Larry Kulok

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Frazer Nash LM replica, like him Larry Kulok 1952 in Sebring went

Lawrence "Larry" Kulok was an American racing car driver .

Racing career

In 1952 the story of the legendary Sebring 12-hour race began, which continues to the present day . First overall winners were Larry Kulok and his team partner Harry Gray , who covered 1213.445 km in 12 hours on their Frazer Nash LM. The victory came as a surprise materialize because the superior leading Ferrari 340 America of Bill Spear and Briggs Cunningham turned out after a suspension failure.

Kulok, who won several national sports car races in the early 1950s , was unable to build on the success at Sebring in the following years.

statistics

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1952 United States 48United States Stuart Donaldson Frazer Nash LM Replica United States 48United States Harry Gray Overall victory
1954 United States 48United States George McClellan Frazer Nash LM Replica United States 48United States Harry Gray failure Engine failure

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season team race car 1 2 3 4th 5 6th
1954 George McClellan Frazer Nash LM Replica ArgentinaArgentina BUA United StatesUnited States SEB ItalyItaly MIM FranceFrance LEM United KingdomUnited Kingdom RTT MexicoMexico CAP
DNF

literature

  • Ken Breslauer: Sebring - The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race David Bull, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .

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