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Larry Dickson
Dickson at the1968 Indianapolis 500
Born	Larry G. Dickson (1938-09-08)September 8, 1938 (age 86) Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Champ Car career
108 races run over 18 years
Years active	1965–1973, 1975–1983
Best finish	4th –1979
First race	1965Golden State 100 (Sacramento)
Last race	1983Ted Horn 100 (DuQuoin)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 6 2

Larry Dickson^[1] (born September 8, 1938,Warren, Ohio), is a former driver in theUSAC andCARTChampionship Car series. He raced in the 1965-1981 seasons, with 105 combined career starts, including theIndianapolis 500 in 1966-1969, 1971, 1978–1979, and 1981. He finished in the top ten 44 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1968 at Springfield.

Dickson was also a 3 time USACSprint Car Series Champion in 1968, 1970 and 1975. Larry won 43 USAC Sprint car races and was the all-time leader in the division untilTom Bigelow broke his record. In the years 1968-71 Larry andGary Bettenhausen raced each other in what was billed as "The Larry and Gary Show" or "Thunder (Bettenhausen) and Lightning (Dickson)" exchanging the USAC Sprint Car title between each other during those years.

Larry also ventured to NASCAR to drive Richie Giachetti's Ford Torino in theDaytona 500, running in the top ten before the engine expired. Larry finished his career in the USAC Silver Crown car owned by his brother, Tommy and Max Brittain. Larry is now semi-retired, living in Indianapolis and tending to his real estate investments.

• In 1990, he was inducted into theNational Sprint Car Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.^[2]

USAC Sprint Cars = Three-time National Champion1968, 1970 and 1975. USAC records,National Speed Sport News and other national racing press.uNITWS RACING CLUB - National Champion and Rookie of the Year 1964^[3]Winner of the US Open supermodified race at Williams Grove, PA 1964

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• Indianapolis 500 drivers
• Champ Car drivers
• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees
• Sportspeople from Marietta, Ohio
• Racing drivers from Ohio
• USAC Silver Crown Series drivers

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