Frank Cozze

Frank Cozze
Born	Frank A. Cozze (1955-09-22) September 22, 1955 (age 69) [1] Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Retired	2021
Debut season	1974
Modified racing career
Car number	44
Championships	4
Wins	163 [2]
Previous series
Sprint car, SpeedSTR

Frank Cozze (September 22, 1955) is an American Dirt Modified and sprint car racing driver, currently credited with over 300 career wins. ^[3]

Racing career

Frank Cozze began racing in 1974 by rebuilding up a wrecked car his father fielded for Budd Olsen. He was named the rookie champion at the Flemington Speedway, New Jersey, and in 1985 claimed that track's overall championship. ^[3]

Cozze went on to become track champion at the New Jersey's East Windsor Speedway and New Egypt Speedway, and to successfully compete in the mid-Atlantic region venues including Big Diamond Speedway, Grandview Speedway, and Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; and Brewerton Speedway and Orange County Fair Speedway in New York. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Cozze won the Super Dirt Week main event in 2008 at the Syracuse Mile, and he was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2013. ^{[3] [10]}

References

1. "Frank Cozze - Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
2. "Career Win List of Frank Cozze Sr". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
3. Wood, Shawn (June 6, 2013). "Cozze returns to modified roots". The Daily Item . Sunbury PA. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
4. Mitchell, Charlie (October 5, 1990). "Cozze captures Eastern States". The Hour . Norwalk CT. p. 29. Retrieved August 26, 2023– via Google Books.
5. Fritz, Keith (June 8, 1992). "Cozze wins modified race at Nazareth". Reading Eagle . PA. p. D4. Retrieved August 26, 2023– via Google Books.
6. Leon, Skip (August 17, 2000). "Cozze tries to recapture early form". Times Herald-Record . Middletown, NY. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
7. "Cozze beats competition, rain for 1st win of year". The Morning Call . Allentown PA. June 18, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
8. Givier, Chuck (March 26, 2010). "Stock car driver Frank Cozze of Wind Gap is ready for a big run this year". The Express-Times . Easton PA. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
9. Kane, Randy (July 4, 2016). "Veteran Frank Cozze earns third Grandview win". Reading Eagle . PA. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
10. Greenlar, Mike (October 13, 2008). "Cozze finally gets a win at Syracuse Mile". The Post Standard . Syracuse NY. Retrieved August 26, 2023.