Frank Weiss
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Frank Weiss is a retired Canadian
racecar driver. He competed in the USAC
and CART
Championship Car series.
Weiss made his champ car debut in 1975 at Milwaukee
. He returned the following year to race at Milwaukee and Michigan
. In 1978 he attempted to qualify for the fall Phoenix
race but failed to qualify. 1979 was his most active year as the CART/USAC split ruptured champ car racing and Weiss competed in the USAC events at Ontario
, both Milwaukee races, and Pocono Raceway
and the September CART race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
. He registered a career-best finish of 7th in the August race at Milwaukee and finished 16th in the 1979 USAC National Championship. He also attempted to qualify for his first Indianapolis 500
that year but failed to complete rookie orientation. The following year Weiss returned to Indianapolis and finished orientation but failed to make the field. The same result occurred at Indianapolis in 1981 in what would be Weiss' final attempt at a Champ Car race.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
racecar driver. He competed in the USAC
United States Automobile Club
The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...
and CART
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
Championship Car series.
Weiss made his champ car debut in 1975 at 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....
. He returned the following year to race at Milwaukee and Michigan
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas...
. In 1978 he attempted to qualify for the fall 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...
race but failed to qualify. 1979 was his most active year as the CART/USAC split ruptured champ car racing and Weiss competed in the USAC events at Ontario
Ontario Motor Speedway
The Ontario Motor Speedway, located in Ontario, California, east of Los Angeles, was the first and only automobile racing facility built to accommodate major races sanctioned by all of the four dominant racing sanctioning bodies: IndyCar Series and USAC for open-wheel oval car races; NASCAR for a ...
, both Milwaukee races, and Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond...
and the September CART race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
. He registered a career-best finish of 7th in the August race at Milwaukee and finished 16th in the 1979 USAC National Championship. He also attempted to qualify for his first Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
that year but failed to complete rookie orientation. The following year Weiss returned to Indianapolis and finished orientation but failed to make the field. The same result occurred at Indianapolis in 1981 in what would be Weiss' final attempt at a Champ Car race.