Mike Nazaruk served as a US Marine in the Battle of Guam and the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II.
11 Facts About Mike Nazaruk
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Mike Nazaruk promised himself that if he lived through the war he would become a race driver.
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Mike Nazaruk won the track championships at Staten Island, New York, and Rhinebeck, New York in 1947.
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Mike Nazaruk scored over twenty feature wins at Middletown, New York en route to winning the 1948 track championship.
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Mike Nazaruk was the 1949 American Racing Drivers Club midget car champion.
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Mike Nazaruk won 14 national midget tour events, including the 1950 Night Before the 500, and the first midget car event at Terre Haute Action Track in 1953.
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Mike Nazaruk finished fifth in the 1954 National Midget car points.
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Mike Nazaruk finished second in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1951.
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Mike Nazaruk competed in two more Indianapolis 500, including a fifth-place finish in 1954.
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Mike Nazaruk was killed in a sprint car race at Langhorne Speedway on May 1,1955.
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Mike Nazaruk finished second once and accumulated a total of 8 World Championship points.