  masten gregory (february 29, 1932 â november 8, 1985) was a racing driver from the united states. he raced in formula one between  and , participating in 43 world championship races, and numerous non-championship races. ==career==  known as the "kansas city flash", masten gregory was born in kansas city, missouri as the youngest of three children; his elder brother was riddelle l. gregory jr., also a race car driver, and his elder sister nancy lee gregory married, as her second husband, the anglo-american fashion designer charles james. an heir to an insurance company fortune, gregory was well known for his youngish looks and thick eyeglasses, due to his "terrible" eyesight. although he attended the pembroke-country day school in kansas city, he left school before completing his senior year, and married luella simpson at the age of 19. his parents divorced when he was very young, and his father died when he was three years old. as an adult, gregory used his inheritance to buy a mercury-powered allard, which he drove in his first race, the  scca race in caddo mills, texas in november 1952. he retired from that race due to head gasket failu
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