Monday, July 31, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: PAT BEDARD

1981
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1982
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 5/1 Atlanta

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 30th crashed out after 25 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 8/14 Pocono 500

1984
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 30th crashed out after 55 laps

Friday, July 28, 2017

INDYCAR AT MID-OHIO TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Chip Ganassi 10
Team Penske 8
Team Forsythe 3
Newman Haas 3Truesports 2
Pat Patrick 2
Jim Hall 1
Vince Granatelli 1
Porsche Motorsports 1
Team Rahal 1

Wins by Driver:
Scott Dixon 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
Emerson Fittipaldi 1988, 1992, 1993
Teo Fabi 1983, 1989
Bobby Rahal 1985, 1986
Michael Andretti 1990, 1991
Al Unser Jr. 1994, 1995
Alex Zanardi 1996, 1997
Helio Castroneves 2000, 2001 
Johnny Rutherford 1980
Mario Andretti 1984
Roberto Guerrero 1987
Adrian Fernandez 1998
Juan Montoya 1999
Patrick Carpentier 2002
Paul Tracy 2003
Ryan Briscoe 2008
Dario Franchitti 2010
Charlie Kimball 2013
Graham Rahal 2015
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Races won from the Pole:
Mario Andretti 1984
Bobby Rahal 1985
Roberto Guerrero 1987
Teo Fabi 1989
Michael Andretti 1990
Michael Andretti 1991
Al Unser Jr. 1994
Alex Zanardi 1996
Patrick Carpentier 2002
Paul Tracy 2003
Scott Dixon 2011
Simon Pagenaud 2016

Farthest back a Winner started: 
22nd Scott Dixon in 2014

Record for Most Cautions:
5 in 2008 and 2010

Record for Fewest Cautions:
0 in 1983, 1984, 1985, 2012, 2013

Record for Most Caution Laps:
19 in 2008

Race Record:
117.825 mph set by Charlie Kimball in 2013

Slowest Average Speed:
85.751 mph set by Michael Andretti in 1990

Record for most Lead Changes:
8 in 1988 and 2007

Record for fewest Lead Changes:
1 in 1985 and 2000

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Michael Andretti 246
Scott Dixon 223
Bobby Rahal 186
Emerson Fittipaldi 169
Paul Tracy 151
Helio Castroneves 147
Mario Andretti 139
Alex Zanardi 135
Teo Fabi 111
Dario Franchitti 93
Will Power 90
Patrick Carpentier 89
Danny Sullivan 63
Gil de Ferran 63
Al Unser, Jr. 62
Juan Pablo Montoya 58
Ryan Briscoe 49
Charlie Kimball 46
Justin Wilson 45
Adrian Fernandez 39
Mauricio Gugelmin 38
Sebastien Bourdais 38
Simon Pagenaud 37
Mikhail Aleshin 33
Ryan Hunter-Reay 33
Rick Mears 32
Alex Tagliani 30
Jacques Villeneuve 30
James Hinchcliffe 30
Graham Rahal 23
Greg Moore 23
Conor Daly 22
Vitor Meira 21
Johnny Rutherford 19
Bryan Herta 18
Roberto Guerrero 13
Tony Kanaan 13
Bobby Unser 12
Oriol Servia 11
Tiago Monteiro 10
Tristan Vautier 10
John Paul, Jr. 8
Josef Newgarden 5
Jimmy Vasser 4
Danica Patrick 3
Christian Fittipaldi 2
Gordon Johncock 2
Cristiano da Matta 1
Darren Manning 1
Mario Moraes 1




TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: TROY RUTTMAN

1949
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 12th 49 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 10/30 Sacramento

1950
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 15th 8 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 8/12 Williams Grove

1951
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 23rd dropped out after 78 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 7/29 Williams Grove

1952
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Raleigh
3rd 7/27 Williams Grove

1953
INDY 500 Result: Withdrew because he was injured in a practice crash

1954
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 4th

1955
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1956
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 31st crashed out after 22 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
20th 6/10 Milwaukee

1957
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 31st dropped out after 13 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 6/29 Monza Italy Race 2
WON 6/29 Monza Italy Race 3

1958
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 6/28 Monza Italy Race 2

1960
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 20th dropped out with 66 laps to go

1961
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 20th dropped out with 95 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 4/9 Trenton

1962
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 18th dropped out with 60 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 9/8 Syracuse

1963
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 12th
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 9/22 Trenton

1964
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 18th crashed out after 99 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
4th 6/7 Milwaukee and 8/23 Milwaukee

Thursday, July 27, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: JUAN MONTOYA

1999
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/18 Long Beach
WON 5/2 Nazareth
WON 5/15 Rio de Janiero Brazil
2nd 6/20 Portland
WON 6/27 Cleveland
2nd 7/25 Michigan 500
WON 8/15 Mid-Ohio
WON 8/22 Chicago
WON 9/5 Vancouver

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 6/5 Milwaukee
WON 7/23 Michigan 500
WON 9/17 Gateway
2nd 10/1 Houston Downtown Circuit

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 6/7 Texas
2nd 6/28 Houston Race 1
WON 7/6 Pocono 500
2nd 8/17 Milwaukee

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/29 St. Petersburg
3rd 4/19 Long Beach
3rd 5/9 Indianapolis GP
3rd 8/23 Pocono 500

