Joe Leonard
| Joe Leonard | |||||||
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| Born | Joseph Paul Leonard August 4, 1932 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | April 27, 2017 (aged 84) San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| AMA Grand National (1954, 1956, 1957) USAC Championship Car (1971, 1972) Major victories Daytona 200 (1957, 1958) California 500 (1971) Pocono 500 (1972) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 98 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1971, 1972) | ||||||
| First race | 1964 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin) | ||||||
| Last race | 1974 California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
| First win | 1965 Milwaukee 150 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last win | 1972 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 1969 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Joseph Paul Leonard (August 4, 1932 – April 27, 2017) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.