Don Diffendorf (February 9, 1929 – April 21, 2012) was an American dirt modified racing driver who accounted for over 100 feature victories. His most famous ride was Glenn Scott's iconic S/360, named for the IBM System 360 computers Scott sold.
Racing career
Don Diffendorf began his racing career at Five Mile Point Speedway NY the year the track opened in 1951. He competed successfully at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Fulton Speedway NY, Lancaster Speedway NY and Oswego Speedway NY, while claiming championship titles at Five Mile Point and Shangri-La Speedway NY.
In 1969 and again in 1971 Diffendorf won the New York State Fair championship event at the Syracuse Mile He was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 2012, and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2016.
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1929 births
2012 deaths
Racing drivers from New York (state)