Mike Nazaruk

Mike Nazaruk[1] (October 2, 1921 Newark, New Jersey – May 1, 1955 Langhorne, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.

[3] Nazaruk served as a U.S. Marine in the Battle of Guam and the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II.

[2] Nazaruk was the 1949 American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) midget car champion.

Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation.

He finished second once (formally "on the podium") and accumulated a total of 8 World Championship points.

The car Nazaruk drove to a second place finish in the 1951 Indianapolis 500 - later repainted to look as it did when Johnnie Parsons drove the vehicle to victory in the 1950 event