1. Danny "the Dude" Lasoski was born on February 3,1959 and is an American sprint car racing driver from Dover, Missouri.
17 Facts About Danny Lasoski
1. 2.
Danny Lasoski won the premiere event in sprint car racing, the Knoxville Nationals, in 1998,2001,2003 and 2004.
3.
Danny Lasoski raced in the National Sprint Tour in 2006, winning the series' only championship.
4.
Danny Lasoski rejoined the World of Outlaws after the season, and the NST folded.
5.
Danny Lasoski has won 122 World of Outlaw feature events and was one of the more popular drivers on the tour.
6.
In January 2014 Danny Lasoski teamed up with Andy Cobb to compete in multiple national tours to include the World of Outlaws.
7.
Danny Lasoski joined forces in 2015 with car owner Tod Quiring and crew chief Guy Forbrook to win the inaugural National Sprint League Championship.
8.
Danny Lasoski has won 11 Knoxville Raceway track championships.
9.
Danny Lasoski has won more races than any other driver with 112 career wins as of June 24,2017, in the 410 division at Knoxville Raceway.
10.
Danny Lasoski has 37 career wins with the All Star Circuit of Champions.
11.
Danny Lasoski has driven for some of the top sprint car teams in the sport including Tod Quiring, Dennis Roth, Tony Stewart, and Casey Luna.
12.
Danny Lasoski is the uncle to professional sprint car racer Brian Brown.
13.
Danny Lasoski was invited to the International Race of Champions four times, from 2002 until 2004.
14.
Danny Lasoski missed the final race in 2002 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway due to injuries sustained in a qualifying crash, with fellow dirt track racer Ken Schrader filling in.
15.
Danny Lasoski won one race, in 2004 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
16.
Danny Lasoski raced in the Canadian IROC series picking up three wins, all of them at the Canadian Motor Speedway.
17.
Danny Lasoski was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2011.