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 33rd crashed out after 63 laps
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/13 St. Petersburg
3rd 6/4 Detroit Race 1
3rd 9/18 Sonoma

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 6th

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: SCOTT DIXON

2001
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 5/6 Nazareth
3rd 6/3 Milwaukee

2002
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 9/1 Denver

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 17th crashed out with 9 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/2 Homestead
WON 6/15 Pikes Peak
WON 6/28 Richmond
2nd 7/19 Nashville
2nd 8/17 Kentucky
2nd 9/7 Chicagoland
2nd 9/21 California
2nd 10/12 Texas

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 8th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/21 Phoenix

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 24th crashed out with 87 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 9/25 Watkins Glen

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 6th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/2 St. Petersburg
WON 6/4 Watkins Glen
2nd 6/10 Texas
WON 7/15 Nashville
2nd 8/13 Kentucky
2nd 9/10 Chicagoland

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 2nd
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/24 Homestead
2nd 4/1 St. Petersburg
2nd 6/30 Richmond
WON 7/8 Watkins Glen
WON 7/14 Nashville
WON 7/22 Mid-Ohio
2nd 8/11 Kentucky
WON 8/26 Sonoma
2nd 9/9 Chicagoland

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and was the WINNER
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 3/29 Homestead
3rd 4/19 Japan
3rd 4/27 Kansas
2nd 6/1 Milwaukee
WON 6/7 Texas
3rd 6/28 Richmond
WON 7/12 Nashville
3rd 7/20 Mid-Ohio
WON 7/26 Edmonton
WON 8/9 Kentucky
2nd 9/7 Chicagoland
2nd 10/26 Australia

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 6th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/26 Kansas
WON 5/31 Milwaukee
3rd 6/6 Texas
WON 6/27 Richmond
3rd 7/5 Watkins Glen
3rd 7/26 Edmonton
WON 8/9 Mid-Ohio
2nd 8/29 Chicagoland
WON 9/19 Japan
3rd 10/10 Homestead

2010
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/11 Barber
WON 5/1 Kansas
WON 7/25 Edmonton
2nd 8/22 Sonoma
WON 10/2 Homestead

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 5th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/10 Barber
2nd 6/11 Texas Both Races
3rd 6/25 Iowa
2nd 7/10 Toronto
WON 8/7 Mid-Ohio
3rd 8/14 New Hampshire
WON 9/18 Japan Road Course
3rd 10/2 Kentucky

2012
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th Finished 2nd
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 3/25 St. Petersburg
2nd 4/1 Barber
WON 6/3 Detroit
WON 8/5 Mid-Ohio
3rd 9/15 California

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 14th
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/7 Barber
WON 7/7 Pocono
WON 7/13 Toronto race 1
WON 7/14 Toronto race 2
WON 10/5 Houston race 1
2nd 10/6 Houston race 2

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 29th crashed out with 33 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 4/27 Barber
WON 8/3 Mid-Ohio
WON 8/24 Sonoma
2nd 8/30 California

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE: and Finished 4th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/19 Long Beach
3rd 4/26 Barber
WON 6/6 Texas
WON 8/30 Sonoma

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 13th Finished 8th
Top 3 Finishes:
WON 4/2 Phoenix
2nd 4/17 Long Beach
3rd 7/10 Iowa
WON 9/4 Watkins Glen

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 32nd crashed out after 52 laps 



 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: PIPPA MANN

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 20th 2 laps down

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 20th dropped out after 46 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
15th 7/7 Pocono

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 24th 7 laps down

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 22nd 3 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 6/27 California and 8/23 Pocono

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 18th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season: 17th 8/22 Pocono

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 17th 1 lap down

Monday, July 24, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: MARK DISMORE

1989
Best Finish of the Season:
24th 9/3 Mid-Ohio

1991
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he had a very bad crash in practice
Best Finish of the Season:
15th 4/21 Phoenix

1992
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 19th dropped out with 71 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 9/15 Las Vegas

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 28th crashed out on lap 24
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 10/11 Las Vegas

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 27th crashed out on lap 48
Best Finish of the Season:
5th 1/24 Orlando

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 16th crashed out with 32 laps to go
Top 3 Finishes:
3rd 8/29 Pikes Peak
WON 10/17 Texas

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 11th 2 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 4/22 Las Vegas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 16th 5 laps down
Top 3 Finishes:
2nd 8/26 Gateway

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 32nd dropped out after 58 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
11th 6/16 Pikes Peak and 6/29 Richmond

Friday, July 21, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: BUDDY LAZIER

1989
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he wrecked in practice

1990
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
12th 9/2 Vancouver

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 33rd crashed out after 1 lap
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 8/25 Denver Downtown Circuit

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 14th dropped out with 61 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
7th 8/2 Michigan 500

1993
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 8/15 Road America

1994
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 4/10 Phoenix

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 23rd Finished 27th dropped out after 45 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 7/30 Michigan 500

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th and was the WINNER

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 4th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 1/25 Orlando
WON 7/26 Charlotte

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 7/19 Dover
3rd 10/11 Las Vegas

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 7th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 6/27 Pikes Peak
2nd 8/1 Dover
4th 8/29 Pikes Peak

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 1/24 Orlando
WON 3/19 Phoenix
2nd 7/15 Atlanta
WON 8/27 Kentucky
4th 10/15 Texas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 18th 8 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/18 Phoenix
4th 6/9 Texas
WON 6/17 Pikes Peak
WON 6/30 Richmond
5th 7/8 Kansas
WON 7/21 Nashville
WON 8/12 Kentucky

