Lloyd Dane (August 19, 1925 – December 11, 2015) was a

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driver from

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. He participated part-time in the 1951 and 1954 to 1964 seasons, capturing four wins, all in his own car. Two of Dane's wins came during the 1956 season, when he finished 23rd in points. Dane first started racing in 1949 and was the first NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series champion; he took the championship in 1954, 1956 and 1957. He was noted for driving a

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, which he drove to his 1954 championship, along with longtime friend

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