Art Malone | |||||||
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Born | Tampa, Florida, United States | June 3, 1936||||||
Died | March 29, 2013 Tampa, Florida, United States | (aged 76)||||||
Achievements | 1963 AHRA Top Fuel Champion
AHRA Hall of Fame First driver to exceed 180 mph (290 km/h) on an oval track | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 65th (1962) | ||||||
First race | 1961 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1962 Firecracker 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Champ Car career | |||||||
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10 races run over 4 years | |||||||
First race | 1962 Bobby Ball Memorial (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 1965 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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Arthur Malone (June 3, 1936 – March 29, 2013; Tampa, Florida) was an American race car driver who was successful in both drag racing and American open-wheel car racing, an unusual combination of skills.