Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn (May 7, 1933 – July 17, 2017) was a Modified driver from Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He drove several cars including his own 71E and later the 2A.
Racing career Van Horn got his start in racing in 1951 at the East Stroudsburg Speedway, Pennsylvania. Van Horn's 16-year-old brother built a car, but was too young to drive, and "Fuzzy" was pressed into service when another driver could not get the car up to speed. It took four years before he got his first victory, but he went on to become was one of the most successful dirt track drivers in the Mid-Atlantic states.
Van Horn competed at the Vineland, Alcyon (Pitman), and Harmony Speedways in New Jersey, Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York, and Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in Pennsylvania. Van Horn won track championships at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York, and Nazareth Speedway, Pennsylvania. He made one start in the NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Raceway in 1975.
Van Horn was inducted in the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Eastern Press Motorsports Association in 2009.
Personal life Van Horn was union ironworker by trade who helped to build the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. He died on July 17, 2017.
Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 Pts Ref 1975 Ballard Racing 30 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC23 TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 94th 94
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