Pat Flaherty (racing driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pat Flaherty (racing driver)

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Glendale, California, United States

Date of Death: 09-Apr-2002

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver, Formula One driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

George Francis Flaherty, Jr.
(January 6, 1926 – April 9, 2002), known professionally as Pat Flaherty, was an American racecar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1956.He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953–1956, 1958-1958, and 1963 seasons with 19 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1959.
He finished in the top ten 9 times, with victories in 1955 and 1956 at Milwaukee as well as the 1956 Indianapolis 500.
Born in Glendale, California, Flaherty died in Oxnard, California.