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 20th Finished 15th crashed out with 2 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/11 Kentucky
3rd 9/8 Chicagoland

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 21st dropped out with 29 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 6/15 Pikes Peak

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 23rd dropped out with 16 laps to go

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 5th

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 12th 1 lap down

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 19th 2 laps down

2008
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 17th 5 laps down

2009
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 31st dropped out after 44 laps

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 32nd dropped out after 87 laps

2015
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 30th dropped out after 100 laps

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 29th crashed out with 82 laps to go

Thursday, July 20, 2017

HERE ARE THE TRACK STATS FOR THE BRICKYARD 400 NASCAR RACE AT THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

Wins by Team Owner:
Rick Hendrick 9
Joe Gibbs 5
Richard Childress 3
Robert Yates 2
Ricky Rudd 1
Ray Evernham 1
Chip Ganassi 1
Tony Stewart 1

Wins by Driver: 
Jeff Gordon 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014
Jimmie Johnson 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Dale Jarrett 1996, 1999
Tony Stewart 2005, 2007
Kyle Busch 2015, 2016
Dale Earnhardt 1995
Ricky Rudd 1997
Bobby Labonte 2000
Bill Elliott 2002
Kevin Harvick 2003
Jamie McMurray 2010
Paul Menard 2011
Ryan Newman 2013

Races won from the Pole:
Kevin Harvick 2003
Jimmie Johnson 2008
Ryan Newman 2013
Kyle Busch 2016

Farthest back a winner started:
27th Jeff Gordon in 2001

Record for most Cautions in a race:
13 in 2004

Record for Fewest Cautions in a race:
1 in 1995

Record for Most Caution laps:
52 laps in 2008

Record for Fewest Caution laps:
4 in 1995

Record for Most Lead Changes:
26 in 2008 (THAT'S RIGHT 2008)

Record for Fewest Lead Changes:
4 in 2016

Race Record:
155.912 mph in 2000

Slowest average speed:
115.037 mph in 2004

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Jeff Gordon 528
Jimmie Johnson 302
Tony Stewart 227
Kyle Busch 210
Juan Pablo Montoya 203
Dale Jarrett 186
Kevin Harvick 181
Kasey Kahne 158
Bill Elliott 157
Rusty Wallace 148
Jeff Burton 123
Ernie Irvan 114
Brad Keselowski 76
Elliott Sadler 76
Denny Hamlin 75
Johnny Benson, Jr. 72
Mark Martin 67
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 61
Ryan Newman 59
Joey Logano 55
Greg Biffle 53
Jamie McMurray 48
Sterling Marlin 42
Matt Kenseth 39
Steve Park 39
Dale Earnhardt 37
Ricky Rudd 33
Bobby Labonte 31
Carl Edwards 26
Geoffrey Bodine 24
Paul Menard 22
Jimmy Spencer 20
Brian Vickers 19
Reed Sorenson 16
Wally Dallenbach, Jr 14
Terry Labonte 13
Casey Mears 13
Jerry Nadeau 11
Brett Bodine 10
Mike Skinner 9
John Andretti 7
Robby Gordon 7
Lake Speed 7
Clint Bowyer 6
David Ragan 6
Kyle Larson 5
Ken Schrader 5
A.J. Allmendinger 4
Landon Cassill 4
Greg Sacks 4
Kurt Busch 3
Travis Kvapil 3
Joe Nemechek 3
Martin Truex, Jr. 3
Dave Blaney 2
Rick Mast 2
Ted Musgrave 2
Kyle Petty 2
Robert Pressley 2
Kenny Wallace 2
Michael Annett 1
Todd Bodine 1
Stacy Compton 1
Kevin Conway 1
Derrike Cope 1
Ricky Craven 1
Austin Dillon 1
Harry Gant 1
David Gilliland 1
Jeff Green 1
Bobby Hamilton 1
Bobby Hillin, Jr. 1
Dave Marcis 1
Jeremy Mayfield 1
Michael McDowell 1
Scott Riggs 1
Regan Smith 1
Michael Waltrip 1
Scott Wimmer 1
TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: SCOTT SHARP

1993
Best Finish of the Season:
22nd 10/3 Laguna Seca

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 16th 14 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
9th 4/10 Phoenix

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 26th crashed out after 74 laps

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 10th crashed out with 6 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/17 Phoenix
WON 8/18 New Hampshire

1997
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he was injured in a practice crash
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 1/25 Orlando

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 16th dropped out with 19 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/22 Phoenix
5th 6/6 Texas
3rd 6/28 New Hampshire
WON 7/19 Dover

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 28th dropped out after 83 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 1/24 Orlando
WON 7/17 Atlanta
4th 9/25 Las Vegas

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 10th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/19 Phoenix
WON 6/11 Texas
3rd 6/18 Pikes Peak

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 33rd crashed out on the first lap
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 3/18 Phoenix
2nd 4/28 Atlanta
WON 6/9 Texas
5th 6/30 Richmond
5th 7/21 Nashville
2nd 8/12 Kentucky
2nd 10/6 Texas

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 27th dropped out with 63 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/21 Nazareth
5th 6/16 Pikes Peak
4th 8/11 Kentucky
4th 9/15 Texas

