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He finished in the top ten 7 times, with his best finish in 8th position in 1976 at both College Station and Michigan International Speedway.
He finished in the top ten 7 times, with his best finish in 8th position in 1976 at both College Station and Michigan International Speedway.
Born in Danville, Illinois, Cannon also died there in 1995, after suffering an embolism. He drove in the Universal Service Administrative Company and CART Championship Carolina series, racing in the 1970-1971 and 1973-1981 seasons, with 44 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1974, 1976, and 1980. Cannon did not qualify for the 1977 Indianapolis 500, but did compete as a relief driver.
In the final ten laps, Cannon took over the car of John Mahler, and drove it to the finish.
He was commonly known by his nickname Larry "Boom Boom" Cannon, and was a barber by trade.