Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver.
Biography A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lazier raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico. 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. 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 grandfather of current Indy Lights driver Flinn Lazier
Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s. In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle.
Lazier built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968.
Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 1970 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 8 10 Running Titan Ford Formula Ford 3 2 Running 1971 Road Atlanta March 71B Ford Formula B 1 9 Running Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 3 3 Running 1972 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 2 1 Running 1973 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 3 9 Running 1976 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 19 6 Retired 1979 Road Atlanta Zink Volkswagen Formula Vee 12 23 Running
American Open Wheel racing results (key)
Formula Super Vee Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 1977 Lola 324 VW Brabham SIR1 NLG1 WG11 ROA1 HAL15 MOH1 BRN17 CMT1 WG23 MOS1 1st 132
Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points 1977 TRE MIL MOS PIR 19th 60 1980 MIL POC MOH 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)PHXMILATL1ATL2MISRIVMIS2WGL 9th 92 March 81CMIL2MEXPHX2
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
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