2003
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 20th crashed out with 19 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/2 Homestead
WON 4/13 Japan
4th 7/27 Michigan

2004
INDY 500 Result: Started 20th Finished 13th
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 10/17 Texas

2005
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 7th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/19 Phoenix
2nd 4/30 Japan
4th 6/11 Texas
4th 7/16 Nashville
WON 8/14 Kentucky
4th 10/16 California

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 9th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 6/10 Texas
5th 6/24 Richmond

2007
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 6th
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/24 Iowa
3rd 8/5 Michigan
5th 9/9 Chicagoland

2009
INDY 500 Result: Started 20th Finished 14th

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: PIPPA MANN

2011
INDY 500 Result: Started 31st Finished 20th 2 laps down

2013
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 30th dropped out after 46 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
15th 7/7 Pocono

2014
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 24th 7 laps down

2015
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 22nd 3 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 6/27 California and 8/23 Pocono

2016
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 18th 1 lap down
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 8/22 Pocono

2017
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 17th 1 lap down

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: LYN ST. JAMES

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 11th 7 laps down

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 25th dropped out with 24 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
13th 4/4 Phoenix

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 19th 30 laps down

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 32nd crashed out on the first lap
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 7/30 Michigan 500

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 18th Finished 14th crashed out with 47 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 1/27 Orlando

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 34th Finished 13th crashed out with 14 laps to go

1998
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

1999
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 32nd crashed out after 69 laps

2001
INDY 500 Result: was on the entry list and announced retirement during the Month of May 

Monday, July 17, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: DANNY ONGAIS

1968
INDY 500 Result: entry declined because of lack of experience

1976
Best Finish of the Season:
28th 9/5 Ontario 500

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 20th dropped out after 90 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/27 Phoenix
WON 7/17 Michigan

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 18th dropped out with 55 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/26 Ontario
WON 4/15 Texas World
4th 4/23 Trenton
WON 6/11 Mosport
WON 8/20 Milwaukee
WON 9/16 Michigan
4th 10/28 Phoenix

1979
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 4th 1 lap down
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 8/5 Watkins Glen

1980
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 7th 1 lap down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/3 Watkins Glen

1981
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 27th crashed out after 64 laps

1982 
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 22nd crashed out after 62 laps

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 21st Finished 21st dropped out with 99 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 9/11 Mid-Ohio

1984
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 9th 7 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 4/15 Phoenix
5th 8/19 Pocono 500
3rd 9/24 Michigan
5th 10/14 Phoenix

1985
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th Finished 17th dropped out with 59 laps to go
Best Finish of the Season
6th 11/9 Tamiami Park Miami

1986
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 23rd dropped out with 64 laps to go

1987
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify because he was injured in a practice crash
Best Finish of the Season:
17th 8/2 Michigan 500

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 7th 3 laps down

1997
Best Finish of the Season
13th 1/25 Orlando

1998
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify   

 

Friday, July 14, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: BOBBY UNSER

1955
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 9/5 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1956
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1957
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1958
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1959
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1960
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1961
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1962
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1963
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished crashed out after 2 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb

1964
INDY 500 Result: Started 22nd Finished 32nd crashed out after 1 lap
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
4th 8/22 Springfield
4th 9/7 DuQuoin

1965
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 19th dropped out after 69 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
2nd 7/25 IRP Road Course
5th 8/8 Langhorne
4th 8/14 Milwaukee
4th 9/18 Indiana State Fairgrounds
4th 10/24 Sacramento
3rd 11/21 Phoenix

1966
INDY 500 Result: Started 28th Finished 8th 29 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/4 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
4th 7/24 IRP Road Course Race 1
5th 8/20 Springfield
3rd 9/5 DuQuoin
2nd 10/9 Fuji Japan
5th 10/23 Sacramento
4th 11/20 Phoenix

1967
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 9th 7 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 4/23 Trenton
5th 6/25 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
WON 7/1 Mosport Both Races
3rd 7/23 IRP Road Course
3rd 7/30 Langhorne
3rd 9/24 Trenton
2nd 10/22 Hanford
3rd 11/19 Phoenix
2nd 11/26 Riverside

1968
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/17 Hanford
WON 3/31 Las Vegas Road Course
WON 4/7 Phoenix
WON 4/21 Trenton
2nd 6/23 Langhorne
WON 6/29 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
3rd 7/21 IRP Road Couse Race 1
2nd 7/28 Langhorne Race 1
2nd 8/4 Mont Tremblant Race 1
4th 8/18 Milwaukee
2nd 11/3 Hanford
2nd 12/1 Riverside

1969
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 3rd
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 6/15 Langhorne
2nd 8/17 Milwaukee
5th 9/1 DuQoin
3rd 9/6 Indiana State Fairgrounds
3rd 9/28 Sacramento
5th 10/19 Seattle Race 2
4th 12/7 Riverside

1970
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 11th 8 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/28 Phoenix
4th 4/26 Trenton
WON 6/14 Langhorne
4th 6/28 Castle Rock
2nd 7/4 Michigan
2nd 9/7 DuQuoin
2nd 10/3 Trenton

1971
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 12th crashed out with 36 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/27 Phoenix
4th 4/25 Trenton
WON 8/15 Milwaukee
WON 10/3 Trenton

