Eugene Wesley "Jud" Larson[1] (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. Larson drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1959 and 1964-1965 seasons with 53 starts, including the 1958 and 1959 Indianapolis 500 races.

Aug 10, 2010 · Jud Larson was probably the most perfect rendition of a "real race cardriver" that this country has ever known. Lazy beyond even people like me,he did what came easiest to him to provide money for food, girls, fancy carsand booze, …

Eugene Wesley (Jud) Larson (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. Larson drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1959 and 1964-1965 seasons with 53 starts, including the 1958 and 1959 Indianapolis 500 races.

Jud Larson was a very popular personality who was always surrounded by autograph hunters, win or lose. Auto Race Car Driver. He Had a 27-year career, competing in hundreds of races.

"Jud", as he was known, was the third of five sons born to a trans- planted Minnesotan father and a na- five Texan mother. The family led a bedouin-like existence over north Texas before finally settling in Austin. Jud was primarily a race driver.

Jud Larson excelled in both USAC’s National Championship cars and Sprint Cars before meeting an untimely end in a 1966 Sprint car accident at Reading, Pa. He claimed 15 USAC Sprint Car victories and added seven wins in the Championship cars.

Dec 5, 2017 · Big, brash and bold – that was Jud Larson, whose prowess on dirt tracks made him a legend during his decade in USAC. In 1956, Larson got a call from John Zink and was offered Indy winner Pat Flaherty’s ride at the Hoosier Hundred after Flaherty had …

Jul 22, 2009 · On July 23, 1965, the legendary Jud Larson won the 30-lap USAC sprint car race at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City? Averaging 70.88 miles per hour, Larson toured the half-mile in 12 minutes, 40 seconds. Jerry Daniels, Carl Williams, Roger McCluskey and Don Branson were the top-five finishers.

Eugene Wesley (Jud) Larson (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver. Larson drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1959 and 1964-1965 seasons with 53 starts, including the 1958 and 1959 Indianapolis 500 races.

Eugene Wesley "Jud" Larson [1] (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.