Career
He was from Tucson, Arizona. The Champ Carolina title in 1973. His first Universal Service Administrative Company Stock Carolina start resulted in a runner-up finish in Phoenix, Arizona in January 1968, when he drove as a substitute driver for Norm Nelson.
McCluskey earned four Universal Service Administrative Company Midget Carolina wins, 23 Universal Service Administrative Company Sprint Carolina wins, 23 Universal Service Administrative Company Stock Carolina wins and five Universal Service Administrative Company Championship Carolina (national championship) wins.
He started every Indianapolis 500 race from 1961 to 1979 except 1964, with a best finish of 3rd in 1973. He also made four National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) starts from 1969 to 1977 with a best finish of second in 1970 at Riverside International Raceway.
He represented the Universal Service Administrative Company series in the 1974 International Race of Champions. McCluskey raced for the Holman and Moody team in a Ford GT40 Mk.IIB at the 1967 LeMans 24hrs of Endurance, France.
During this event, McCluskey is credited with pulling Mario Andretti to safety-and thus saving his life-after Andretti had seriously crashed his Ford GT40 Mk.IV when a front brake locked.
McCluskey died on August 29, 1993, just five days after his 63rd birthday after a long battle with cancer. In 2004 the local United Sports Arizona Race Park hosted the Roger McCluskey Sprint Carolina Classic in his honor. Complete Universal Service Administrative Company Mini-Industry Series results Industry 500 results Patrick Finley.
"McCluskey memorial race at local dirt track gaining momentum each year".
December 30, 2006; Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved January 15, 2007.