Tom Klausler

Tom Klausler (born July 14, 1945, St. Paul, Minnesota), is a retired American racecar driver. He competed in the CART Championship Car series and in SCCA's Can-Am series.

Racing career

Klausler started racing in a Corvair in 1968. After racing in the car for 4 years, he moved into a Formula Ford single-seater. [http://www.historicracing.com/top100.cfm?driverID=5412&today=on&fromrow=1 Tom Klausler's biography] , Historic Racing.com, Retrieved June 11 2008] He moved into a Formula Atlantic racecar in 1973. He won the Formula Atlantic race that year at Circuit Trois-Rivières and won that race again in 1974. He had another win in 1974 at Road America, [ [http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=2594 Title, $2 Million and More on the Line As Champ Car Atlantic Championship Concludes 2006 Season at Road America] ; Formula Atlantic; Retrieved June 11 2008] and his finish close behind Bill Brack for the series championship. [http://www.speedtv.com/article_print_view/835453 Formula of Champions, Part I; written by John Heiman of Vintage Motorsport Magazine; April 25 2008, Retrieved June 11 2008] In 1975, the Formula Atlantic series formed a separate U.S. series that did not conflict with the original series. The original series had become Canada-centric. Klausler finished in the Top 5 in points in both series.

He ran in the Can-Am series and won the 1977 race in St. Jovite. [http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/canam/canam1977.html Can-Am 1977 results, Retrieved June 11 2008] He had one other Top 10 finish that season in Can-Am.

He started in 30th position in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, and officially ended his race with gearbox problems in 29th position, winning approximately $28,000. [ [http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1981 www.indy500.com] ] He raced in 2 events in the 1983 seasons in Lowest Mercedes Benz Leasing. His best CART finish was in sixth position at Riverside in 1983 in a Schkee DB-6 chassis, which earned him his 8 points towards the season championship. [ [http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Drivers/Performance.asp?DriverID=155 Tom Klausler driving statistics] , Champ Car World Series, Retrieved June 11 2008]

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