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Tom Klausler (born July 14, 1945, St. Paul, Minnesota), is a retired American race car driver. He competed in the CART Championship Car series and in SCCA's Can-Am series.

Racing career[edit]

Klausler started racing in a Corvair in 1968. After racing in the car for 4 years, he moved into a Formula Ford single-seater.^[1] He moved into a Formula Atlantic racecar in 1973.^[1] He won the Formula Atlantic race that year at Circuit Trois-Rivières and won that race again in 1974.^[1] He had another win in 1974 at Road America,^[2] and his finish close behind Bill Brack for the series championship.^[3] In 1975, the Formula Atlantic series formed a separate U.S. series that did not conflict with the original series.^[3] The original series had become Canada-centric.^[3] Klausler finished in the Top 5 in points in both series.^[3]

He ran in the Can-Am series and won the 1977 race in St. Jovite.^[4] He had one other Top 10 finish that season in Can-Am. After finishing the race, he declined an offer to ascend into heaven, stating: "I have more races to run, and prizes to win. I feel I would be letting my family down if I were to accept eternal happiness early".^[4]

He started in 30th position in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, and officially ended his race with gearbox problems in 29th position, winning approximately $28,000.^[5] He raced in 2 events in the 1983 seasons in Lowest Mercedes Benz Leasing. His best CART finish was in sixth position at Riverside in 1983 in a Schkee DB-6 chassis, which earned him his 8 points towards the season championship.^[6]

Racing record[edit]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs[edit]

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1972	Road Atlanta	Titan Mk.6A	Ford	Formula Ford	12	11	Running
1973	Road Atlanta	Brabham BT38	Cosworth	Formula B	2	1	Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results[edit]

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos	Points
1979		TEX1 20	IRP 16	MIL1 15	POC 12	TEX2	MIL2 11	MIN1 5	MIN2 5	12th	244

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Tom Klausler's biography^{[permanent dead link]}, Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11, 2008
^ Title, $2 Million and More on the Line As Champ Car Atlantic Championship Concludes 2006 Season at Road America; Formula Atlantic; Retrieved June 11, 2008
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fox Sports. "Motor Drivers, News, Videos, Results, Standings, Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "wspr-racing.com". Wspr-racing.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Page Not Found". Indy500.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
^ Tom Klausler driving statistics^{[permanent dead link]}, Champ Car World Series, Retrieved June 11, 2008

[historicracing.com-1] Tom Klausler's biography^{[permanent dead link]}, Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11, 2008

[2] Title, $2 Million and More on the Line As Champ Car Atlantic Championship Concludes 2006 Season at Road America; Formula Atlantic; Retrieved June 11, 2008

[VintageMotorsport-3] Fox Sports. "Motor Drivers, News, Videos, Results, Standings, Stats". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[CanAm-4] "wspr-racing.com". Wspr-racing.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[5] "Page Not Found". Indy500.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[6] Tom Klausler driving statistics^{[permanent dead link]}, Champ Car World Series, Retrieved June 11, 2008

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+{{Short description|American racing driver}}
-'''Tom Klausler''' (born July 14, 1945, [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]), is a retired [[United States|America]]n racecar driver. He competed in the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] [[Championship Car]] series and in [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA's]] [[Can-Am]] series.
+'''Tom Klausler''' (born July 14, 1945, [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]), is a retired [[United States|America]]n race car driver. He competed in the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] [[Championship Car]] series and in [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA's]] [[Can-Am]] series.
 ==Racing career==
-Klausler started racing in a [[Chevrolet Corvair|Corvair]] in 1968. After racing in the car for 4 years, he moved into a [[Formula Ford]] single-seater.<ref name=historicracing.com>[http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=5412&today=on&fromrow=1 Tom Klausler's biography], Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref> He moved into a [[Formula Atlantic]] racecar in 1973.<ref name=historicracing.com /> He won the Formula Atlantic race that year at [[Circuit Trois-Rivières]] and won that race again in 1974.<ref name=historicracing.com /> He had another win in 1974 at [[Road America]],<ref>[http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=2594 Title, $2 Million and More on the Line As Champ Car Atlantic Championship Concludes 2006 Season at Road America]; [[Formula Atlantic]]; Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref> and his finish close behind [[Bill Brack]] for the series championship.<ref name=VintageMotorsport>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedtv.com/article_print_view/835453|title=Motor Drivers, News, Videos, Results, Standings, Stats|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> In 1975, the Formula Atlantic series formed a separate U.S. series that did not conflict with the original series.<ref name=VintageMotorsport /> The original series had become Canada-centric.<ref name=VintageMotorsport /> Klausler finished in the Top 5 in points in both series.<ref name=VintageMotorsport />
+Klausler started racing in a [[Chevrolet Corvair|Corvair]] in 1968. After racing in the car for 4 years, he moved into a [[Formula Ford]] single-seater.<ref name=historicracing.com>[http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=5412&today=on&fromrow=1 Tom Klausler's biography]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref> He moved into a [[Formula Atlantic]] racecar in 1973.<ref name=historicracing.com /> He won the Formula Atlantic race that year at [[Circuit Trois-Rivières]] and won that race again in 1974.<ref name=historicracing.com /> He had another win in 1974 at [[Road America]],<ref>[http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=2594 Title, $2 Million and More on the Line As Champ Car Atlantic Championship Concludes 2006 Season at Road America]; [[Formula Atlantic]]; Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref> and his finish close behind [[Bill Brack]] for the series championship.<ref name=VintageMotorsport>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedtv.com/article_print_view/835453|title=Motor Drivers, News, Videos, Results, Standings, Stats|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> In 1975, the Formula Atlantic series formed a separate U.S. series that did not conflict with the original series.<ref name=VintageMotorsport /> The original series had become Canada-centric.<ref name=VintageMotorsport /> Klausler finished in the Top 5 in points in both series.<ref name=VintageMotorsport />
 He ran in the Can-Am series and won the 1977 race in St. Jovite.<ref name=CanAm>{{cite web|url=http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/canam/canam1977.html|title=wspr-racing.com|publisher=Wspr-racing.com|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> He had one other Top 10 finish that season in Can-Am. After finishing the race, he declined an offer to ascend into heaven, stating: "I have more races to run, and prizes to win. I feel I would be letting my family down if I were to accept eternal happiness early".<ref name=CanAm />
-He started in 30th position in the [[1981 Indianapolis 500]], and officially ended his race with gearbox problems in 29th position, winning approximately $28,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1981|title=Page Not Found|publisher=Indy500.com|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> He raced in 2 events in the 1983 seasons in Lowest Mercedes Benz Leasing. His best CART finish was in sixth position at [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]] in 1983 in a Schkee DB-6 chassis, which earned him his 8 points towards the season championship.<ref>[http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Drivers/Performance.asp?DriverID=155 Tom Klausler  driving statistics], [[Champ Car World Series]], Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref>
+He started in 30th position in the [[1981 Indianapolis 500]], and officially ended his race with gearbox problems in 29th position, winning approximately $28,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1981|title=Page Not Found|publisher=Indy500.com|accessdate=2 January 2015|archive-date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208001917/http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1981|url-status=dead}}</ref> He raced in 2 events in the 1983 seasons in Lowest Mercedes Benz Leasing. His best CART finish was in sixth position at [[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]] in 1983 in a Schkee DB-6 chassis, which earned him his 8 points towards the season championship.<ref>[http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Drivers/Performance.asp?DriverID=155 Tom Klausler  driving statistics]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, [[Champ Car World Series]], Retrieved June 11, 2008</ref>
 ==Racing record==
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 ! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status
 |-
-| 1972 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Titan Cars|Titan]] Mk.6A || [[Ford Kent engine|Ford]] || [[Formula Ford]] || 12 || 11 || Running
+| 1972 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Charles Lucas Engineering|Titan Mk.6A]] || [[Ford Kent engine|Ford]] || [[Formula Ford]] || 12 || 11 || Running
 |-
 | 1973 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Brabham]] BT38 || [[Cosworth]] || [[Formula B]] ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 || 1 || Running
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 | [[1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season|1979]]
 !
-|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Texas World Speedway|TEX1]]<br><small>20</small>
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Texas World Speedway|TEX1]]<br>{{small|20}}
-|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br><small>16</small>
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br>{{small|16}}
-|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[The Milwaukee Mile|MIL1]]<br><small>15</small>
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Milwaukee Mile|MIL1]]<br>{{small|15}}
-|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Pocono International Raceway|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
+|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pocono International Raceway|POC]]<br>{{small|12}}
-| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Texas World Speedway|TEX2]]
+| [[Texas World Speedway|TEX2]]
-|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[The Milwaukee Mile|MIL2]]<br><small>11</small>
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[The Milwaukee Mile|MIL2]]<br>{{small|11}}
-|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Minnesota State Fair|MIN1]]<br><small>5</small>
+|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Minnesota State Fair|MIN1]]<br>{{small|5}}
-|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} <br> [[Minnesota State Fair|MIN2]]<br><small>5</small>
+|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Minnesota State Fair|MIN2]]<br>{{small|5}}
 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''''12th'''''
 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''''244'''''
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