Ralph Liguori (October 10, 1926 – July 21, 2020) was an American racing driver from

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Indycar career

He competed in the USAC

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series from 1957 to 1971 making 61 starts. In what would be his penultimate Championship Car race, Liguori's best finish was 2nd in the 1970

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. 1966 was his most active year when he made 7 starts and finished 28th in the National Championship. He attempted the

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six times (1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, and 1968) but he failed to make the field each time. Liguori continued racing well into his seventies and won a minor race in 2000 at 73 years old.

NASCAR career

Liguori competed in 76

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races in his career. He had 30 Top 10 and 5 Top 5 finishes in his career. His best finish was a third-place finish at

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. He finished tenth in the 1954 season points. Liguori made one start in the

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during 1956.

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

References

External links

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