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Tom Bagley (racing driver)

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as the Director of Racing Instruction, responsible for designing the safety features at the track and overseeing the instruction, licensing, and racing activities. Bagley still competes in club and endurance races in his
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co-champion in 1977. Bagley owned and maintained his own race cars in this part of his career. He next joined the Indycar ranks with sponsorship from Kent Oil, driving for
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in 2019 as a "driver who accomplished much with limited resources" and "the driver to beat in
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were the only physicists to compete in Indycar in the 1970s. Bagley rose to fame driving
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This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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CART
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Formula Atlantic
Trans-Am Series
Indianapolis 500
Pennsylvania State University
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Janet Guthrie
Formula Super Vee
SCCA
USAC
Longhorn Racing
Patrick Racing
PPG Industries
Autobahn Country Club
Spec Miata
Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race
SVRA
Formula Super Vee
Road Atlanta
Royale
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Formula Super Vee
Road Atlanta

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