Lou Figaro Explained

Lou Figaro
Birth Name:Louis Angelo Figaro, Jr.
Birth Date:12 October 1920
Birth Place:Inglewood, California
Death Place:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Death Cause:Injuries from racing accident
Best Cup Pos:22nd (1951)
Cup Wins:1
Cup Top Tens:6
Cup Poles:1
First Cup Race:1951 untitled race (Phoenix)
First Cup Win:1951 untitled race (Carrell)
Last Cup Race:1954 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro)
Achievements:1953 WAR Championship (late models)
Awards:West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2002 - Inaugural Class)
Years In Cup:2
Total Cup Races:17

Louis Angelo Figaro, Jr. (October 12, 1920  - October 25, 1954) was an American racecar driver. He was the son of Louis Angelo Figaro (LeoLuca Ficara) and Amanda Bartley. His father immigrated from Corleone, Sicily in 1903.

Figaro competed in 17 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954,[1] picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. He was seriously injured in an accident during the 1954 Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on October 24, 1954, when his vehicle smashed through the guardrail and overturned with three laps left. He died in the hospital the following day.[2]

In 2002, Figaro was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. His granddaughter, Tracy Figaro-Davis, accepted.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Lou_Figaro/ Driver- Racing Reference
  2. News: Stock car driver dies in racing accident. The Daily Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Associated Press. October 26, 1954. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731204037/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3652058/death_of_race_car_driver_lou_figaro/. July 31, 2018. live.