Cliff Hucul (21 August 1946 – 17 February 2026) was a Canadian racing driver who participated in USAC and the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977–1981 seasons, with 24 combined career starts, including the 1977–1979 Indianapolis 500. Hucul finished in the top-ten eight times, with his best finish in fourth position in 1979 at Texas World Speedway.

Biography Hucul was born in Prince George, British Columbia on 21 August 1946. He later made two NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1986, finishing 40th and 31st (at the 1986 running of the Delaware 500).

Hucul was rendered paraplegic in 1996 after a traffic accident on a highway in British Columbia.

Hucul died in Prince George on 17 February 2026, at the age of 79.

Racing career results USAC Championship Car series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points 1977 Hucul-Hunter-Arndt ONT PHX TWS TRE INDY MIL POC MOS MCH TWS MIL ONT MCH TRE PHX 41st 20 1978 Hucul-Hunter-Arndt PHX ONT TWS TRE INDY MOS MIL POC MCH ATL TWS MIL TRE SIL BRH PHX 21st 519 Longhorn Racing ONT MCH 1979 Emil Hucul ONT TWS INDY MIL POC TWS MIL 11th 653 1980 O'Hanlon & Woodward ONT INDY MIL POC MOH 28th 90

CART IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 1979 Emil Hucul PHX ATL ATL INDY TRE TRE MCH MCH WGL TRE NC 0 Hoffman Racing ONT MCH ATL PHX 1980 O'Hanlon & Woodward ONT INDY MIL POC MOH MCH WGL MIL ONT MCH MEX PHX 38th 90 1981 Metro Racing PHX MIL ATL ATL MCH RIV MIL MCH WGL MEX PHX NC 0

Indianapolis 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1977 McLaren Offy 27th 22nd 1978 McLaren Offy 27th 33rd 1979 McLaren Offy 18th 29th

NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series resultsYearTeam/OwnerNo.Manufacturer1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWCCPtsRef 1986Bobby Eller60Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 91st 113

See also

List of Canadians in NASCAR List of Canadians in Champ Car

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