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Paul Tracy
Tracy at the 2018 ABC Supply 500
NationalityCanada Canadian / United States American[1]
BornPaul Anthony Tracy
(1968-12-17) December 17, 1968 (age 56)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
IndyCar Series
Years active2002, 2008–2011
TeamsTeam Green
Vision Racing
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
KV Racing Technology
Dragon Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Starts20
Best finish22nd in 2009
Previous series
1986
1988–90
1991–2003
2004-07
2006–07, 12
2013–14, 16		Can-Am Series
American Racing Series
CART
Champ Car World Series
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Stadium Super Trucks
Championship titles
1990
2003		American Racing Series
CART/Champ Car World Series
Awards
1990
1993
1999
2000		Bruce McLaren Trophy
Most Improved Driver
All-Star Team
All-Star Team
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 1 year
Best finish76th (2006)
First race2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
Last race2006 Ameriquest 300 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish84th (2008)
First race2008 Chevy Silverado 350K (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nicknames "PT" and "the Thrill from West Hill".[2] Since 2014, he has been a color commentator on NBC's IndyCar coverage.

Racing career

Early years

Fascinated by cars since boyhood, Tracy raced go-karts at Goodwood Kartways near his hometown until he was 16. At age 16, in 1985, he became the youngest ever Canadian Formula Ford Champion. He was also the winner of the final Can-Am race in series history at the age of 17; in that same race he achieved the record of the youngest winner in Can-Am history.

Tracy worked his way up through the North American open-wheel feeder series' culminating with winning the 1990 American Racing Series Championship, and in the process set a record for single season wins with nine.

Penske and Newman/Haas years

Tracy making his third start for Penske Racing at Laguna Seca in 1991

The following year, Tracy competed in his first IndyCar event at Long Beach, renting a vehicle from Dale Coyne Racing for $105,000. Noticed by Roger Penske, at mid-season he became a test driver for Penske Racing. In his first race for the team at Michigan he crashed and broke his left leg. He recovered and raced twice more for the team during the season. He was scheduled to start a selected number of races for Penske in 1992 and ended up starting 11 races, many of them as a substitute driver for the injured Rick Mears. Mears announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1992 season and Tracy replaced him in the #3 car.

His first full year of IndyCar competition came in 1993, where he won five times with his first win coming at Long Beach and the others at Cleveland, Toronto, Road America and Laguna Seca. Tracy led the series in laps led and was voted most improved driver by his peers. The 1994 season started out slowly for Tracy as he scored just two points in the first four races. He rebounded from his poor start and finished on the podium in eight of the final twelve races with victories at Detroit, Nazareth, and Laguna Seca. His third-place showing in the points gave Penske a sweep of the top three slots with Al Unser, Jr. winning the title and Emerson Fittipaldi second.

After Penske decided to return to running a two car team for 1995, Penske attempted to transfer Tracy's contract to Bettenhausen Motorsports, however, Tracy's father discovered a clause in his original contract that it could not be assigned, putting Penske in a bind. Tracy tested for Benetton at Estoril in 1994, setting a faster time than Benetton drivers JJ Lehto and Jos Verstappen had managed for that year's Portuguese Grand Prix, and was only 0.7 sec off of Gerhard Berger's pole time for the same race. Tracy was only offered a restrictive contract with few guarantees, and ultimately decided to stay in North America. Tracy was permitted to sign with Newman/Haas Racing for the 1995 season for $1.5 million, with Penske holding an option after that year, where he won two races (Australia and Milwaukee) and finished 6th in the championship.

Penske, after a disappointing 1995, used his option and matched Newman/Haas's offer for the 1996 season of a four year contract of $3.5 million annually. Tracy's return was a disappointment as he finished the season with no wins and 13th in the championship. A back injury also forced him to miss two races. 1997 was a roller coaster season, with consecutive wins at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and Gateway putting him in the points lead. The season went downhill soon after as he finished 26th or worse in each of the final five events to slip to fifth place in the championship. After a disappointing finish in Toronto, Tracy referred to his car as a "piece of shit" to local media and also said that the Penske chassis was obsolete and that the team should switch tire manufacturers. Penske waited until the end of the season before terminating Tracy for making detrimental remarks about the team and sponsors.[3]

Team Green years

Tracy was signed by Team Kool Green for the 1998 season. The year was a struggle for the team and Tracy personally, as he finished no better than fifth in any race and ended up a disappointing 13th in the championship. The low points of the year came in Houston when he crashed out of second place after colliding with his teammate Dario Franchitti, leading to an altercation with team owner Barry Green when Tracy returned to the pits, and when, while leading the Marlboro 500, he spun out during a caution lap 3 laps from the finish.

