Lucky Lux Explained

Lucky Lux

Birth Name:

Harold Eugene Lux

Birth Date:

10 December 1919

Birth Place:

Avon, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Death Place:

Kennett Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	6+
Years In Champ:	1
Best Champ Pos:	40th (1946)
First Champ Race:	1946 Williams Grove Race #4 (Mechanicsburg)
Last Champ Race:	1946 Williams Grove Race #10 (Mechanicsburg)
First Champ Win:	1946 George Robson Memorial (Mechanicsburg)
Champ Wins:	1
Champ Podiums:	1
Champ Poles:	0

Harold Eugene "Lucky" Lux (December 10, 1919 – October 2, 1956) was an American racing driver.^[1] He competed in big car races that populated the anomalous American Automobile Association (AAA) sanctioned National Championship in 1946. Lux won the 69th race of the season held at Williams Grove Speedway - a memorial race honoring George Robson, the 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner who had been killed in an accident mid-season. After taking the lead on the second lap, Lux led the remained of the event, taking his only career victory in a national event.^[2]

Lux died on October 2, 1956, after the tractor-trailer he was operating lost control and overturned.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Lucky Lux . 2024-05-23 . www.champcarstats.com.
News: October 7, 1946 . LUCKY LUX WINS FEATURE RACE AT WMS. GROVE . Lebanon Daily News . Lebanon, PA . 6.
News: October 2, 1956 . LUCKY LUX KILLED IN FLAMING CRASH . Lebanon Daily News . Lebanon, PA . 1.