Roger McCluskey

Roger McCluskey (August 24, 1930 – August 29, 1993) was an American IndyCar driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.

Roger McCluskey
McCluskey's 1970 Plymouth Superbird or replica
NationalityAmerican
BornAugust 24, 1930
Tucson, Arizona
DiedAugust 29, 1993(1993-08-29) (aged 63)
USAC Championship Car
Years active1956, 1960–1979
Starts229
Wins5
Poles3
Best finish1st in 1973
Previous series
1973–74International Race of Champions
Championship titles
1973USAC Championship Car
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
Years active1979
Team(s)Hodgdon Racing
First race1979 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 4 years
First race1969 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last race1977 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0

He won championship titles in three divisions of the United States Auto Club: Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC Sprint Car title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock Car title in 1969 and 1970. The Champ Car title in 1973. His first USAC Stock Car start resulted in a runner-up finish in Phoenix, Arizona in January 1968, when he drove as a substitute driver for Norm Nelson.

McCluskey earned four USAC Midget Car wins, 23 USAC Sprint Car wins, 23 USAC Stock Car wins and five USAC Championship Car (national championship) wins (including his last start at Milwaukee in 1979, which is a rarety since most drivers don't win their last race in their career). He was the USAC national champion in 1973. He started every Indianapolis 500 race from 1961 to 1979 except 1964, with a best finish of 3rd in 1973.

He also made four NASCAR Grand National Series starts from 1969 to 1977 with a best finish of second in 1970 at Riverside International Raceway.

He represented the USAC series in the 1974 International Race of Champions.

McCluskey raced for the Holman and Moody team in a Ford GT40 Mk.IIB at the 1967 LeMans 24hrs of Endurance, France. During this event, McCluskey is credited with pulling Mario Andretti to safety-and thus saving his life-after Andretti had seriously crashed his Ford GT40 Mk.IV when a front brake locked.

McCluskey died of cancer on August 29, 1993, just five days after his 63rd birthday. In 2004 the local United Sports Arizona Race Park hosted the Roger McCluskey Sprint Car Classic in his honor.

Award

He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993.

He was also inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2002.

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2011.[1]

