Anthony Lazzaro (born August 26, 1963) is a NASCAR and sports car racing driver. He is usually classified as a NASCAR road course ringer; however, he has made other starts in the Nextel Cup Series. He also has open-wheel oval racing experience.
Racing career
Lazzaro started in karting, winning numerous World Karting Association championships between 1987 and 1992.
Lazzaro came-up through the open-wheel ranks, first racing in the Olds Pro Series in 1993, winning at Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, Dallas and again at Road Atlanta. He won the pole at Mid Ohio and a podium finish of third with other podium finishes at the Moroso National S2000 and at Trois Rivieres. He was also the Hooter Formula Cup Champion in 1995, winning 6 of the 14 races and 9 poles.
As a rookie in 1996, in the Toyota Atlantic Series, he won the race at the Milwaukee Mile. He won races in 1997 (Homestead-Miami Speedway) and 1998 (Road America, Laguna Seca Raceway, Houston). His rise culminated in a Toyota Atlantic championship in 1999. That year he won 4 races (Nazareth, Gateway International Raceway, Trois-Rivieres, Laguna Seca Raceway).
Lazzaro first began racing stock cars in the ARCA in 1999. At the ARCA event at the Talladega Superspeedway that year, Lazzaro was injured in a multi-car wreck late in the race after he made contact with Bill Baird and spun down to the grass, before his Thunderbird lifted off the ground and slammed the Turn 3 banking before being t-boned by Skip Smith. Lazzaro suffered a compression fracture of the thoracic T3 vertebra in the crash that eliminated half a dozen cars.
In 2000, Lazzaro raced ten Busch Series races for PPI Motorsports. He was planned to move up to Cup with the #96 McDonald's team. However, after a lack of results, he was released, and replaced by Andy Houston.
Besides the stint in the Busch Series, Lazzaro has raced mainly road course races, giving him the label of a road course ringer.
He also made 6 starts in the Indy Racing League in 2001 and 2002 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports with a best finish of 9th.
In addition, Lazzaro has had success in sports car racing. He won the GT3 class in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1999, co-driving a Porsche 911. In 2002 he finished third in the SPII class after winning seven races. In 2003 he was fifth at the GT class of the American Le Mans Series, collecting six podiums with a Risi Ferrari 360. He took a GT win in the 2004 race at Lime Rock Park with Ralf Kelleners and ended seventh in the GT class. He made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003, also racing a Ferrari.
In 2013, Lazzaro got three podiums in the LMP2 class of the ALMS with Extreme Speed Motorsports. He also competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series driving a GT class Ferrari 458. With four podiums, he ended fourth in the drivers championship. He switched to the SCCA World Challenge for 2014, where he races a Ferrari 458.
Motorsports career results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Road Atlanta | Van Diemen RF93 | Ford | Formula Ford | 1 | 1 | Running |
| Shannon 93PS | Ford | Sports 2000 | 27 | 2 | Retired |
American Open Wheel
(key)1995 Hooters Formula Cup champion with 6 wins and 9 pole positions.
Indy Racing League
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara IR-01 | 44 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY | TXS | PPR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GAT 18 |
CHI | 38th | 29 | [1] | |||
| 99 | TXS 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS 9 |
PHX 17 |
FON | NAZ 9 |
INDY DNQ |
TXS | 30th | 70 | [2] | |||||||||||
| 55 | PPR 22 |
RIR | KAN | NSH | MCH | KTY | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | GAT DNS |
CHI | TXS | |||||||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Risi Competizione |
 Ralf Kelleners Terry Borcheller |
Ferrari 360 Modena GT | GT | 269 | 26th | 8th |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nextel Cup Series
| NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2001 | TWC Motorsports | 68 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON DNQ |
DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN 34 |
MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MAR | TAL | PHO | CAR | HOM | ATL | NHA | 66th | 61 | [3] | ||
| 2005 | R&J Racing | 37 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN 28 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 73rd | 79 | [4] | ||
Busch Series
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2000 | PPI Motorsports | 97 | Ford | DAY | CAR 29 |
LVS DNQ |
ATL 42 |
DAR 34 |
BRI 43 |
TEX DNQ |
NSV 25 |
TAL DNQ |
CAL 26 |
RCH 30 |
NHA 27 |
CLT DNQ |
DOV | SBO | MYB | MLW 32 |
NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 55th | 718 | [5] | ||||
| SABCO Racing | 82 | Chevy | GLN 16 |
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| 2003 | PPM Racing | 03 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | TAL | NSH | CAL | RCH | GTY | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN 25 |
CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | 127th | 88 | [6] | |
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Billy Ballew Motorsports | 32 | Ford | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC 22 |
RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | 91st | 97 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ABSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL 17 |
ATL | 106th | 145 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | P | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 7 |
SIR |
LBH |
LGA |
DET |
WGL 11 |
MSP |
IMS |
ELK |
COA |
PET | 38th | 46 |
| 2015 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY |
SEB |
LGA |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
AUS |
ATL 4 |
32 | 29 | |
| Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 3 |
LGA |
BEL |
WGL |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
AUS |
PET |
25th | 57 |
References
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Lazzaro – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
External links
- Anthony Lazzaro driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Anthony Lazzaro at Risi Competizione
- Anthony Lazzaro career summary at DriverDB.com
- Anthony Lazzaro at Race Database
- Anthony Lazzaro at Speedsport Magazine