Don Panoz

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Dr. Don (Donald) Panoz was born February 13, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio. Dr. Panoz is most famous for owning motor sports teams, races, and tracks in North America.

Panoz comes from Italian background. His father, Eugene Panunzio (later shortened to Panoz), immigrated to the US from Italy in the 1900s, and was a champion featherweight boxer.

In 1960 Dr. Panoz formed his first company, Mylan Laboratories in Morgantown, West Virginia. In 1997 Dr. Panoz decided he wanted his own racing team and formed Panoz Motor Sports in Braselton, Georgia.

In 1999, Panoz founded the American Le Mans Series bringing European style endurance sports car racing to the Americas.

Dr. Panoz also founded Chateau Elan Resorts a small chain of luxury golf, spa and conference center destinations.

he invented the nicotene patch while with mylan, but left mylan when they refused to develop it - and subsequently he formed elan pharmacuticals with the goal of developing his invention.

his wife, nancy panoz has been named to americas top women on several occasions, and was named by the white house as one of the top 2000 women in history of america.

their charitible givings include several foundations, eagle ranch, fountainhead corp, and other charities

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