1972
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and Finished 30th dropped out after 31 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/18 Phoenix
WON 6/4 Milwaukee
WON 9/24 Trenton
WON 11/4 Phoenix

1973
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 13th dropped out after 100 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 6/10 Milwaukee
2nd 9/23 Trenton

1974
INDY 500 Result: Started 7th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/3 Ontario Heat 1 
WON 3/10 Ontario 500
2nd 3/17 Phoenix
WON 4/7 Trenton
5th 6/30 Pocono 500
WON 7/21 Michigan
4th 8/11 Milwaukee
3rd 9/15 Michigan
2nd 9/22 Trenton Race 1
WON 9/22 Trenton Race 2
2nd 11/2 Phoenix

1975
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/9 Ontario 500
2nd 6/8 Milwaukee
5th 7/20 Michigan
3rd 9/13 Michigan

1976
INDY 500 Result: Started 12th Finished 10th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 3/14 Phoenix
3rd 6/13 Milwaukee
4th 8/22 Milwaukee
WON 9/5 Ontario 500
4th 9/18 Michigan

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 18th dropped out after 94 laps
Best Finish of the Season:
8th 10/29 Phoenix

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 6th 5 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 7/16 Michigan
3rd 7/23 Atlanta

1979
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 5th 1 lap down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/11 Phoenix
4th 4/22 Atlanta Race 2
WON 6/10 Trenton Both Races
WON 7/15 Michigan
WON 8/5 Watkins Glen
2nd 8/19 Trenton
WON 9/2 Ontario 500
WON 9/15 Michigan
3rd 9/30 Atlanta
2nd 10/20 Phoenix

1980
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 19th dropped out with 74 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 6/8 Milwaukee
WON 6/22 Pocono 500
2nd 7/20 Michigan
WON 8/3 Watkins Glen
3rd 8/10 Milwaukee
WON 8/31 Ontario 500
2nd 9/20 Michigan
2nd 10/26 Mexico City

1981
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/22 Phoenix
3rd 9/5 Milwaukee
2nd 10/31 Phoenix

1982
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify 


Thursday, July 13, 2017

INDYCAR AT TORONTO TRACK STATS:

Wins by Team:
Newman Haas 7
Chip Ganassi 6
Team Penske 3
Andretti Autosport 3
Galles Kraco 2
Team Forsythe 2
Ed Carpenter Racing 2
Truesports 1
Pat Patrick 1
Tasman Motorsports 1
PacWest 1
RuSport 1
Team Walker 1
KV Racing Technologies 1

Wins by Driver:
Michael Andretti 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001
Dario Franchitti 1999, 2009, 2011
Will Power 2007, 2010, 2016
Al Unser Jr. 1988, 1990
Paul Tracy 1993, 2003
Sebastien Bourdais 2004, 2014 (1)
Scott Dixon 2013 (1) (2)
Bobby Rahal 1986
Emerson Fittipaldi 1987
Adrian Fernandez 1996
Mark Blundell 1997
Alex Zanardi 1998
Cristiano da Matta 2002
Justin Wilson 2005
A.J. Allmendinger 2006
Ryan Hunter-Reay 2012
Mike Conway 2014 (2)
Josef Newgarden 2015  

Races won from the Pole:
Michael Andretti 1991
Cristiano de Matta 2002
Paul Tracy 2003
Sebastien Bourdais 2004
Dario Franchitti 2009
Scott Dixon 2013 (2)
Sebastien Bourdais 2014 (1)

Farthest Back a Winner Started:
13th Michael Andretti 2001

Record For Most Cautions:
11 in 2001

Record For Fewest Cautions: 
1 in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Record For Most Caution Laps:
32 in 2011

Record For Fewest Caution Laps:
4 in 1991

Record For Most Lead Changes: 
8 in 2007 and 2013 (1)

Record For Fewest Lead Changes:
0 in 1991, 2002, 2003

Race Record: 
99.143 mph set by Michael Andretti in 1991

Slowest Average Speed:
72.534 mph set by Will Power in 2007

All Time Lap Leaders:

Driver Led
Michael Andretti 474
Dario Franchitti 293
Al Unser, Jr. 229
Paul Tracy 206
Sebastien Bourdais 189
Cristiano da Matta 185
Will Power 161
Emerson Fittipaldi 155
Scott Dixon 151
Mark Blundell 93
Helio Castroneves 77
Alex Zanardi 66
Bobby Rahal 58
Danny Sullivan 58
Oriol Servia 58
Justin Wilson 57
Gil de Ferran 49
A.J. Allmendinger 38
Josef Newgarden 37
Ryan Hunter-Reay 36
Nelson Philippe 34
Simon Pagenaud 31
Adrian Fernandez 24
Jacques Villeneuve 24
Graham Rahal 23
Tony Kanaan 23
Alex Tagliani 22
Ryan Dalziel 16
Greg Moore 13
Nigel Mansell 13
Robby Gordon 12
Mike Conway 7
Tomas Scheckter 6
Jimmy Vasser 5
Rodolfo Gonzalez 5
Charlie Kimball 2
Luca Filippi 2
Robert Doornbos 2
Roberto Moreno 2
Bryan Herta 1
Christian Fittipaldi 1
Conor Daly 1
J.R. Hildebrand 1
Mario Moraes 1
Raul Boesel 1
Rick Mears 1
Roberto Guerrero 1





