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Al Loquasto

Nationality

American

Born

Albert John Loquasto, Jr.
June 21, 1940
Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died

July 31, 1991 (aged 51)
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Champ Car career

60 races run over 15 years

Years active

1967, 1969–1980, 1982–1983

Best finish

19th – 1975

First race

1969 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)

Last race

1983 Domino's Pizza 500 (Pocono)

Wins	Podiums	Poles
0	0	0

NASCAR Cup Series career

6 races run over 2 years

Best finish

81st (1982)

First race

1981 Mountain Dew 500 (Pocono)

Last race

1982 Busch 500 (Bristol)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

Albert John (Al) Loquasto (Jr.)^[1] (June 21, 1940 – July 31, 1991), was an American racecar driver.

Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Loquasto died in a plane crash in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. He drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series, racing in the 1969–1980 and 1982–1983 seasons, with 61 combined career starts, including the 1976 and 1977 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 7th position in 1975 at Ontario.

Loquasto raced on a tight budget, fielding his own cars which were often several years old. He qualified for his first Indy 500 after receiving technical assistance from Clint Brawner.^[2]

He also drove six NASCAR races from 1981 to 1982. Prior to his open-wheel career, Loquasto was a five-time national hillclimbing champion. Loquasto's chief occupation was as the owner of APCO, Inc., an automotive warranty company, and he was a veteran of the Vietnam War.^[3] Loquasto was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.^[4]

Al Loquasto was the first cousin of Sicilian-American scenic designer and costume designer Santo Loquasto, and a distant cousin of Sicilian-American author Angelo F. Coniglio. All are descendants of Libertino lo Guasto,^[5] a foundling born in Serradifalco, Sicily in 1796. Al Loquasto's survivors include his spouse Sandra Loquasto and son A.J. (III) Loquasto.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1970	Gerhardt	Offy	Practice Crash
1971	Gerhardt	Ford	Practice Crash
1972	Gerhardt	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1973	McLaren	Offy	Practice Crash
1974	McLaren	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1975	McLaren	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1976	McLaren	Offy	24th	25th
1977	McLaren	Offy	15th	28th
1978	McLaren	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1979	Eagle	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1980	McLaren	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1982	Eagle	Offy	Failed to Qualify
1983	Penske	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1984	March	Cosworth	Sold Car

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1981	Ulrich Racing	99	Buick	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC 24	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	NA	-	^[6]
1982	Ulrich Racing	6	Buick	DAY	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC 16	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC 29	TAL 24	MCH 36	BRI 37	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD		81st	-	^[7]

References

^ "Al Loquasto". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
^ Call, PAUL REINHARD, The Morning (August 1991). "DESPITE RACING SETBACKS, LOQUASTO NEVER GAVE UP". mcall.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Brown, Allen. "Al Loquasto". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
^ Call, KRISTIN CASLER, The Morning (August 1991). "WEISENBERG PLANE CRASH KILLS RACE DRIVER AL LOQUASTO, FRIEND". mcall.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Original documents for Libertino lo Guasto
^ "Al Loquasto – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ "Al Loquasto – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

External links

Loquasto's ancestry at rootsweb.com
Al Loquasto driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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Years active	1971–2006
Personnel	D. K. Ulrich Doug Bawel Mark Wallace Mark Harrah Bobby Hillin Jr. Roger Penske
Former drivers	Mike Alexander Bobby Baker Rick Baldwin Stan Barrett Randy Becker Troy Beebe Randy Bethea Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Eddie Bierschwale Dave Blaney Joe Booher Chuck Bown Jim Bown Trevor Boys Harry Dinwiddie Clark Dwyer Al Elmore Ron Esau Jeff Finley Elliott Forbes-Robinson Tommy Gale Brendan Gaughan Charlie Glotzbach Cecil Gordon Ferrel Harris Jimmy Hensley Terry Herman Doug Heveron Bobby Hillin Jr. Kevin Housby Don Hume Jimmy Ingalls Ernie Irvan Bob Jarvis Slick Johnson Davy Jones P. J. Jones Rick Knoop Travis Kvapil Al Loquasto Sterling Marlin Mark Martin Rick Mast Dick May Roy Mayne J. D. McDuffie Bob McElee Ted Musgrave Ed Negre Jerry O'Neil Richard Petty Lennie Pond Robert Pressley Tim Richmond Ricky Rudd Greg Sacks Boris Said Jim Sauter Connie Saylor Harry Schilling Morgan Shepherd Dick Skillen Hut Stricklin Ronnie Thomas D. K. Ulrich Rick Ware Frank Warren Bill Whittington
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Mark Martin Roger Penske Richard Petty Ricky Rudd
Former personnel	Rodney Childers
Predecessor teams	Ulrich Racing U.S. Racing
Partnerships and affiliations	Michael Waltrip Racing Penske Racing
Buyouts and mergers	Bill Davis Racing (2006)

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