Cliff Hucul (born August 21, 1948,
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...
), is a former driver in the
USAC and
CART
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Championship Car
American open-wheel car racing, also known as Indy car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States. As of 2022, the top-level American open-wheel racing championship is sanctioned by IndyCar.
Competitive events ...
series. He raced in the 1977–1981 seasons, with 24 combined career starts, including the 1977-1979
Indianapolis 500
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. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1979 at
Texas World Speedway
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.
He later made two
NASCAR
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Winston Cup
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starts in 1986, finishing 40th and 31st (at the
1986 running of the
Delaware 500
The DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware in the spring.
History
The 2020 race was postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic and beca ...
).
Racing career results
USAC Championship Car series
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
CART IndyCar Series
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Indianapolis 500 results
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
See also
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List of Canadians in NASCAR
This is a list of Canadians who have raced in at least one NASCAR national series event.
Earl Ross is the only Canadian to have won a NASCAR Cup Series race. Ron Fellows is the only driver to have won at least one race in more than one NASCAR nati ...
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List of Canadians in Champ Car {{Short description, none
This is a list of Canadians who have raced in American Championship Car Racing.
*Ross Bentley
*Bert Brooks
*Claude Bourbonnais
* Billy Bourque
* Buddie Boys
*Jack Buxton
* John Cannon
*Patrick Carpentier
*Ed Crombie
* Howa ...
References
External links
Driver Database Profile
1948 births
Living people
Racing drivers from British Columbia
Champ Car drivers
Indianapolis 500 drivers
NASCAR drivers
Sportspeople from Prince George, British Columbia
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Canadian racing drivers