Several on and off track incidents during the year earned him the wrath of CART officials and he was excluded from the 1999 season opener. Although he missed the first race, Tracy still had a very successful season as he recorded seven podium finishes and had victories at Milwaukee and Houston. He finished third in the championship.

The 2000 season was also a success for Tracy as he won at Long Beach, Road America and Vancouver and finished fifth in the championship. Tracy sat on the pole for the Michigan 500 with a new track record speed of 234.949 mph (378.114 km/h).

Tracy's fourth year with Team Green in 2001 was one of the worst of his career as he went winless and finished 14th in the championship. 2002 was another year of struggle for Tracy. He did win a race at Milwaukee but failed to finish 10 of 19 races and was 11th in the championship.

Tracy competing in the 2002 Indy 500

With Team Green, Tracy returned to the Indianapolis 500 in 2002 for the first time since 1995. A late-race caution flag for a crash appeared at nearly the same time he passed Hélio Castroneves for what would have been the race lead. Team Green protested the result but the official investigation put the determination of the leader of the race as the sole discretion of the race officials. Tracy and Barry Green contended that the decision was made to stop a CART driver beating the regulars of the rival Indy Racing League, which is run by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George.

Forsythe years

During the 2002 CART season, Team Green was purchased by Tracy's long time rival Michael Andretti, who intended to move the team to the IRL, and had sold 7-Eleven a sponsorship based on Tracy staying with the team. Not wanting to drive what he referred to as "crapwagons," Tracy instead opted to join the Player's Forsythe team for the 2003 season. Tracy had one of the best seasons in CART history, becoming the first driver in 32 years to win the first three races of a season with victories in St. Petersburg, Monterrey, and Long Beach. Perhaps the highlight of Tracy's career was at the 2003 Molson Indy Toronto, where he led all 112 laps. Tracy also won Vancouver, Mid-Ohio, and Mexico City, and led 658 laps, earned six poles, and ten podiums on the way to his first-ever championship.

Due to revised Canadian Tobacco laws, Player's could not return as a sponsor for the following season. At the same time, CART went bankrupt and its assets were auctioned off in an Indiana court by Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi, and Tracy's team owner Gerald Forsythe. The lack of sponsor money certainly did not help the team and Tracy was unable to defend his championship in 2004. He finished fourth in the series, with wins at Long Beach and Vancouver.

Tracy at the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2005 season started out strong for Tracy. He led the points standings after five races, winning at Milwaukee and Cleveland. Bad luck and mistakes characterized the rest of his season, however. He was leading at Toronto when he ran out of fuel and crashed on his own while leading at Denver. A hard crash with Sébastien Bourdais at Las Vegas ended his championship hopes. Tracy finished fourth in the standings for the second year in a row.

In May 2006, it was announced that Tracy had re-signed with Forsythe Racing for an additional five seasons. During the San Jose Grand Prix, Tracy made a mistake entering a turn and went off the track into a run-off area. As he rejoined the track, he pulled into the path of Alex Tagliani's unsighted Team Australia car as it rounded the blind corner, causing a collision which destroyed the front end of Tagliani's car and took both drivers out of the race. After the crash, Tagliani angrily confronted Tracy in the pits and demanded that he pay for the damage. Tracy then warned Tagliani not to touch him, but the latter persisted and eventually the two men came to blows before being separated by Champ Car officials. Tracy noted that Tagliani was still wearing his helmet during the scuffle. Both men were fined, while Tracy was put on probation for three races and lost seven points.[4]

Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais in a confrontation at the 2006 Denver Grand Prix

During the next race in Denver, Tracy and French Newman-Haas driver Sébastien Bourdais, while fighting for second on the last lap, collided in a turn after Tracy attempted to pass. Bourdais shoved Tracy, who then took off his helmet and threatened to fight, and Bourdais walked away. Tracy was docked three points in the championship and was fined US$25,000.[5] Bourdais demanded that Tracy be suspended, since he felt that Tracy had cost him several points that he could have used to widen his lead in the points standings over Tracy's teammate, A. J. Allmendinger.

