Joe Leonard
American racing driver (1932–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For persons of a similar name, see Joseph Leonard (disambiguation).
Joseph Paul Leonard[1] (August 4, 1932 in San Diego, California – April 27, 2017 in San Jose, California) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.[2]
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Born | Joseph Paul Leonard (1932-08-04)August 4, 1932 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
Died | April 27, 2017(2017-04-27) (aged 84) San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
AMA Grand National (1954, 1956, 1957) USAC Championship Car (1971, 1972) Major victories Daytona 200 (1957, 1958) California 500 (1971) Pocono 500 (1972) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
98 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1971, 1972) | ||||||
First race | 1964 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin) | ||||||
Last race | 1974 California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
First win | 1965 Milwaukee 150 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last win | 1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 1969 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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