Racing record

Complete USAC Championship Car results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pos Points
1956 INDY MIL LAN DAR ATL SPR MIL DUQ SYR ISF SAC
DNQ		 PHX - 0
1960 TRE INDY MIL
DNQ		 LAN
5		 SPR
13		 MIL
DNQ		 DUQ
15		 SYR
DNQ		 ISF
6		 TRE
11		 SAC
4		 PHX
DNQ		 19th 320
1961 TRE
6		 INDY
27		 MIL
17		 LAN
5		 MIL
DNQ		 SPR DUQ
15		 SYR
8		 ISF
14		 TRE
7		 SAC
11		 PHX
7		 15th 370
1962 TRE
8		 INDY
16		 MIL
5		 LAN
14		 TRE
DNQ		 SPR
15		 MIL
6		 LAN
5		 SYR
6		 ISF
4		 TRE
21		 SAC
18		 PHX
6		 12th 690
1963 TRE
8		 INDY
15		 MIL
18		 LAN
10		 TRE
7		 SPR
4		 MIL
6		 DUQ
11		 ISF
6		 TRE
18		 SAC
5		 PHX
5		 8th 750
1964 PHX
2		 TRE INDY MIL LAN TRE
DNS		 SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE
8		 SAC
7		 PHX
DNS		 22nd 238
1965 PHX
21		 TRE INDY
30		 MIL
6		 LAN
13		 PIP TRE
17		 IRP
3		 ATL
9		 LAN
DNQ		 MIL
5		 SPR MIL
4		 DUQ ISF
DNS		 TRE
4		 SAC
9		 PHX
26		 8th 1.060
1966 PHX TRE
20		 INDY
13		 MIL
2		 LAN
6		 ATL
27		 PIP IRP
22		 LAN
1		 SPR
14		 MIL
18		 DUQ
18		 ISF
14		 TRE
5		 SAC
DNS		 PHX
11		 12th 780
1967 PHX
2		 TRE
2		 INDY
19		 MIL
3		 LAN
17		 PIP MOS
2		 MOS
2		 IRP
19		 LAN
21		 MTR
24		 MTR SPR
13		 MIL
3		 DUQ
3		 ISF
8		 TRE
14		 SAC
DNQ		 HAN
21		 PHX
21		 RIV
5		 8th 1.620
1968 HAN
6		 LVG
12		 PHX
14		 TRE
16		 INDY
29		 MIL
20		 MOS
3		 MOS
14		 LAN
9		 PIP CDR
17		 NAZ IRP
19		 IRP
7		 LAN
22		 LAN MTR MTR SPR
1		 MIL
23		 DUQ
5		 ISF
12		 TRE
2		 SAC
12		 MCH
25		 HAN
10		 PHX
11		 RIV
12		 13th 1.228
1969 PHX
14		 HAN
17		 INDY
14		 MIL
9		 LAN PIP CDR
5		 NAZ TRE
21		 IRP
4		 IRP
18		 MIL
14		 SPR
15		 DOV
3		 DUQ
16		 ISF
15		 BRN
15		 BRN TRE
2		 SAC
DNQ		 KEN KEN PHX
DNQ		 RIV
22		 13th 1.090
1970 PHX
DNQ		 SON TRE
DNQ		 INDY
25		 MIL
2		 LAN
Wth		 CDR MCH
7		 IRP
9		 SPR
DNP		 MIL
2		 ONT
25		 DUQ ISF SED
10		 TRE
5		 SAC
5		 PHX
3		 6th 1.380
1971 RAF
5		 RAF
4		 PHX
22		 TRE
22		 INDY
9		 MIL
23		 POC
25		 MCH
3		 MIL
18		 ONT
28		 TRE
22		 PHX
2		 13th 1.050
1972 PHX
7		 TRE
2		 INDY
24		 MIL
7		 MCH
8		 POC
11		 MIL
19		 ONT
1		 TRE
8		 PHX
6		 3rd 1.970
1973 TWS
7		 TRE
8		 TRE
6		 INDY
3		 MIL
2		 POC
2		 MCH
1		 MIL
6		 ONT
2		 ONT ONT
4		 MCH
4		 MCH TRE
13		 TWS
18		 PHX
4		 1st 3.075
1974 ONT
5		 ONT ONT
8		 PHX
16		 TRE INDY
16		 MIL
18		 POC
28		 MCH
16		 MIL
6		 MCH
13		 TRE
10		 TRE
16		 PHX
19		 16th 555
1975 ONT
8		 ONT ONT
13		 PHX
DNQ		 TRE
7		 INDY
5		 MIL
8		 POC
4		 MCH
12		 MIL
19		 MCH
5		 TRE
6		 PHX
18		 7th 1.675
1976 PHX TRE
DNQ		 INDY
30		 MIL
DNP		 POC
6		 MCH
5		 TWS
DNQ		 TRE
22		 MIL
6		 ONT
21		 MCH
10		 TWS
19		 PHX
5		 11th 955
1977 ONT
22		 PHX
3		 TWS
17		 TRE
5		 INDY
8		 MIL
19		 POC
26		 MOS
11		 MCH
20		 TWS
DNQ		 MIL
20		 ONT
22		 MCH
7		 PHX
5		 11th 940
1978 PHX
19		 ONT
20		 TWS
20		 TRE
21		 INDY
25		 MOS MIL POC MCH ATL TWS MIL ONT
24		 MCH TRE SIL BRH PHX
13		 35th 61
1979 ONT
12		 TWS INDY
13		 MIL
17		 POC
14		 TWS
4		 MIL
1		 9th 716

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos Points
1977 TRE MIL MOS
DNS		 PIR - -
1979 TEX1 IRP MIL1
22		 POC TEX2 MIL2 MIN1 MIN2 52nd 3

Complete PPG Indy Car World Series results
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts
1979 Hodgdon Racing McLaren Cosworth PHX ATL ATL INDY
13		 TRE TRE MCH MCH WGL TRE ONT MCH ATL PHX - 0

Indy 500 results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series
NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 NGNC Pts Ref
1969 Norm Nelson Racing 12 Plymouth MGR MGY RSD
22		 DAY DAY DAY CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR TWS NA - [3]
1970 1 RSD
2		 DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR CAR LGY NA - [4]

Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Marcis Auto Racing 2 Dodge RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
27		 CAR TWS NA - [5]
1977 74 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
40		 NA - [6]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Season Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref
1973–74 Porsche RSD
8		 RSD
11		 RSD
12		 DAY 12th - [7]

References
  1. Roger McCluskey at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. Roger McCluskey Indy 500 Race Stats
  3. "Roger McCluskey – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. "Roger McCluskey – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. "Roger McCluskey – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. "Roger McCluskey – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  7. "Roger McCluskey – 1974 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

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