1. Roger McCluskey won championship titles in three divisions of the United States Auto Club: Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars.
10 Facts About Roger McCluskey
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Roger McCluskey won the USAC Sprint Car title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock Car title in 1969 and 1970.
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Roger McCluskey started every Indianapolis 500 race from 1961 to 1979 except 1964, with a best finish of 3rd in 1973.
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Roger McCluskey made four NASCAR Grand National Series starts from 1969 to 1977 with a best finish of second in 1970 at Riverside International Raceway.
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Roger McCluskey represented the USAC series in the 1974 International Race of Champions.
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Roger McCluskey raced for the Holman and Moody team in a Ford GT40 Mk.
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Roger McCluskey died of cancer in Indianapolis, on August 29,1993, just five days after his 63rd birthday.
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Roger McCluskey was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Roger McCluskey was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Roger McCluskey was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2011.