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Leo Breithaupt
Born(1914-07-09)July 9, 1914
Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedFebruary 17, 1984(1984-02-17) (aged 69)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race1954-04 (Gardena)
Last race1954-04 (Gardena)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of April 9, 2016.

Leo Breithaupt (July 9, 1914 – February 17, 1984) was an American racing driver from Los Angeles, California. Breithaupt raced Jalopies in the California Jalopy Association.[1] He also competed in one NASCAR Grand National Series event in his career. That came in 1951, when Breithaupt competed at Gardena. Starting 15th in the twenty-car field, Breithaupt moved up to 9th place in the end of the day, scoring a top-ten and $75 in his only NASCAR race.[2] He is the father of former Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer, Scot Breithaupt.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Curwen, Thomas (July 6, 2015). "Scot Breithaupt dies at 57; started global BMX craze in Long Beach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Leo Breithaupt Career Statistics". Racing-reference.info. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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