Tom Klausler
Tom Klausler (born July 14, 1945, St. Paul, Minnesota), is a retired American racecar driver. He competed in the CART Championship Car series and in SCCA's Can-Am series.
Racing career
He started racing in a Corvette 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]
Earlier in his career, he ran in the Can-Am series and won the 1977 race in St. Jovite.[2] He had one other Top 10 finish that season in Can-Am.[2]
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.[3] He raced in 2 events in the 1983 seasons in Lowest Mercedes Benz Leasing. His best CART finish was in 6th position at Riverside in 1983, which earned him his 8 points towards the season championship.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Tom Klausler's biography, Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11 2008
- ^ a b [http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/canam/canam1977.html Can-Am 1977 results, Retrieved June 11 2008
- ^ www.indy500.com
- ^ Tom Klausler driving statistics, Champ Car World Series, Retrieved June 11 2008
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