Roger McCluskey lost his battle with cancer just five days before his 63rd birthday on Aug. 29, 1993. While an annual Arizona sprint-car race is now held in his name, McCluskey was one of the most successful drivers in USAC history.
McCluskey won the USAC sprint-car championship in 1963 and 1966 and won the USAC stock-car crown in 1969 and 1970. A fifth USAC title came in the Champ Car (Indy car) division in 1972.
McCluskey owns 23 victories in both the USAC sprint-car and stock-car divisions, and his five Indy car and four midget triumphs give him 55-all time USAC victories.
McCluskey made 18 Indy 500 starts with a best finish of third. He is a member of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
Featured here (clockwise from top left): Behind the wheel in 1963; At a driver meeting at The Milwaukee Mile in 1968; Speaking to Cayuga Speedway announcer Don Atkinson; A victor at  Wentzville, Mo., in 1969; Promoting car parts with USAC Safety Director Jack Gilmore (left); Trying a different type of sport; At Indianpolis in 1970; In 1969; Behind the wheel of the No. 2. — NSSN Archives