966-1969, 1971, 1978–1979, and 1981. He finished in the top ten 44 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1968 at Springfield.
Dickson was also a 3 time USAC Sprint Car Series Champion in 1968, 1970 and 1975. Larry won 43 USAC Sprint car races and was the all-time leader in the division until Tom Bigelow broke his record. In the years 1968-71 Larry and Gary Bettenhausen raced each other in what was billed as "The Larry and Gary Show" or "Thunder (Bettenhausen) and Lightning (Dickson)" exchanging the USAC Sprint Car title between each other during those years.
Larry also ventured to NASCAR to drive Richie Giachetti's Ford Torino in the Daytona 500, running in the top ten before the engine expired. Larry finished his career in the USAC Silver Crown car owned by his brother, Tommy and Max Brittain. Larry is now semi-retired, living in Indianapolis and tending to his real estate investments.
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Lola | Ford | 32nd | 32nd | |
| 1967 | Lotus | Ford | 21st | 15th | |
| 1968 | Brawner | Ford | 33rd | 28th | |
| 1969 | Vollstedt | Ford | 31st | 9th | |
| 1970 | Gerhardt | Offy | Failed to Qualify | ||
| 1971 | King | Offy | 26th | 28th | |
| 1972 | King | Offy | Failed to Qualify | ||
| 1973 | King | Offy | Failed to Qualify | ||
| 1976 | Eagle | Offy | Failed to Qualify | ||
| 1977 | McLaren | Offy | Practice Crash | ||
| 1978 | Penske | Cosworth | 9th | 22nd | |
| 1979 | Penske | Cosworth | 24th | 24th | |
| 1981 | Penske | Cosworth | 19th | 18th |