- Larry Mann
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Lawrence Mann
Died =September 14 ,1952
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Yonkers,New York
Cause of Death = Pulmonary hemorrhage, massive head wounds after crash
First_Cup_Race = 1952 - 9th race of season (Langhorne)
Last_Cup_Race = 1952 - 27th race of season (Langhorne)
Years_In_Cup = 1
Total_Cup_Races = 6Larry Mann (Unknown -
September 14 ,1952 ) was an American stock car driver. He was born inYonkers, New York , although the exact birth date is unknown. Mann was the first driver to be killed in aNASCAR Grand National race; he died from apulmonary hemorrhage caused by a crash atLanghorne Speedway .NASCAR career
He participated in six races in the 1952 season. Overall, after his appearance in the 9th race of the season, Mann began racing more commonly after the 19th race, appearing in every other event; his best finish (11th) came at
Monroe County Fairgrounds inRochester, New York .Death
Mann was killed during the 27th race of the 1952 season, which had been taking place in
Langhorne, Pennsylvania . On the 211th lap, he crashed through a fence at the track, thereby flipping his Hudson Hornet. After being rushed to a hospital in nearby Nazareth, he died in the evening of a pulmonary hemorrhage and massive head wounds. Mann had been defying asuperstition among NASCAR drivers by painting his vehicle green. [http://nascar.digital-mind.net/trivia.html]Mann would become the first of three drivers to be killed at Langhorne within five years;
Frank Arford andJohn McVitty also perished while racing at the track in 1954 and 1956, respectively. He is believed to have been the tenth driver to die as a result of racing at the track.External links
* [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=mannla01 Career statistics at racing-reference.info]
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