Tom Bagley

(1939-)

American racecar driver

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Tom Bagley (born December 3, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former driver in the USAC, CART Championship Car, IMSA, Formula Atlantic, and Trans-Am Series. He raced Indycars in the 1978-1980 and 1983 seasons, with 42 combined career starts, including the 1978-1980 Indianapolis 500, finishing in the top ten 23 times, with a best finish, three times, of 4th position. He was USAC Rookie of the Year in 1978, and did not finish worse than 11th in points during his three full-time seasons. He did not begin racing until age 31, after earning a master's degree in Physics. Bagley and Janet Guthrie were the only physicists to compete in Indycar in the 1970s. Bagley rose to fame driving Formula Super Vee cars, winning the SCCA championship in 1976, and was USAC co-champion in 1977. After retiring from racing full-time, Bagley worked as a physicist for longtime series sponsor PPG Industries. Since 2004, he has worked at Autobahn Country Club, where he is the Director of Racing Instruction. Bagley still competes in endurance and vintage events on occasion.