Larry Rice
Larry Rice (24 March 1946 – 20 May 2009) was an American
Racing career
Larry's father Bob got him started in racing. Bob purchased Larry's first race car, a Kurtis Craft
Larry graduated from college with a teaching degree. He taught school briefly while racing the modified midget racing circuit. He was fondly known as "The Flying School Teacher" due to his ability to win races.
Larry's father Bob worked as a pit crew member for various race teams at the Indianapolis 500 in the 1970s.
Open wheel career
Rice had a major win when he won the 1970
Championship car career
He raced in 5 seasons (1974, and 1978–1979, and 1981), with 9 combined career starts, including the
Announcing career
After he stopped racing in 1991, he became the
Insurance business
Rice later worked for K&K Insurance, specialising in motorsport insurance, and with his son Robbie (who also raced), started their own insurance organisation for motorsport, Short Track Independent Drivers and Associates (STIDA.COM).
Death
Rice died from lung cancer on 20 May 2009.[4]
Complete USAC Championship Car results
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ONT | ONT |
ONT |
PHX
|
TRE DNQ |
INDY DNQ |
MIL 24 |
POC |
MCH | MIL | MCH | TRE | TRE | PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | PHX DNQ |
ONT |
TWS |
TRE 9 |
INDY 11 |
MOS
|
MIL | POC DNQ |
MCH DNQ |
ATL | TWS | MIL | ONT |
MCH | TRE | SIL | BRH | PHX |
32nd | 180 |
| 1979 | ONT |
TWS |
INDY 19 |
MIL |
POC |
TWS |
MIL |
- | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981-82 | INDY DNQ |
POC 21 |
ILL 2 |
DUQ 13 |
ISF 1 |
INDY DNQ |
9th | 730 | ||||||||||||
| 1982–83 | ISF 6 |
DSF 6 |
NAZ |
INDY DNQ |
11th | 320 | ||||||||||||||
1983-84
|
DUQ 8 |
INDY |
14th | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
Complete PPG Indy Car Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979
|
S&M Electric | PHX 10 |
ATL | ATL 14 |
INDY 19 |
TRE 16 |
TRE 10 |
MCH
|
MCH
|
WGL
|
TRE | ONT | MCH
|
ATL | PHX
|
23rd | 105 | [5] |
| 1980 | Rhoades Competition | ONT |
INDY |
MIL |
POC |
MDO |
MCH |
WGL |
MIL |
ONT |
MCH |
MEX |
PHX DNQ |
- | 0 | [6] | ||
1983
|
ATL |
INDY DNP |
MIL |
CLE |
MCH |
ROA |
POC |
RIV |
MDO |
MCH |
CPL |
LAG |
PHX |
- | 0 | [7] | ||
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lightning | Offenhauser | 30th | 11th |
| 1979 | Lightning | Offenhauser | 23rd | 19th |
References
- ^ Miller, Robin (May 20, 2009). "Miller: Saying Goodbye To Larry Rice". SpeedTV.com. Speed Channel. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Larry Rice". National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Larry Rice, 63". USACRacing.com. USAC. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Former Indy driver, broadcaster Larry Rice dies at 63". USAToday.com. USA Today. Associated Press. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ "Larry Rice – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Rice – 1980 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Larry Rice – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.