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Al Loquasto
Nationality	American
Born	Albert John Loquasto Jr. (1940-06-21)June 21, 1940 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 31, 1991(1991-07-31) (aged 51) Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Champ Car career
60 races run over 15 years
Years active	1967, 1969–1980, 1982–1983
Best finish	19th –1975
First race	1969Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
Last race	1983Domino's Pizza 500 (Pocono)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR driver
NASCARCup Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish	81st (1982)
First race	1981Mountain Dew 500 (Pocono)
Last race	1982Busch 500 (Bristol)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Albert John Loquasto Jr.^[1] (June 21, 1940 – July 31, 1991), was an Americanracing driver and businessperson.

Born inEaston, Pennsylvania, Loquasto died in a plane crash inFogelsville, Pennsylvania. He drove in theUSAC andCARTChampionship Car series, racing in the 1969–1980 and 1982–1983 seasons, with 61 combined career starts, including the 1976 and 1977Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in seventh position in 1975 at Ontario.

Loquasto raced on a tight budget, fielding his own cars which were often several years old. He qualified for his first Indianapolis 500 after receiving technical assistance from Clint Brawner.^[2]

Loquasto drove sixNASCAR races from 1981 to 1982. Prior to his open-wheel career, Loquasto was a five-time nationalhillclimbing champion.

Loquasto's chief occupation was as the owner of APCO, Inc., an automotive warranty company, and he was a veteran of theVietnam War.^[3] Loquasto was a fourth-degree member of theKnights of Columbus.^[4]

Loquasto was the first cousin of scenic designer and costume designerSanto Loquasto, and a distant cousin of American authorAngelo F. Coniglio.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• Loquasto's ancestry at rootsweb.com
• Al Loquasto driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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