Lloyd Dane

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = Lloyd Dane

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|08|09}}

|birth_place = Eldon, Missouri, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|11|1925|08|09}}

| awards = West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2002 - Inaugural Class)

|Total_Cup_Races = 52

|Years_In_Cup = 11

|Best_Cup_Pos = 21st (1958)

|Cup_Wins = 4

|Cup_Top_Tens = 36

|Cup_Poles = 1

|First_Cup_Win = 1951 California State Fairgrounds dirt track

|Last_Cup_Win = 1961 May race (Riverside)

|Last_Cup_Race = 1964 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)

|}}

Lloyd Dane (August 19, 1925 – December 11, 2015) was an American NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Eldon, Missouri.{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/driver/danell01|title=Dane's driving statistics|publisher=Racing-Reference|accessdate=20 March 2010}} He participated part-time in the 1951 and 1954 to 1964 seasons, capturing four wins, all in his own car. Two of Dane's wins came during the 1956 season, when he finished 23rd in points.

Dane first started racing in 1949 and was the first NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series champion; he took the championship in 1954, 1956 and 1957.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/more/former-kn-champ-dane-90-passes-away/|title=Former K&N Champ Dane, 90, Passes Away|date=December 16, 2015|work=National Speed Sport News|accessdate=2015-12-17}} He was noted for driving a Hudson Hornet, which he drove to his 1954 championship, along with longtime friend Tim Flock.