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Pat Flaherty

Winner of the 1956 Indianapolis 500.

Pat Flaherty (1926-2002) was an American racing driver.

Quick Facts

Birth name
George Francis Flaherty
Born
6 January 1926
Birthplace
Glendale, California, U.S.
Died
9 April 2002
Place of death
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Titles
Major victories; Indianapolis 500 (1956)

Lore & Background

He began in track roadsters in 1946 and moved to the Midwest in 1948 to race in Andy Granatelli's Hurricane Hot Rod Association. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.

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