Leo Breithaupt (July 9, 1914 – February 17, 1984) was an American racing driver from
Los Angeles, California. Breithaupt raced Jalopies in the California Jalopy Association.
He also competed in one
NASCAR Grand National Series event in his career. That came in 1951, when Breithaupt competed at
Gardena. Starting 15th in the twenty-car field, Breithaupt moved up to 9th place in the end of the day, scoring a top-ten and $75 in his only NASCAR race.
He is the father of former
Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer,
Scot Breithaupt
Scot Alexander Breithaupt (July 14, 1957 – July 5, 2015) was an entrepreneur, "Old School" professional motorcycle MX and bicycle motocross (BMX) racer and a founding father of BMX in 1970 whose prime competitive years were from 1970 to 1984. ...
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1914 births
1984 deaths
NASCAR drivers
Racing drivers from Los Angeles
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