Lloyd Perry Casner (August 30, 1928 in

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– April 10, 1965 in

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) was an American race car driver and the creator of the

Casner Motor Racing Division Casner Motor Racing Division – also known as America Camoradi (casner motor racing division), Camoradi USA or Camoradi International – was an American racing team of the 1960s known for racing Maserati Birdcage sports car racing, sports cars, ...

team. An airline pilot by trade, "Lucky" Casner developed an interest in the

Maserati Birdcage The Maserati Tipo 60/61 (commonly referred to as the Maserati Birdcage) are a series of sports racing cars produced between 1959 and 1961 by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati for privateers racing in sports car events including the 24 Hours ...

, and started his team in order to enter the

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. In August 1960, a Tipo 61 entered by Casner's Team Camoradi, driven by Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney, won the 1000 km of Nurburgring. Sharing a Birdcage with

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, Casner won the 1961

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for Team Camoradi, but never won Le Mans. He was killed when he crashed a new Maserati during testing for the upcoming

1965 24 Hours of Le Mans The 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 33rd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 19 and 20 June 1965. It was also the twelfth round of the World Sportscar Championship. After the disappointing results of the previous year's race, Ford retu ...

. He was featured in the 1961 film ''The Green Helmet''. Casner participated in two non-Championship

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race meetings, the

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and the

1961 Solitude Grand Prix The 11th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 23 July 1961 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Innes Ireland ...

Non-Championship Formula One results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

External links

historicracing.com profile on Casner
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casner, Lloyd 1928 births 1965 deaths American Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Racing drivers from Miami Racing drivers who died while racing Sport deaths in France World Sportscar Championship drivers American commercial aviators Formula One team owners