Lloyd Casner

Peter Lloyd "Lucky" Casner (* August 30, 1928, † 10 April 1965, Le Mans) was an American race car driver and team owner.

Lloyd Casner made ​​in the early 1950s, training as a pilot, before the mid- 1950s turned to motorsport. In 1959 he founded the Casner Motor Racing Division, better known as Camoradi Racing. Casner worked as a driver and team boss. His greatest success as a driver in 1961, he celebrated the 1000- km race at the Nürburgring, which he won jointly with Masten Gregory on a Maserati " Birdcage " ( Tipo 61).

Casner was killed in April 1965 during the second day of testing for 24 - hour race at Le Mans on a 5 -liter Maserati Tipo 151 at the end of Les- Hunaudières straight fatal.

Le Mans results

  • Drivers in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Racers (United States)
  • Born in 1928
  • Died in 1965
  • Man
  • World Sports Car Championship racer
  • Americans
April 10 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans France
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