Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver. Biography A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he raced in the CART series in 1981 and was CART's Rookie of the Year. He had fourth-place finishes at Watkins Glen International and Mexico. Lazier also competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 19th after a blown engine caused him to retire the Penske PC-7 after 154 laps. He was married to wife Diane and was the father of both 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier and Indy Racing League driver Jaques Lazier. And Current Indy Lights driver Flinn Lazier Lazier competed in Formula 5000 in the 1970s. In 2015, Lazier won the Indy Legends Charity Pro–Am race with co-driver Jim Caudle. He built the Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, in 1968. Lazier died on April 18, 2020, in Denver, Colorado, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. He was 81. Racing record SCCA National Championship Runoffs American Open Wheel racing results (key) Formula Super Vee Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results CART Indianapolis 500 References External links 1938 births 2020 deaths Champ Car drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers Trans-Am Series drivers Racing drivers from Minneapolis Racing drivers from Minnesota Sportspeople from Minneapolis People from Vail, Colorado SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers Formula Super Vee Champions IndyCar Series team owners Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado