Vincenzo Trucco
| Vincenzo Trucco | |||||||
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 Trucco in an Isotta Fraschini-type I, circa 1908 | |||||||
| Born | 07 April 1881 [1] Savona, Italy | ||||||
| Died | 12 May 1967 [2] Bellusco, Italy | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 1913 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Vincenzo Trucco was an Italian racing driver from Milan.[3] He was the Isotta Fraschini works driver and won the 1908 Targa Florio. He also competed in the 1913 Indianapolis 500, one of the first Europe-based drivers to travel to the U.S. for the event. Trucco was also friend and mentor to Alfieri Maserati, with whom he patented the spark plug.[4]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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References
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- ↑ https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Vincenzo_Trucco
- ↑ https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Vincenzo_Trucco
- ↑ "The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ↑ Graham Gauld (1999). Modena Racing Memories: Italian Sports Car and Grand Prix Racing, 1957-1963. MBI Publishing Company LLC. ISBN 9780760307359. Retrieved 8 October 2010.