Larry Mann
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{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name = Larry Mann
|birth_name = Lawrence Harold Zuckerman
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|04|03}}
|birth_place = Yonkers, New York
|death_date = {{Death date and age |1952|09|14|1924|04|03}}
|death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|death_cause = Pulmonary hemorrhage, massive head wounds from racing accident
|First_Cup_Race = 1952 - 9th race of season (Langhorne)
|Last_Cup_Race = 1952 - 27th race of season (Langhorne)
|Years_In_Cup = 1
|Total_Cup_Races = 6
|Cup_Wins = 0
|Cup_Top_Tens = 0
|Cup_Poles = 0
}}
Larry Mann (born Lawrence Harold Zuckerman;{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Larry Mann |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=833 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}} April 3, 1924 – September 14, 1952) was an American stock car driver born in Yonkers, New York. Mann was the first driver to be killed in a NASCAR Grand National race; he died from a pulmonary hemorrhage caused by a crash at Langhorne Speedway.{{cite news|title=Larry Mann dies of auto crash injuries|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3447349/|newspaper=The Fresno Bee|agency=United Press|date=September 15, 1952|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731204310/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3447349/death_of_race_car_driver_larry_mann/|archivedate=July 31, 2018|url-status=live}}
NASCAR career
He participated in six races in the 1952 season. Overall, after his appearance in the 9th race of the season, Mann began racing more commonly after the 19th race, appearing in every other event; his best finish (11th) came at Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York.
Death
Mann was killed during the 27th race of the 1952 season, which took place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. On the 211th lap, he crashed through a fence at the track, thereby flipping his Hudson Hornet. After being rushed to Nazareth Hospital in nearby Philadelphia, he died in the evening of a pulmonary hemorrhage and massive head wounds. Mann had been defying a superstition among NASCAR drivers by painting his vehicle green.{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/nj2/nascar/facts.html|title=NASCAR little known facts|website=Angelfire.com/nj2/nascar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227170728/http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/nascar/facts.html|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=August 11, 2018}}
Mann would become the first of three drivers to be killed at Langhorne within five years; Frank Arford and John McVitty also perished while racing at the track in 1953 and 1956, respectively.
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Larry_Mann|Larry Mann}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York
Category:Racing drivers from New York City