Anthony Lazzaro (racing driver): Difference between revisions

'''Anthony Lazzaro''' (born August 26, 1963) is a [[NASCAR]] and [[sports car racing]] driver. He is usually classified as a NASCAR [[road course ringer]]; however, he has made other starts in the [[NASCAR Cup Series|Nextel Cup Series]]. He also has open-wheel oval racing experience.

As a rookie in 1996, in the [[Atlantic Championship|Toyota Atlantic]] Series, he won the race at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]. He won races in 1997 ([[Homestead–Miami Speedway|Homestead-Miami Speedway]]) and 1998 ([[Road America]], [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca Raceway]], [[Houston]]). His rise culminated in a Toyota Atlantic championship in 1999. That year he won 4 races (Nazareth, [[Gateway Motorsports Park|Gateway International Raceway]], Trois-Rivieres, [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca Raceway]]).

Lazzaro first began racing stock cars in the [[AutoAutomobile Racing Club of America|ARCA]] in 1999. At the ARCA event at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] that year, Lazzaro was injured in a multi-car wreck late in the race after he made contact with [[Bill Baird (racing driver)|Bill Baird]] and spun down to the grass, before his Thunderbird lifted off the ground and slammed the Turn 3 banking before being t-boned by Skip Smith. Lazzaro suffered a [[Vertebral compression fracture|compression fracture]] of the thoracic [[T3 vertebra]] in the crash that eliminated half a dozen cars.

In 2000, Lazzaro raced ten [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Busch Series]] races for [[PPI Motorsports]]. He was planned to move up to Cup with the #96 [[McDonald's]] team. However, after a lack of results, he was released, and replaced by [[Andy Houston]].

He also made 6 starts in the [[IndyCar Series|Indy Racing League]] in 2001 and 2002 for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]] with a best finish of 9th.

In 2013, Lazzaro got three podiums in the LMP2 class of the ALMS with Extreme Speed Motorsports. He also competed in the [[Rolex Sports Car Series]] driving a GT class [[Ferrari 458]]. With four podiums, he ended fourth in the drivers championship. He switched to the [[GT World Challenge America|SCCA World Challenge]] for 2014, where he races a Ferrari 458.

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