Don Panoz

Donald Panoz /ˈpeɪnoʊz/ PAY-nohz or /ˈpɑːnoʊz/ PAH-nohz (born February 13, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio) is an American entrepreneur who made his name in pharmaceuticals and has since become well known as a successful owner of various motorsport ventures.

Panoz is an Italian-American. His father, Eugene Panunzio, immigrated to the United States from Avezzano, Italy in the 1900s. Eugene, who shortened his surname from the traditional Panunzio to Panoz, was a champion featherweight boxer.

Panoz attended Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, West Virginia, where he met Nancy, whom he would later marry. The two both served in Japan with the United States Army, then moved to Pittsburgh upon their return to the United States.

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