Lawrence Jacquelin Explained

Lawrence Jacquelin
Birth Date:July 13, 1923
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut
Death Place:New Haven, Connecticut
Death Cause:Polio
Total Cup Races:1
Years In Cup:1
Best Cup Pos:41st – 1952
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:0
Cup Poles:0

Lawrence Jacquelin (July 13, 1923  - November 25, 1992) was an American NASCAR driver.

Life and career

Jacquelin was born on July 13, 1923, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a fan of car racing and a stunt driver with cars and motorcycles.[1] On September 14, 1952, Jacquelin competed in his first and only Cup Series event, at Langhorne Speedway, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.[2] Starting 39th in the forty-four car field, Jacquelin fell out after 34 laps due to overheating problems, resulting in a 41st-place effort.[3] Shortly after, Jacquelin was struck with polio and only made a partial recovery. In his later years the lingering effects of polio worsened and finally took his life.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmcid=46608611&GRid=8573979& Lawrence Jacquelin – Find a Grave
  2. http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=jacqula01 Lawrence Jacquelin – NASCAR Sprint Cup Statistics
  3. http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1952-27/W NASCAR Grand National race #27 of 34 Standings
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmcid=46608611&GRid=8573979& Lawrence Jacquelin – Find a Grave