Johnny Mauro was an American

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 racecar driver. He was born in Denver Colorado on October 25, 1910. John loved baseball and cars. He and his family owned several car dealerships, leading him to being the only Ferrari importer in Denver for many years. He raced in Indy cars for Ferrari in the 40's and 50's, and was the mastermind behind the United States Truck Driving School or U.S.T.D.S., a company still owned by John's daughter Arlene and her husband Dick Lammers. When John died in January 2003,[auto accident fatality] he owned a large collection of cars he had acquired, all of them restored, including but not limited to, a Ford Model A, an Alfa Romeo, a Fiat, a few Mercedes, a quarter midget race car, a Buick, and his prized possession, a red 1984 Ferrari GTO with only a few thousand original miles.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1948 1948 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1948 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Monday, May 31, 1948.... 33 27 121.790 33 8 198 0 Flagged Totals 198 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 0