Dennis Vitolo
Appearance
Dennis Vitolo | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Massapequa, New York, U.S. | December 18, 1956
Retired | 1999 |
CART World Series | |
Years active | 1988–1989, 1991–1999 |
Teams | Bettenhausen Racing Dale Coyne Racing Walker Racing Dick Simon Racing Pagan Racing Project Indy Payton/Coyne Racing |
Starts | 36 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 25th in 1997 |
Previous series | |
1997 | Indy Racing League |
Dennis Vitolo (born December 18, 1956) is an American former race driver who competed in the CART series. He raced in the 1988 and 1991-1999 seasons with 36 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500. He was involved in a crash in that race, taking out reigning CART champion Nigel Mansell in an incident that occurred under caution. The field had slowed and Vitolo ran into the rear of Mansell's car on the warm-up lane between turns 1 and 2.[1] He also raced in the 1997 Indianapolis 500, which by then had become part of the Indy Racing League. His best career CART finish was 7th, in the U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway.
Racing record
American Open Wheel racing results
(key)
CART
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
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1988 | Bettenhausen Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NZR | LS | MIA 11 |
33rd | 2 | |||||
1989 | Bettenhausen Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET DNQ |
POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO DNQ |
ROA | NZR | LS | NC | - | |||||
1991 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF Ret |
LBH Ret |
PHX | INDY | MIL | DET Ret |
POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NZR Ret |
LS | 37th | 0 | |||
1992 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF | PHX Ret |
LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHM 14 |
TOR | MIS | CLE | ROA | VAN | NZR Ret |
LS 17 |
42nd | 0 | |||||
Walker Motorsport | MDO DNS |
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1993 | Dale Coyne Racing | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET DNQ |
POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | NHM | ROA | VAN | MDO | NZR | LS | NC | - | ||||
1994 | Dick Simon Racing | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY Ret |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | ROA | NZR | LS | 53rd | 0 | ||||
1995 | Pagan Racing | MIA Ret |
SRF | PHX | LBH | NZR | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | LS | 41st | 0 | |||
1996 | Project Indy | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH Ret |
NZR | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | 38th | 0 | ||||
1997 | Project Indy | MIA Ret |
SRF | LBH Wth |
NZR DNQ |
RIO | GAT | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | VAN Ret |
LS 20 |
25th | 6 | ||||||||
Payton/Coyne Racing | TOR Ret |
MIS 7 |
MDO | ROA | FON 16 |
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1998 | Payton/Coyne Racing | MIA Ret |
MOT | LBH | NZR Ret |
RIO | GAT Ret |
MIL DNQ |
DET Ret |
POR 18 |
CLE Ret |
TOR | MIS Ret |
MDO | ROA | VAN Ret |
LS Ret |
HOU Ret |
SRF DNS |
FON Ret |
33rd | 0 | |
1999 | Payton/Coyne Racing | MIA 16 |
MOT | LBH | NZR Wth |
RIO | GAT Ret |
MIL 22 |
POR | CLE | ROA | TOR Ret |
MIS 11 |
DET | MDO | CHI 15 |
VAN | LS | HOU | SRF | FON 15 |
30th | 2 |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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1996-97 | Beck Motorsports | Dallara IR7 | Infiniti | NHM | LVS | WDW | PHX | INDY 15 |
TXS | PPIR | CHR | NH2 | LV2 | 45th | 20 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1994 | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB | 15 | 26 | Dick Simon Racing |
1997 | Dallara | Infiniti | 28 | 15 | Beck Motorsports |
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