{{Short description|Canadian racecar driver (1946–2026)}} {{Sources|date=February 2026}} '''Cliff Hucul''' (21 August 1946 – 17 February 2026) was a Canadian racing driver who participated in USAC and the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977–1981 seasons, with 24 combined career starts, including the 1977–1979 Indianapolis 500. Hucul finished in the top-ten eight times, with his best finish in fourth position in 1979 at Texas World Speedway.
== Biography == Hucul was born in Prince George, British Columbia on 21 August 1946. He later made two NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1986, finishing 40th and 31st (at the 1986 running of the Delaware 500).
Hucul was rendered paraplegic in 1996 after a traffic accident on a highway in British Columbia.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2026/02/20/indianapolis-500-veteran-hucul-dies-at-79|title=Indianapolis 500 veteran Hucul dies at 79|date=20 February 2026|accessdate=20 February 2026|website=racer.com|publisher=Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.}}</ref>
Hucul died in Prince George on 17 February 2026, at the age of 79.<ref name="death" />
== Racing career results == ===USAC Championship Car series=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Rank ! Points |- | 1977 ! Hucul-Hunter-Arndt | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ONT<br />{{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHX<br />{{small|15}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS<br />{{small|19}} | TRE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br />{{small|22}} | MIL | POC | MOS | MCH | TWS | MIL | ONT | MCH | TRE | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX<br />{{small|DNQ}} | | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 41st ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20 |- | rowspan=2| 1978 ! Hucul-Hunter-Arndt | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX<br />{{small|7}} | ONT | TWS | TRE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br />{{small|33}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOS<br />{{small|10}} | MIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC<br />{{small|17}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH<br />{{small|DNQ}} | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS<br />{{small|21}} | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|9}} | | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TRE<br />{{small|13}} | SIL | BRH | PHX ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan=2| 21st ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan=2| 519 |- ! Longhorn Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT<br />{{small|8}} | MCH | | | | |- | 1979 ! Emil Hucul | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ONT<br />{{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TWS<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br />{{small|29}} | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|7}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC<br />{{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS<br />{{small|16}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|19}} | | | | | | | | | | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 653 |- | 1980 ! O'Hanlon & Woodward | ONT | INDY | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|7}} | POC | MOH | | | | | | | | | | | | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 90 |- |}
=== CART IndyCar Series=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | rowspan=2| 1979 ! Emil Hucul | PHX | ATL | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY<br />{{small|29}} | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | | | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan=2| NC ! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan=2| 0 |- ! Hoffman Racing | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT<br />{{small|35}} | MCH | ATL | PHX |- | 1980 ! O'Hanlon & Woodward | ONT | INDY | style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|7}} | POC | MOH | MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 38th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 90 |- | 1981 ! Metro Racing | PHX | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL<br />{{small|26}} | ATL | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH<br />{{small|25}} | RIV | MIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH<br />{{small|22}} | WGL | MEX | PHX | | | ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |- |}
===Indianapolis 500 results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish |- | 1977 | McLaren | Offy | 27th | 22nd |- | 1978 | McLaren | Offy | 27th | 33rd |- | 1979 | McLaren | Offy | 18th | 29th |}
=== NASCAR Winston Cup Series === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- ! colspan="36" |NASCAR Winston Cup Series results |- !Year !Team/Owner !No. !Manufacturer !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !20 !21 !22 !23 !24 !25 !26 !27 !28 !29 !NWCC !Pts !Ref |- ! 1986 !Bobby Eller !60 !Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC<br />{{small|40}} | TAL | GLN | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH<br />{{small|DNQ}} | BRI | DAR | RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV<br />{{small|40}} | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL<br />{{small|DNQ}} | RSD ! 91st ! 113 !<ref>{{Cite web|title=Driver Cliff Hucul 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/huculcl01/1986/W|access-date=2021-04-09|website=www.racing-reference.info}}</ref> |}
==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} * List of Canadians in NASCAR * List of Canadians in Champ Car
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{DriverDB driver|<!-- 14369 -->cliff-hucul}} *{{IMDb name| 16138122}}
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