Augie Pabst: Difference between revisions

| related to = Augie[[August Pabst,Uihlein]](great-grandfather]<br>[[Frederick Jr.Pabst]](great-grandfather)<br>[[Augie Pabst III]](son)

'''August Uihlein Pabst Jr.''' is an American sports car driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In ten years of racing, he won two national championships - the 1959 USAC and 1960 SSCA road racing championships. Pabst made one [[NASCAR]] start at [[Riverside International Raceway]]. He is a former member of the board of directors for [[Road America]].<ref name="MSHoFoA">{{cite web |last1=Schultz |first1=Tom |title=Pabst, Augie - Sports Cars - 2011 Inductees|url=https://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/augie-pabst.html |website=[[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] |access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref>

Pabst was born on November 25, 1933. He is a paternal great-grandson of two Milwaukee beer magnates: [[Pabst Brewing Company]] founder [[Frederick Pabst]] and [[August Uihlein]], owner of theand [[Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company]], owner and patriarch of the [[Uihlein family]] patriarch [[August Uihlein]].<ref name="Racer" /><ref name="HistoricRacing">{{cite web |last1=Moda |first1=Scuderia |title=Information about Augie Pabst Jr. from historicracing.com |url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7720 |website=www.historicracing.com |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the Wheel: Augie Pabst Racing Biography |url=https://velocetoday.com/behind-the-wheel-augie-pabst-racing-biography/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=velocetoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pabst's Blue Ribbon {{!}} Issue 124 {{!}} Forza {{!}} The Magazine About Ferrari |url=https://www.forza-mag.com/issues/124/articles/pabst-s-blue-ribbon |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Forza |language=en-us}}</ref> Pabst opened an import car dealership called Pabst Motors in Milwaukee.<ref name="MSHoFoA" /> The car dealership began his involvement in motorsports.<ref name="MSHoFoA" />

Pabst is married to his wife Joan.<ref name="MSHoFoA" /> His son Augie Pabst, Jr. and grandson [[Augie Pabst III]] followed in his footsteps racing in sports cars and running [[Pabst Racing]].