Mike Mosley

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Mike Mosley (December 13, 1946 - March 3, 1984), was an American racecar driver.

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mosley died in an off-road vehicle accident near Riverside, California. His young son, Michael, was also riding in the van Mosley was driving, but was uninjured. He was a driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in 17 consecutive seasons from 1967 through 1983, with 166 combined career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 in that span except 1967 and 1982. He finished in the top ten 80 times and had 5 victories, including 3 at Milwaukee. He was known for a "charger" driving style, but was reputed to be hard on his equipment as a result. He was particularly effective at the flat Milwaukee paved mile oval, where he used an unusual driving line. On his first visit to Indianapolis in 1967, he lied about his age (20 at the time) to gain entry. He crashed in practice and was told to go home and gain more experience. In 1968 he returned and qualified for the race.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1968	90	27	162.449	26	8	197	0	Flagged
1969	90	22	166.113	22	13	162	0	Piston
1970	9	12	166.651	17	21	96	0	Radiator
1971	4	19	169.579	29	13	159	0	Crash T4
1972	98	16	189.145	5	26	56	3	Crash T4
1973	98	21	189.753	28	10	120	0	Rod Bolt
1974	98	6	185.319	7	29	6	0	Blown Engine
1975	12	5	187.833	6	26	94	0	Engine
1976	12	11	187.588	4	15	98	0	Flagged
1977	5	9	190.064	12	19	91	0	Timing Gear
1978	78	25	188.719	26	17	146	0	Turbocharger
1979	36	12	186.278	16	3	200	0	Running
1980	48	26	183.449	25	32	5	0	Gasket
1981	48	2	197.141	4	33	16	0	Radiator
1983	18	2	205.372	2	13	169	1	Crash T1
Totals						1615	4