TODAY'S FEATURED INDYCAR DRIVER: BRIAN TYLER

1998
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 10/11 Las Vegas

1999
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
Best Finish of the Season:
14th 1/24 Orlando

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: EDDIE CHEEVER

1986
Best Finish of the season:
27th 11/9 Tamairi Park

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 8th 7 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/17 Detroit Downtown Circuit
3rd 7/22 Toronto
4th 8/5 Michigan 500
4th 9/16 Mid-Ohio

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 31st dropped out after 17 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 4/14 Long Beach
5th 7/14 Meadowlands
4th 8/25 Denver Downtown Circuit

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 4th
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 4/5 Phoenix
4th 6/21 Portland
5th 6/28 Milwaukee
4th 10/18 Laguna Seca

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 16th 3 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
6th 8/15 Road America

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 8th 3 laps down

1995
INDY 500 Result: Started 14th Finished 31st crashed out on the first lap
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 4/9 Long Beach
5th 4/23 Nazareth

1996
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 11th 11 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 1/27 Orlando

1997
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 23rd dropped out after 84 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 1/25 Orlando
4th 6/29 Pikes Peak

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 17th and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/29 Atlanta
5th 10/11 Las Vegas

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 16th Finished 18th dropped out with 61 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 1/24 Orlando
4th 6/27 Pikes Peak
4th 10/17 Texas

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 10th Finished 5th
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 1/24 Orlando
WON 6/18 Pikes Peak
4th 8/27 Kentucky
2nd 10/15 Texas

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 25th Finished 26th dropped out with 92 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 7/8 Kansas
4th 8/26 Gateway
3rd 9/2 Chicagoland

2002
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 5th
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 9/8 Chicagoland

2006
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 13th 2 laps down
Best Finish of the Season:
10th 3/26 Homestead

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: MARIO ANDRETTI

1964
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 8/23 Milwaukee

1965
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 3rd
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 4/25 Trenton
4th 6/6 Milwaukee
2nd 6/20 Langhorne
WON 7/25 IRP Road Course
2nd 8/1 Atlanta
4th 8/8 Langhorne
2nd 8/14 Milwaukee
3rd 8/21 Springfield
2nd 9/18 Indiana State Fairgrounds
3rd 10/24 Sacramento
2nd 11/21 Phoenix

1966
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE Finished 18th dropped out after 27 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 4/24 Trenton
WON 6/5 Milwaukee
WON 6/12 Langhorne
WON 6/26 Atlanta
WON 7/24 IRP Road Course
2nd 8/20 Springfield
WON 8/27 Milwaukee
WON 9/10 Indiana State Fairgrounds
WON 9/25 Trenton
WON 11/20 Phoenix

1967
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE Finished 30th dropped out after 58 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/23 Trenton
3rd 6/18 Langhorne
WON 7/23 IRP Road Course
WON 7/30 Langhorne
WON 8/6 Mont Tremblant both races
2nd 8/19 Springfield
WON 8/20 Milwaukee
2nd 9/4 DuQuoin
WON 9/9 Indiana State Fairgrounds
2nd 10/1 Sacramento
WON 11/19 Phoenix
3rd 11/26 Riverside

1968
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 33rd dropped out after 2 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/31 Las Vegas RC
2nd 4/21 Trenton
2nd 6/9 Milwaukee
2nd 6/15 Mosport both races
4th 6/29 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
2nd 7/13 Nazareth
2nd 7/21 IRP Road Course both races
WON 8/4 Mont Tremblant both races
2nd 8/18 Milwaukee
WON 9/2 DuQuoin
2nd 9/7 Indiana State Fairgrounds
WON 9/22 Trenton
4th 9/29 Sacramento
2nd 10/13 Michigan
3rd 11/3 Hanford

1969
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd and was the WINNER
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/13 Hanford
5th 6/15 Langhorne
WON 6/29 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
WON 7/12 Nazareth
WON 7/19 Trenton
2nd 7/27 IRP Road Course race 2
4th 8/17 Milwaukee
WON 8/18 Springfield
2nd 9/1 DuQuoin
4th 9/14 Brainerd race 1
3rd 9/14 Brainerd race 2
WON 9/21 Trenton
WON 10/19 Seattle race 1
2nd 10/19 Seattle race 2
WON 12/7 Riverside

1970
INDY 500 Result: Started 8th Finished 6th 1 lap down
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 4/4 Sonoma
2nd 4/26 Trenton
5th 6/7 Milwaukee
WON 6/28 Castle Rock
2nd 9/19 Sedalia

1971
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 30th crashed out after 11 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 7/3 Pocono 500
2nd 10/3 Trenton
4th 10/23 Phoenix

1972
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 8th dropped out with 6 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/18 Phoenix
3rd 11/4 Phoenix

1973
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 30th dropped out after 4 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 4/15 Trenton race 1
WON 4/15 Trenton race 2
5th 7/15 Michigan
2nd 9/2 Ontario 500
5th 9/16 Michigan race 1
2md 9/16 Michigan race 2

1974
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 31st dropped out after 2 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 3/17 Phoenix
3rd 11/2 Phoenix

1975
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 28th crashed out after 49 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 11/9 Phoenix

1976
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 8th 1 lap down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 6/27 Pocono 500
4th 10/31 Texas World
3rd 11/7 Phoenix

