Peter L. Fiandaca

                     LAVERY CHARTRAND ALARIO FUNERAL HOME

                                      99 SUMMER ST. FITCHBURG, MA

                                                        Obituary

Fitchburg:  Peter L. Fiandaca, 73 of Fitchburg, MA, died in Gardener Rehablitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, MA on October 16,2022 after a long illness.

He is survived by “two sons and best buds,” Nicholas P. Noel-Labieniec and his wife Kate Noel-Labieniec and their three children, Maxx, Braeden , and Savannah; and Christopher J. Noel-Labieniec, and by close friends, Diana M. Noel-Labieniec and John B. Labieniec of East Longmeadow, MA, several cousins, and many friends, especially Gary Dunn, Bill Hurley, Lew Boyd, Matt Bosowski, and Hudson Herbie Simpson, and also Cathy Grantz for stepping in to help with Peter’s care. He also leaves behind his best furry friend, Sweat Pea. He was predeceased by his mother , Shirley (Rumley) Fiandaca in 2011, and by his father, Joseph L. Fiandaca in 1996.

Peter was born on July 27, 1949 in Fitchburg, MA , and lived all of his life in Fitchburg. He raced cars for nearly 50 years , and his eagerness to venture to tracks from Maine to Florida earned him the nickname “The Travelin Man”. His normal race schedule was centered in New England, and he earned more than 325 feature-race victories across the region. In addition  to those individual triumphs, he earned seasonal track championships on at least 15 occasions, with those titles spread across Westboro Speedway in his native Massachusetts; Hudson Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, and Star Speedway all in New Hampshire, and Thompson Speedway in Connecticut.

His status as a blue-collar, low-dollar winner in a sport often dependent on expensive equipment and rich sponsorships made Peter a fan favorite, and earned him the respect  of the top drivers and teams wherever he raced.

A funeral Mass for Peter will be celebrated on Thursday October 27,2022 with a Mass @ 10a.m. in St. Anthony De Padua church 84 Salem St. Fitchburg, MA Interment will be private. There are no calling hours. Refreshments will served in the church hall immediately after the Mass.

There will be a celebration of Peter’s life and racing career at a later date to be announced.

Tha Lavery Chartrand Alario Funeral Home 99 Summer St. Fitchburg, MA is directing with arrangements. Michael S. Alario – Director – Owner.