Danny Lewis Letner (January 3, 1928 – March 30, 2018) was an American racecar driver who won two races in what is now the

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Career

In 1951, Letner ran five NASCAR Grand National Division races in cars owned by his father, Bert. He earned two top-fives that year with a best finish of eighth. Letner then competed in a handful of races each year from 1954 to 1957, adding seven more top tens, including wins at

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and Tucson. In 1954, Letner won two races and finished in second place in the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model standings. The next year, he won three races en route to a championship in his only full-time season. He won three of the twelve races he entered in 1957, his final season in the series. In 1956, Letner ran 23 races in the inaugural season of the short-lived NASCAR Convertible Division, winning at Langhorne Speedway. Letner retired from stock car racing in the early 1960s, but later took up off-road racing. He won the

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Parker 400 in 1989 at the age of 61, and would go on to finish tied for second in the championship standings that year. In 2002, he was inducted into the first class of the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Letner was born in

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. His son Marty and grandsons Kory and Harley have also competed in off-road racing.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Letner, Danny 1928 births 2018 deaths NASCAR drivers Off-road racing drivers Racing drivers from California Sportspeople from Downey, California