1991 in Indy Lights
Encyclopedia
The 1991 Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races. Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 won four races on his way to the championship. He was one of six different winners on the season.

Calendar

Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Long Beach
Long Beach Grand Prix
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is an open-wheel race held on a street circuit in Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder and promoter which began as a vision while working at a travel agency in downtown Long Beach. It was the premier circuit in the Champ Car from 1996, and...

 
California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 
April 14, 1991 45 2.687531=120.938895 km 0'54:36.499 132.880 km/h Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
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2 Phoenix
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

 
Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 
April 21, 1991 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'38:59.979 185.690 km/h Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
?
3 Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

 
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 
June 2, 1991 100 1.6607976=166.07976 km 0'54:47.080 181.890 km/h Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
John Marconi  Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
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4 Detroit
Detroit Indy Grand Prix
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix presented by shopautoweek.com is a weekend of professional auto racing held at the Renaissance Center and later the Belle Isle in Detroit, United States. It has been held from 1989-01, 2007–08, and is scheduled for 2012 and beyond...

 
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 
June 16, 1991 30 4.02325=120.6975 km 0'56:27.903 128.254 km/h Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
?
5 Portland
Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway is located in Portland, Oregon, USA's, Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It is west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5....

 
Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 
June 23, 1991 40 3.0930746=123.722984 km 0'43:54.052 169.094 km/h Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
P. J. Jones  P. J. Jones  ?
6 Cleveland
Grand Prix of Cleveland
The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an open wheel automobile racing event in the Champ Car World Series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. The 2006 race, held on June 25, marked the 25th anniversary of the event...

 
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 
July 7, 1991 32 3.8124317=121.9978144 km 0'38:06.5 192.081 km/h Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
?
7 Meadowlands
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...

 
New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 
July 14, 1991 63 1.9585181=123.38664 km 0'45:18.60 163.390 km/h Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
P. J. Jones  ?
8 Toronto  July 21, 1991 42 2.8709912=120.58163 km 0'47:41.265 151.714 km/h P. J. Jones  Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
?
9 Denver  Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 
August 25, 1991 30 3.122042=93.66126 km 0'48:18.360 116.335 km/h P. J. Jones  Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
P. J. Jones  ?
10 Lexington
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

 
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 
September 15, 1991 34 3.6337994=122.004252 km 0'51:35.404 141.893 km/h Brian Till
Brian Till
Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

 
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
?
11 Nazareth
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....

 
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 
October 6, 1991 75 1.5223978=114.179835 km 0'39:15.623 174.496 km/h Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
?
12 Monterey
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....

 
California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 
October 20, 1991 34 3.5629902=121.1416668 km 0'49:32.944 146.693 km/h Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
?



Long Beach race

Held April 14 at Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

 Street Course. Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  2. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

  3. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

  4. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  5. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...


Phoenix race

Held April 21 at Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

. Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

  2. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  3. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  4. Tommy Byrne
    Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
    Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

  5. Johnny O'Connell
    Johnny O'Connell
    Johnny O'Connell , is a GM factory racecar driver from United States, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia...


Milwaukee race

Held June 2 at The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....

. John Marconi won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

  2. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  3. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

  4. P. J. Jones
  5. John Marconi

Detroit race

Held June 16 at the Detroit street circuit
Detroit street circuit
The streets of Detroit, Michigan hosted Formula One racing, and later CART racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. The course was set up near the Renaissance Center and the Cobo Arena, also including a small part of the M-1 highway, also known as Woodward Avenue.Created largely in an effort to...

. Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  2. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

  3. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  4. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

  5. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...


Portland race

Held June 23 at Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway
Portland International Raceway is located in Portland, Oregon, USA's, Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It is west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5....

. P. J. Jones won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  2. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

  3. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  4. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  5. P. J. Jones

Cleveland race

Held July 7 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  2. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  3. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

  4. Johnny O'Connell
    Johnny O'Connell
    Johnny O'Connell , is a GM factory racecar driver from United States, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia...

  5. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...


Meadowlands race

Held July 14 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...

. Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  2. P. J. Jones
  3. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

  4. Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff
    Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

  5. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...


Toronto race

Held July 21 at Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...

. Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. P. J. Jones
  2. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

  3. John Marconi
  4. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

  5. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...


Denver race

Held August 25 at the Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 street circuit. Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. P. J. Jones
  2. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  3. Roberto Quintanilla
  4. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  5. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...


