Al Loquasto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAl Loquasto
American racing driver
Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1940
Place of Birth: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 31-Jul-1991
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Al Loquasto
- Albert John (Al) Loquasto (Jr.) (June 21, 1940 – July 31, 1991), was an Italian-American racecar driver. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Loquasto died in a plane crash in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania.
- He drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series, racing in the 1969–1980 and 1982–1983 seasons, with 61 combined career starts, including the 1976 and 1977 Indianapolis 500.
- He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 7th position in 1975 at Ontario.
- He also drove six NASCAR races from 1981 to 1982. Al Loquasto was the first cousin of Sicilian-American scenic designer and costume designer Santo Loquasto, and a distant cousin of Sicilian-American author Angelo F.
- Coniglio.
- All are descendants of Libertino lo Guasto, a foundling born in Serradifalco, Sicily in 1796.
- Al Loquasto's survivors include his spouse Sandra Loquasto and son A.J.
- (III) Loquasto.
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