Tracy criticized Bourdais for not confronting him after the incident: "Too bad he wouldn't take his helmet off, then we really would have settled things. But French guys always keep their helmets on".[6] Tracy downplayed the remarks, claiming they were a joke.[7] Bourdais fired back at Tracy, saying: "I guess I'm not a hockey player and I didn't see him taking his helmet off either. I guess if he wants to fight someone, he is in the wrong sport." Tagliani added: "I said he (Tracy) should wear a straitjacket because that's the only thing that could keep him under control. And Sébastien said he can't drive with that on, so maybe it's the only thing that could keep him out of trouble".[7]

Bourdais, Tagliani, and Quebec driver Andrew Ranger asked for the crowd to boo Tracy at the next race in Montreal, on the weekend of August 26. During the warm-ups and qualifying sessions in Montreal, the crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve booed Tracy loudly. However, during the traditional drivers' presentation before the race, Tracy wore a mask resembling that of Blue Demon and a Quebec flag as a cape while doing wrestling gestures, and the fans began to warm up to him.[8] Tracy finished the rain-delayed race in second position behind Bourdais on the following Monday. Fans cheered for Tracy as he wore a Quebec flag on the podium.[9]

In November 2006, Tracy was injured while riding an ATV, but a rumor started that he had jumped a sand trap in a golf cart. Tracy denied the rumor and stated that he does not even own a golf cart. In January 2007, Tracy vowed to win the 2007 Champ Car title.[10] However, on April 14 during a practice session at Long Beach, he crashed into a concrete barrier and suffered a fractured vertebra which forced him to miss the race and the next one in Houston. In late-May, he was given the green light by doctors to return into action for the race in Portland on June 10.[11]

IndyCar Series career

Tracy at the 2009 Honda Indy Toronto

Following the unification of open wheel racing in North America, Forsythe announced that he would not be moving on to race in the IRL-sanctioned IndyCar Series in 2008, but initially refused to release Tracy from his contract, forcing the parties into litigation. The delay meant Tracy was unable to find a full time ride for the season, only appearing for Forsythe in the Champ Car sanctioned 2008 race at Long Beach and for a Subway-sponsored Vision Racing/Walker Racing joint effort in the Rexall Edmonton Indy, finishing 4th.

Tracy drove a limited schedule for KV Racing Technology sponsored by Geico Insurance, finishing 9th in the Indianapolis 500, and also ran races at Milwaukee (for AJ Foyt Enterprises), Edmonton, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, [12] and Watkins Glen.

In 2010, Tracy would attempt 6 races, three with KV Racing and three with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Tracy's best was a 6th at Edmonton with KV, he failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. The following year, Tracy announced he would return to Dryer & Reinbold Racing in the 23 WIX Filters car for the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Tracy would make six more starts with Jay Penske's Dragon Racing in 2011, racing the number 8 Make A Wish Foundation/ARMA Energy car at Long Beach, the Texas, Toronto, and Edmonton. Tracy also raced for Dragon in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship in Las Vegas, where he was involved in the 15 car pileup on Lap 11 that resulted in the death of Dan Wheldon. Tracy announced he would retire from open wheel racing following the accident.

Other racing

Tracy dabbled in the NASCAR Busch Series, and attempted to gain a full-season contract in 2007. However, after poor results in the first three Busch races, Tracy reconsidered and stayed in Champ Car. Tracy also competed in one Camping World Truck Series race in 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th for Germain Racing.

In July 2013, Tracy ran in the Stadium Super Trucks, making his debut at Toronto.[13]

Personal

Tracy has been married three times and has two children. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. On July 16, 2015 Tracy announced via his Instagram that he had become a citizen of the United States while maintaining his citizenship of Canada.[14] He is nicknamed "The Thrill from West Hill" for his connection to West Hill, Toronto.[15]

Tracy has also dabbled as a professional downhill mountain bike racer. He raced for Yeti Bicycles and made appearances in the pro class at famous bike races such as the legendary Kamikaze at Mammoth mountain. Penske developed a special upside down suspension fork for Yeti Cycles and Tracy. Kaiser Aerospace in partnership with Yeti Cycles built one of the first thermoplastic carbon fiber bicycles for Tracy at a cost of $500,000.

Trivia

Tracy appeared as an on-screen extra in an episode of The Littlest Hobo titled "Torque" (1985, Season 6).