1977
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 26th dropped out after 47 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 6/26 Pocono 500
4th 9/4 Ontario 500
4th 10/29 Phoenix

1978
INDY 500 Result: Started 33rd Finished 12th 15 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 4/15 Texas World
WON 9/23 Trenton

1979
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 9/2 Ontario 500

1980
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 20th dropped out after 71 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 9/20 Michigan
2nd 11/8 Phoenix

1981
INDY 500 Result: Started 32nd Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/7 Milwaukee
3rd 6/28 Atlanta race 1
2nd 6/28 Atlanta race 2
2nd 9/20 Michigan
4th 10/31 Phoenix

1982
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 31st crashed out at the start
Top 5 Finishes:
2nd 3/28 Phoenix
2nd 7/4 Cleveland
2nd 7/18 Michigan 500
3rd 8/1 Milwaukee
2nd 9/26 Michigan
3rd 11/6 Phoenix

1983
INDY 500 Result: Started 11th Finished 23rd crashed out after 79 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 4/17 Atlanta
3rd 7/17 Michigan 500
WON 7/31 Road America
2nd 9/11 Mid-Ohio
4th 9/18 Michigan
WON 10/8 Ceasers Palace
2nd 10/23 Laguna Seca
2nd 10/29 Phoenix

1984
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 17th dropped out with 47 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/1 Long Beach
WON 7/1 Meadowlands
WON 8/5 Road America
WON 9/2 Mid-Ohio
WON 9/24 Michigan
2nd 10/21 Laguna Seca
2nd 11/11 Ceasers Palace

1985
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 2nd
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/14 Long Beach
WON 6/2 Milwaukee
WON 6/16 Portland
3rd 10/13 Phoenix

1986
INDY 500 Result: Started 30th Finished 32nd dropped out after 19 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
5th 4/12 Long Beach
5th 6/8 Milwaukee
WON 6/15 Portland
3rd 7/6 Cleveland
3rd 7/20 Toronto
WON 8/17 Pocono 500
4th 10/12 Laguna Seca
4th 10/19 Phoenix

1987
INDY 500 Result: Started on the POLE Finished 9th 20 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/5 Long Beach
5th 4/12 Phoenix
2nd 6/28 Meadowlands
WON 8/30 Road America
4th 11/1 Tamari Park

1988
INDY 500 Result: Started 4th Finished 20th dropped out with 82 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
WON 4/10 Phoenix
5th 6/19 Portland
WON 7/3 Cleveland
2nd 7/24 Meadowlands
2nd 9/4 Mid-Ohio
3rd 9/11 Road America
3rd 9/25 Nazareth
3rd 10/16 Laguna Seca

1989
INDY 500 Result: Started 5th Finished 4th 7 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/18 Detroit Downtown Circuit
2nd 7/2 Cleveland
3rd 8/6 Michigan 500
5th 8/20 Pocono 500
5th 10/14 Marlboro Challenge at Laguna Seca
2nd 10/15 Laguna Seca

1990
INDY 500 Result: Started 6th Finished 27th dropped out after 60 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 4/8 Phoenix
5th 4/22 Long Beach
2n 6/24 Portland
4th 7/9 Cleveland
3rd 8/5 Michigan 500
4th 8/26 Denver Downtown Circuit
3rd 9/2 Vancouver
2nd 9/16 Mid-Ohio
5th 9/23 Road America
5th 10/6 Marlboro Challenge at Nazareth
4th 10/7 Nazareth

1991
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 7th dropped out with 13 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 6/2 Milwaukee
5th 6/23 Portland
2nd 7/21 Toronto
4th 8/4 Michigan 500
4th 9/1 Vancouver
3rd 9/22 Road America
5th 10/6 Nazareth
5th 10/19 Marlboro Challenge at Laguna Seca
3rd 10/20 Laguna Seca

1992
INDY 500 Result: Started 3rd Finished 23rd crashed out after 78 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 7/19 Toronto
5th 8/9 Cleveland
5th 8/23 Road America
5th 9/13 Mid-Ohio
5th 10/4 Nazareth
2nd 10/18 Laguna Seca

1993
INDY 500 Result: Started 2nd Finished 5th
Top 5 Finishes:
4th 3/21 Australia
WON 4/4 Phoenix
3rd 6/13 Detroit
5th 7/11 Cleveland
2nd 8/1 Michigan 500
5th 8/29 Vancouver

1994
INDY 500 Result: Started 9th Finished 32nd dropped out after 23 laps
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/20 Australia
5th 4/17 Long Beach
4th 7/17 Toronto
   

Monday, July 10, 2017

TODAY'S FEATURED INDY 500 DRIVER: DONNIE BEECHLER

1998
INDY 500 Result: Started 24th Finished 32nd dropped out after 34 laps
Best Finish of the season:
10th 8/16 Pikes Peak

1999
INDY 500 Result: Started 19th Finished 29th dropped out after 74 laps
Best Finish of the season:
8th 7/17 Atlanta

2000
INDY 500 Result: Started 15th Finished 12th 2 laps down
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 3/19 Phoenix
5th 6/18 Pikes Peak
5th 7/15 Atlanta

2001
INDY 500 Result: Started 27th Finished 25th dropped out with 40 laps to go
Top 5 Finishes:
3rd 7/8 Kansas
5th 8/12 Kentucky
5th 9/2 Chicagoland

