Dick Ferguson (March 16, 1949 – September 26, 2010) was a driver in the CART Championship Car series, and stunt driver in Hollywood.
Ferguson was born in New York City. He was raised in Glendale, California, where his father worked in the machine shop at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ferguson served in the Air Force for two years, stationed in the Philippines. He worked as a car mechanic, specializing in Ferraris.
Ferguson raced in the 1979–1985 and 1987–1988 seasons, with 26 career starts, including the 1980 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top-ten five times, with a best finish of 6th position in 1981 at Michigan. Away from the track, Ferguson did stunt driving in Hollywood, and co-owned a company that placed exotic cars in commercials. He died from prostate cancer in 2010, in Los Angeles, at the age of 61.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 1973 Road Atlanta Lola T200 Ford Formula Ford 11 8 Running 1974 Road Atlanta Phantom Ford Formula Ford 21 11 Retired
Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points 1978 Race Research Inc. PIR1 TRE1 MOS MIL1 TEX MIL2 OMS1 OMS2 TRE2 PIR2 37th 40
References
External links "Racer Dick Ferguson at Long Beach Grand Prix race 1984" (photograph), at Getty Images