Ron Lux
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Complete name: Charles Ronald Lux (a.k.a. "Bucky Buckholtz" or "Bob Hodgson") |
Birth date: 03.Aug.1937 |
Birth Place: Buffalo, NY, United States |
Death date: 16.Jul.1966 |
Death Place: Tulsa, OK, United States |
Nationality: United States |
Gender: male |
Age at death: 28 |
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Event date: 16.Jul.1966 |
Series: United States Auto Club (USAC) Sprint Car |
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Event type: race |
Country: United States (Oklahoma) |
Venue: Tulsa Fairgrounds Motorplex |
Variant: 3/8-mile dirt oval (c.1954-1972) |
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Role: driver |
Vehicle type: car |
Vehicle sub-type: single seater |
Vehicle brand/model: unknown |
Vehicle number: 63 |
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Notes: Ron Lux was a resident of Buffalo, New York. He also drove under the pseudonym of Bucky Buckholtz, and also drove using a borrowed USAC license from Bob Hodgson. He was trying to avoid sanctions from USAC, which at the time did not permit their drivers to run in non-sanctioned events.
Ron Lux hit the wall and flipped twice on the third lap of the sprint car feature race. He hit cars of Ronnie Duman and Arnie Knepper in the process of flipping.
Ron Lux was the Supermodified driver points champion of New York's Oswego Speedway in 1965, with a #2, and won the Orange County Eastern States 200 in 1965. He also set fast time with a #45 for the first asphalt Langhorne National Open (Race of Champions) event in 1965.
He was employed by Casey Trucking.
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Sources:
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
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1940 United States Federal Census.
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New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942.
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Book "The Tribute Project", edited by Ed Watson, 1997, page 7 [incorrect date of 6/16/1966 should be 7/16/1966]; this entry, for Bucky Buckholtz, was an alias used by Ron Lux.
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Book "The Tribute Project", edited by Ed Watson, 1997, page 26 [incorrect date, see above], contribution by Steve Zautke (also an incorrect date; not 7/18, see above].
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Book "The History of America's Speedways - Past & Present", by Allan E. Brown, third edition, first printing, November 2003, America's Speedways, PO Box 448, Comstock Park, MI, 49321-0448, United States, ISBN 0-931105-61-7, page 585.
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Newspaper The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY, United States), issue of 04 August 1965, page 20, article "Lux Leader Among Oswego Track Drivers".
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Newspaper Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, NY, United States), issue of 18 July 1966, page 23, United Press International wire service, article "Ron Lux killed in auto race".
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Newspaper The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH, United States), issue of 18 July 1966, Associated Press wire service.
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Newspaper The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA, United States), issue of 19 July 1966, page 42, article "60-Second Sports Page".
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Website Atlas F1, bulletin boards, "The Nostalgia Forum", thread "Speed's Ultimate Price: The Toll", page 9, posting by "Mike Argetsinger", message http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.php?postid=494399#post494399 [incorrect date]
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Website Atlas F1, bulletin boards, "The Nostalgia Forum", thread "Speed's Ultimate Price: The Toll", page 45, posting by "Buford", message http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread.php?postid=1883987#post1883987
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Website Motorsport.com:Compete channel: Career race-by-race: Ron Lux, page http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/qcareer.asp?D=Ron_Lux.
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Website Find-A-Grave: Charles Ronald “Ron” Lux.
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E-mails by Mark W. Southcott, dated 05 April 2006 and 21 April 2006.
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