Tom Bagley, Date of Birth

    

Tom Bagley

American racecar driver

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1939

Profession: engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


Show Famous Birthdays Today, United States

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Tom Bagley

  • Tom Bagley (born December 3, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former driver in the USAC, CART Championship Car, IMSA, Formula Atlantic, and Trans-Am Series.
  • He raced Indycars in the 1978-1980 and 1983 seasons, with 42 combined career starts, including the 1978-1980 Indianapolis 500, finishing in the top ten 23 times, with a best finish, three times, of 4th position.
  • He was USAC Rookie of the Year in 1978, and did not finish worse than 11th in points during his three full-time seasons.
  • He did not begin racing until age 31, after earning a master's degree in Physics.
  • Bagley and Janet Guthrie were the only physicists to compete in Indycar in the 1970s.
  • Bagley rose to fame driving Formula Super Vee cars, winning the SCCA championship in 1976, and was USAC co-champion in 1977.
  • After retiring from racing full-time, Bagley worked as a physicist for longtime series sponsor PPG Industries.
  • Since 2004, he has worked at Autobahn Country Club, where he is the Director of Racing Instruction.
  • Bagley still competes in endurance and vintage events on occasion.

Read more at Wikipedia