Tags: Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Jerry Karl (April 29 1941 Manchester Pennsylvania – February 16 2008 Baltimore Maryland) was a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. Starting out in midget car racing and sprint car racing he made his Champ Car debut in 1969 and qualified for his first Indy 500 in 1973 driving an Eagle chassis powered by a twin-turbo Chevrolet V8 engine fielded by legendary car owner Smokey Yunick.