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Dale Laakso

Dale Laakso

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HometownVaasa, LS
Nicknameflipper
Racing Since1978
OccupationHigh Performance, Stunt Car, & Race Car Driver

Driver Bio

Dale Laakso

About Dale

1990 CRA semi-main point champion, Runner up rookie of the year, finished 23rd Driver points and 22nd Owner points, 1991 World of Outlaws finished 21st in Driver & Owner points, 1992 thru 1995 completed in 200+ shows with World of Outlaws, CRA, All Stars & NARC. Stopped racing in late 1995 when diagnosed with leukemia. Sold Sprint Car Team in 1996 to help pay for treatment. In 2000 ran limited number of Sprint Car shows in Pennsylvania for Al Hamilton. Between 2001 & 2009 Testing of new Prototype Vehicles, new Brakes and Tires for a number of Companies. 2009 returned to Road Racing in the Speed Trial USA Series, 2010 entered SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge series, qualified for Long Beach Grand Prix. 2011 running the Redline Pro Track Challenge. 2012 team driver with APM Racing, competed in the 25 Hours of Thunder Hill with NASA. 2013

Crew Members

Rick Perna (Crew Chief Sprint-cars)
Tom Takamoto (Crew Chief Road Racing)

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