LLOYD DANE - 08/19/1925 - 12/11/2015
a former NASCAR Cup Series driver from Eldon, Missouri. Dane would make his first start in the NASCAR series at the age of 25; It would come at Carrell Speedway in April 8. He would start 11th driving the #22 Ford and finish 10th. At a second race in 1951 at Carrell Speedway he would post his first top 5 finish finishing third. After running just four races that season; he wouldn't race in NASCAR again until 1954. In 1954 he finished second at the same track; and posted three top five finishes in only four starts. He started five races in 1955 with a best finish of third. He claimed his first win in 1956 at California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento. He would start 15th driving a 1956 Mercury and beat out Chuck Meekins for the win. He would win a second event this season beating out Eddie Pagan by over a lap. 1956 and 1957 he would race ten events; the most for any season in his career.
1957 saw him claim a win at Eureka CA on a 3/8 mile dirt track. He'd drive his 1957 Ford to the win by over six laps beating George Seeger to get the checkers. His fourth and final win would come in 1961 at Riverside International Raceway. Eddie Gray won the pole with Dane along side. Gray led the first 13 laps, but Dane would take over the point and wheel his #44 1961 Chevy to the win. Dane would run three additional races before he retired from racing. His last start also came at Riverside. He started
1961
20th, but his motor gave out on lap 154 and he would finish 19th. This race is infamous for being the event in which reigning NASCAR Cup champion Joe Weatherly was killed. The race was won by Dan Gurney. On 12/11/2015 Dane passed away. For his career he started 52 races and posted 23 top five finishes. Some info from WikiPedia
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