Mid-Ohio race

Held September 15 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

. Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  2. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  3. Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon
    Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

  4. P. J. Jones
  5. Roberto Quintanilla

Nazareth race

Held October 6 at Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from 1910 to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario and Michael Andretti. It was associated with Frankie Schneider in its earlier dirt track history....

. Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl
    Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

  2. P. J. Jones
  3. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  4. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  5. Roberto Quintanilla

Laguna Seca race

Held October 20 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....

. Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 won the pole.

Top Five Results
  1. Mark Smith
    Mark Smith (auto racer)
    Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

  2. Brian Till
    Brian Till
    Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

  3. Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart
    Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

  4. Mike Snow
  5. P. J. Jones

Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
Place Name Country Team Total Points                        
1 Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Landford Racing  174 22 14 16 22 20 6 20 9 16 1 14 14
2 Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Evergreen Racing  155 12 18 6 8 14 22 11 10 12 16 5 21
3 P. J. Jones  Landford Racing  123 - 3 12 - 12 - 17 20 21 12 16 10
4 Franck Fréon
Franck Fréon
Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

 
Fréon Racing Services  121 10 6 14 16 16 8 8 12 8 14 4 5
5 Brian Till
Brian Till
Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

 
Cole Performance  120 6 - 8 14 12 16 - 6 10 20 12 16
6 Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
Leading Edge Motorsport  110 16 5 4 12 8 10 14 17 2 1 20 1
7 Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
Groff Motorsports  107 14 20 21 10 4 14 12 3 1 - 8 -
8 John Marconi  Marconi Racing/U.S. Racing  54 1 4 4 5 14 5 6 - 3
P.I.G. Racing  11 - 1
9 Roberto Quintanilla  Roquin Motorsports  53 - - - 1 2 5 6 5 14 10 10 -
10 Jeff Davis  Leading Edge Motorsport  39 - - 3 2 3 3 4 4 6 4 8 2
11 Johnny O'Connell
Johnny O'Connell
Johnny O'Connell , is a GM factory racecar driver from United States, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia...

 
Team Milkhouse  37 4 10 5 - 6 12 - - - - - -
12 Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
P.I.G. Racing  35 5 12 - 5 5 - - - - - - 8
13 Mike Snow  Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
29 8 - - - - 1 - - 3 5 - 12
14 Dave Kudrave
David Kudrave
David Kudrave , is an open wheel racecar driver. He raced in the 1993 CART season, with 8 career starts. His best finish came in his first race, the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kudrave also raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 Indy Racing League seasons, with 3 starts...

 
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
16 - 1 - 6 - - - - -
Regency Racing  3 - 6
15 Rob Wilson  McNeill Motorsports  15 3 2
Stuart Moore Racing  2 - - - - - - 8 - -
16 George Sutcliffe  P.I.G. Racing  9 - 8 1 - - - - - - - - -
17 Bob Reid
Bob Reid
Robert "Bob" Reid was a former professional footballer, who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...

 
McNeill Motorsports  8 - - - 4 - 2 - - -
Leading Edge Motorsport  2 - -
18 Scott Backman  John Martin Racing  4 - - - - - - - - 4 - - -
Page Jones  Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
4 - - - - - - - - - - - 4
20 Sandy Dells  Roquin Motorsports  3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
Wayne Cerbo  Stuart Moore Racing  3 - - - - - - 3 - - - - -
22 Marty Roth
Marty Roth
Marty Roth is a former Canadian race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing....

 
Roquin Motorsports  2 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Doricott, Jr.  Cameron-McGee Motorsports  2 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
24 Desiré Wilson
Desiré Wilson
Desiré Randall Wilson is a former racing driver from South Africa, one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. She entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works Williams FW07 prepared by Brands Hatch Racing, but failed to qualify...

 
 South Africa Leading Edge Motorsport  1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - -


Note:

Race 7, 8 and 11 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result


R13=retired, but classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify (6)=place after practice, but grid position not held free DIS(10)=disqualified after finishing in tenth place
Place Name Country Team                        
1 Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart
Eric Bachelart is a former race car driver and current Conquest Racing team owner.-Racing career:...

 
Landford Racing  1 1 2 3 8 2 1 1 3 1 5 7 6 1 1 6 5 2 2 R13 9 3 9 3
2 Mark Smith
Mark Smith (auto racer)
Mark Smith is an American former race car driver born in Portland, Oregon. Smith entered karting competition at the age of 14 and won 6 championships in multiple IKF divisions...

