Bob Lazier

Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver.

Bob Lazier
Lazier at the 2018 SVRA Brickyard Vintage Invitational Pro-Am race
BornRobert Lazier
(1938-12-22)December 22, 1938
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 2020(2020-04-18) (aged 81)
Denver, Colorado, U.S
Champ Car career
11 races run over 1 year
Years active1981
Best finish9th – 1981
First race1981 Kraco Car Stereo 150 (Phoenix International Raceway)
Last race1981 Miller High Life 150 (Phoenix International Raceway)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Biography

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year.[1] He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico.[2][3] Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps.[4] He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier and current Indy Lights driver Flinn Lazier[1]

Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s.[5] In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle.

He built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968.[6]

Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.[7][8]

Racing record
Bob Lazier at the 2018 SVRA Brickyard Vintage Invitational Pro-Am race

SCCA National Championship Runoffs
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1970Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee810Running
TitanFordFormula Ford32Running
1971Road AtlantaMarch 71BFordFormula B19Running
ZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee33Running
1972Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee21Running
1973Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee39Running
1976Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee196Retired
1979Road AtlantaZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee1223Running

American Open Wheel racing results

(key)

Formula Super Vee
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
1977 Lola 324 VW Brabham SIR
1		 NLG
1		 WG1
1		 ROA
1		 HAL
15		 MDO
1		 BRN
17		 CMT
1		 WG2
3		 MOS
1		 1st 132
Source:[9][10][11]

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
1977 TRE MIL MOS PIR
7		 19th 60
1980 MIL POC MDO
2		 MIN1 MIN2 ONT 13th 160

CART
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
1981 Fletcher Racing Penske PC-7 Ford Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) PHX
12		 MIL
13		 ATL1
17		 ATL2
9		 MIS
Ret		 RIV
5		 MIS2
13		 WGL
4		 9th 92 [12]
March 81C MIL2
Ret		 MEX
4		 PHX2
13

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Entrant
1981 Penske PC-7 Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) 13 19 Fletcher Racing
1982 March 82C Cosworth DFX V8 (t/c) DNQ Wysard Racing

References
  1. Hausermann, Dick (2002-11-27). "The Laziers – Vail's fastest residents". Vail Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. "Mears Wins Wild One". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 1981-10-05. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. "Mears Does It Again". Reading Eagle. 1981-10-19. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. "Scoreboard: Auto Racing – Indy". The Bulletin. 1981-05-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  5. "Oliver Wins Can-Am Event; Andretti Ends Long Slump". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 1974-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  6. Stoner, Edward (2006-03-31). "New face, same family at Tivoli Lodge". Vail Daily. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  7. Miller, Robin (April 18, 2020). "Former CART Rookie of the Year Bob Lazier dies at 81". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  8. "Vail hotelier and Indy racing patriarch Bob Lazier dies after battling COVID-19". RealVail.com. Real Vail. April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. "Bob Lazier Racing highlights". driverdb.com. Driver Data Base. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. "1977 SCCA U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship Bob Lazier - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. "Formula Super Vee". autosport.com. Autosport. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. "Bob Lazier – 1981 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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