2002
INDY 500 Result: Failed to Qualify
2000 NHRA FINAL POINT STANDINGS:

TOP FUEL

Rank Driver Points Wins Runner-Ups
1 Gary Scelzi 1890 9 2
2 Tony Schumacher 1624 4 6
3 Larry Dixon 1603 2 4
4 Joe Amato 1422 2 2
5 Doug Kalitta 1413 3 3
6 Kenny Bernstein 1275 1 2
7 Cory McClenathan 1249 2
8 Bob Vandergriff Jr 1001
1
9 Doug Herbert 963

10 David Grubnic 861

11 Don Lampus 838

12 Rhonda Hartman 743

13 Melanie Troxel 517
1
14 Tim Gibson 321

15 Bobby Baldwin 309
1
16 Andrew Cowin 295

17 Joe Hartley 246

18 Bruce Litton 220

19 Paul Romine 208

20 Bobby Lagana Jr 207

21 Gary Clapshaw 194
1
22 Steve Smith 176

23 Mike Dunn 167

24 Jim Cavalieri 163

25 Luigi Novelli 155

26 Mike Smith 134

27 Jim Bailey 125

27 Robert Reehl 125

29 Rich Pustari 93

30 Chris Karamesines 92

31 Terry Mullins 62

31 Bill Walsh 62

33 Shirley Muldowney 53

33 Craig Smith 53

35 Scott Kalitta 32

36 Ron Smith 30

36 Arley Langlo 30

38 Bobby Lagana Sr 20

39 Gina Ferraro 10

39 Mark Kinsella 10

39 Glenn Mikres 10

39 Clay Millican 10

39 Garth Widdison 10


FUNNY CAR

Rank Driver Points Wins Runner-Ups
1 John Force 1992 11 2
2 Ron Capps 1551 1 6
3 Jerry Toliver 1513 3 4
4 Tony Pedregon 1444 2 4
5 Jim Epler 1242 2 1
6 Scotty Cannon 1114
1
7 Whit Bazemore 1088 1 2
8 Del Worsham 1056

9 Bruce Sarver 1035 1 1
10 Dean Skuza 995
1
11 Frank Pedregon 949
1
12 Bob Gilbertson 899 1
13 Al Hofmann 832

14 Gary Densham 635

15 Tim Wilkerson 501

16 Todd Paton 429

17 Cristen Powell 418

18 Tommy Johnson Jr 305

19 Cruz Pedregon 289 1
19 Scot Weis 289

21 Dale Creasy Jr 252

22 Cory Lee 228

23 Phil Burkhart Jr 199

24 John Lawson 174

25 Johnny Gray 165

26 Terry Haddock 132

27 Louis Sweet 127

28 Kenny Sayers 112

29 Bob Weickgenannt 71

30 Bob Hallock 40

30 Don Sosenka 40

32 Keith Jackson 30

32 Peter Russo 30

34 Larry Huff 20

34 Freddie Neely 20

34 Wyatt Radke 20

34 Vicky Fanning 20

38 Jack Wyatt 10

38 Jeff Arend 10

38 Dave Benjamin 10

38 Brent Fanning 10

38 Mitch McDowell 10

38 Norm Wilding 10


PRO STOCK

Rank Driver Points Wins Runner Ups
1 Jeg Coughlin Jr 2054 10 4
2 Kurt Johnson 1604 6
3 Warren Johnson 1481 2 4
4 Ron Krisher 1392 2 2
5 Mark Pawuk 1214 1 1
6 Troy Coughlin 1166
2
7 Richie Stevens Jr 1142 1
8 Jim Yates 1028
2
9 Darrell Alderman 927
2
10 Bruce Allen 887
1
11 Tom Martino 819

12 Rickie Smith 747

13 Allen Johnson 700
1
14 Brad Jeter 624
1
15 Larry Morgan 559

16 V Gaines 547 1
17 Greg Anderson 504
2
18 Scott Geoffrion 464
1
19 George Marnell 453

20 Robert Patrick 426

21 Jamie Yates 332

22 Mike Thomas 316

23 Mark Osborne 263

24 Tony Gillig 254

25 Hurley Blakeney 251

26 Kenny Koretsky 226

27 Terry Adams 166

28 Danny Coffman 162

29 John Nobile 160

30 Roger Jenkins 150

31 Tom Hammonds 141

32 John Fairleigh 133

33 Arturo Delgado 132

34 Mike Trumble Jr 124

35 Bob Benza 122

36 John Geyer 112

37 Don Beverley 101

38 Brad Klein 93

39 Ray Franks 90

39 Gary Wiggins 90

41 Gordie Rivera 81

42 Steve Schmidt 77

43 Bo Nickens 72

44 Carl Beal 60

45 Ed Heck 50

45 Terry Smith 50

47 Randy Jones 40

48 Larry Peternel 30

48 Michael Malmgren 30

48 Jerry Hass 30

51 Jim Basko 20

51 Joel Bayless 20

51 Michael Holton 20

51 Eric Shelton 20

51 Bill Shorts 20

56 Dester Cambron 10

56 Richard Carbone 10

56 J R Carr 10

56 Jim Cunningham 10

56 Victor DeLaGarza 10

56 Mark Ingersoll 10

56 Kevin Lawrence 10

56 Joe Lepone Jr 10

56 Larry Nance 10

56 Harry Scribner 10

56 David Strouse 10