 
Evergreen Racing  10 4 1 2 7 7 7 6 2 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 4 8 2 3 R8 3 1
3 P. J. Jones  Landford Racing  3 R15 3 10 3 4 4 R14 1 5 7 R14 2 2 4 1 2 1 6 4 6 2 2 5
4 Franck Fréon
Franck Fréon
Franck Fréon is a French race car driver. He began his career in the French Renault 5 Turbo Championship in 1986 and 1987 then competed in French Formula Three from 1988 to 1989...

 
Fréon Racing Services  7 5 10 7 4 3 3 2 4 2 9 6 5 6 8 4 8 6 3 3 4 R9 15 8
5 Brian Till
Brian Till
Brian Till , is a racecar driver who formerly competed in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1992-1995 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500, where he finished in 12th position. He finished in the top ten 3 times in CART races.Earlier in his career, he...

 
Cole Performance  9 7 4 R15 5 6 5 3 5 4 3 2 (6) NS 7 7 10 5 4 1 7 4 4 2
6 Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl
Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series...

 
Leading Edge Motorsport  8 2 11 8 6 9 9 4 9 6 2 5 3 3 2 2 3 R11 1 R14 2 1 1 R17
7 Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff
Robbie Groff , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with 9 combined starts...

 
Groff Motorsports  6 3 5 1 2 1 11 5 12 9 4 3 4 4 3 R10 1 R13 5 R15 1 R7 5 15
8 John Marconi  Marconi Racing/U.S. Racing  14 12 13 9 8 9 8 8 6 3 7 8 13 7 - - 13 10
P.I.G. Racing  1 5 8 R16 6 R12
9 Roberto Quintanilla  Roquin Motorsports  4 R16 - - - - 12 R12 13 11 10 8 7 7 9 8 4 3 7 5 10 5 16 14
10 Jeff Davis  Leading Edge Motorsport  - - - - 10 10 16 11 14 10 11 10 9 9 10 9 9 7 12 9 8 6 12 11
11 Johnny O'Connell
Johnny O'Connell
Johnny O'Connell , is a GM factory racecar driver from United States, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia...

 
Team Milkhouse  2 9 8 5 12 8 2 R15 11 7 6 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Tommy Byrne
Tommy Byrne (Formula One)
Thomas Byrne is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in with the backmarker Theodore team, debuting on 8 August...

 
P.I.G. Racing  5 8 7 4 - - 6 R8 7 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 6
13 Mike Snow  Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
11 6 9 13 - - 13 13 10 R14 13 12 (10) NS - - 13 10 10 8 5 DIS(10) 7 4
14 Dave Kudrave
David Kudrave
David Kudrave , is an open wheel racecar driver. He raced in the 1993 CART season, with 8 career starts. His best finish came in his first race, the Valvoline 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kudrave also raced in the 1996 and 1996-1997 Indy Racing League seasons, with 3 starts...

 
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
15 R18 6 R12 - - 10 7 8 R13 - - - - - - - -
Regency Racing  11 10 - - 4 7
15 Rob Wilson  McNeill Motorsports  12 10 12 11
Stuart Moore Racing  11 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 6 - - 14 16
16 George Sutcliffe  P.I.G. Racing  16 13 15 6 9 R12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Bob Reid
Bob Reid
Robert "Bob" Reid was a former professional footballer, who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...

 
McNeill Motorsports  - - - - - - 14 9 - - 14 11 - - - - - -
Leading Edge Motorsport  14 11 - - - -
18 Scott Backman  John Martin Racing  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 9 - - - - - -
Page Jones  Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports
Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won the first IRL race in 1996 at Walt Disney World...

 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 9
20 Sandy Dells  Roquin Motorsports  - - - - - - 15 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wayne Cerbo  Stuart Moore Racing  - - - - - - - - - - 12 13 10 R10 - - - - - - - - - -
22 Marty Roth
Marty Roth
Marty Roth is a former Canadian race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing....

 
Roquin Motorsports  13 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Doricott, Jr.  Cameron-McGee Motorsports  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 12 - - 17 12
24 Desiré Wilson
Desiré Wilson
Desiré Randall Wilson is a former racing driver from South Africa, one of only five women to have competed in Formula One. She entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works Williams FW07 prepared by Brands Hatch Racing, but failed to qualify...

 
 South Africa Leading Edge Motorsport  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 R12 - - - - - -
- Hugh O'Neill  Sandy Dells Racing  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 13
- Cheryl Glass  Glass Racing  18 R17 14 R14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Mark Ritchey  Leading Edge Motorsport  17 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Ken Murillo ? 19 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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