Motorsports results

Career summary

Season Series Team Car No. Races Poles Wins Points Position
1986 Can-Am Series Horst Kroll Racing 38 1 1 1 20 8th
1988 HFC American Racing Series Hemelgarn Racing 71/81 11 0 1 58 9th
1989 HFC American Racing Series Maple Leaf Racing 9 11 0 0 65 8th
1990 American Racing Series Landford Racing 90 14 7 9 214 1st
1991 PPG Indy Car World Series Dale Coyne Racing 39 1 0 0 6 21st
Penske Racing 17 3 0 0
1992 PPG Indy Car World Series Penske Racing 7/4 11 2 0 59 12th
1993 PPG Indy Car World Series Penske Racing 12 16 2 5 157 3rd
1994 PPG Indy Car World Series Penske Racing 3 16 4 3 152 3rd
Formula One Mild Seven Benetton Ford Test driver
1995 PPG Indy Car World Series Newman/Haas Racing 3 17 0 2 115 6th
1996 PPG Indy Car World Series Penske Racing 3 14 3 0 60 13th
1997 PPG CART World Series Penske Racing 3 16 2 3 121 5th
1998 FedEx Championship Series Team KOOL Green 26 19 0 0 61 13th
1999 FedEx Championship Series Team KOOL Green 26 19 0 2 161 3rd
2000 FedEx Championship Series Team KOOL Green 26 20 1 3 134 5th
2001 FedEx Championship Series Team KOOL Green 26 20 0 0 73 14th
2002 FedEx Championship Series Team KOOL Green 26 18 0 1 101 11th
Indy Racing League Team Green 26 1 0 0 40 34th
2003 Champ Car World Series Player's Forsythe Racing 3 18 6 7 226 1st
2004 Champ Car World Series Forsythe Championship Racing 1 14 3 2 254 4th
2005 Champ Car World Series Forsythe Championship Racing 3 13 3 2 246 4th
2006 Champ Car World Series Forsythe Championship Racing 3 13 0 0 209 7th
NASCAR Busch Series Frank Cicci Racing 34 5 0 0 372 76th
Biagi Brothers Racing 4 1 0 0
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Michael Shank Racing 6 3 0 0 59 63rd
2007 Champ Car World Series Forsythe Championship Racing 3 12 0 1 171 11th
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Michael Shank Racing 6 1 0 0 15 71st
2008 IndyCar Series Forsythe/Pettit Racing 3 1 0 0 51 33rd
Vision Racing 22 1 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Germain Racing 9 1 0 0 103 84th
2009 IndyCar Series KV Racing Technology 15/5 5 0 0 113 23rd
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 1 0 0
2010 IZOD IndyCar Series KV Racing Technology 15 2 0 0 91 27th
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 24 3 0 0
2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Dragon Racing 8 5 0 0 68 29th
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 1 0 0
2012 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Doran Racing 77 4 0 0 145 15th
Action Express Racing 5 2 0 0

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

American Racing Series

American Racing Series results
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1988 Hemelgarn Racing PHX
1 		MIL
15 		POR
4 		CLE
11 		TOR
14 		MEA
13 		POC MDO
5 		ROA
14 		NAZ
6 		LAG
8 		MIA
14 		9th 58
1989 Maple Leaf Racing PHX
2 		LBH
13 		MIL
14 		DET
11 		POR
2 		MEA
4 		TOR
16 		POC
12 		MDO
3 		ROA
10 		NAZ
15 		LAG 8th 65
1990 Landford Racing PHX
1 		LBH
1 		MIL
1 		DET
8 		POR
1 		CLE
1 		MEA
1 		TOR
1 		DEN
15 		VAN
5 		MDO
1 		ROA
1 		NAZ
10 		LAG
12 		1st 214

CART / Champ Car

CART / Champ Car Series results
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
1991 Dale Coyne Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS V8t SRF LBH
22 		PHX INDY
Wth 		MIL DET POR CLE MDW TOR 21st 6
Penske Racing Penske PC-19 Chevrolet 265A V8t MCH
21 		DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ
7 		LAG
25
1992 Penske Racing Penske PC-20 Chevrolet 265A V8t SRF PHX
4 		LBH INDY
20 		12th 59
Penske PC-21 Chevrolet 265B V8t DET
16 		POR MIL NHA TOR
21 		MCH
2 		CLE
19 		ROA
17 		VAN
23 		MDO
2 		NAZ
3 		LAG
16
1993 Penske Racing Penske PC-22 Chevrolet 265C V8t SRF
21 		PHX
16 		LBH
1 		INDY
30 		MIL
20 		DET
9 		POR
3 		CLE
1 		TOR
1 		MCH
19 		NHA
2 		ROA
1 		VAN
13 		MDO
25 		NAZ
3 		LAG
1 		3rd 157
1994 Penske Racing Penske PC-23 Ilmor 265D V8t SRF
16 		PHX
23 		LBH
20 		MIL
3 		DET
1 		POR
3 		CLE
3 		TOR
5 		MCH
16 		MDO
2 		NHA
2 		VAN
20 		ROA
18 		NAZ
1 		LAG
1 		3rd 152
Mercedes-Benz 500I V8t INDY
23
1995 Newman/Haas Racing Lola T95/00 Ford XB V8t MIA
27 		SRF
1 		PHX
4 		LBH
28 		NAZ
26 		INDY
24 		MIL
1 		DET
8 		POR
18 		ROA
2 		TOR
8 		CLE
26 		MCH
23 		MDO
2 		NHA
23 		VAN
8 		LAG
2 		6th 115
1996 Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz IC108C V8t MIA
23 		RIO
19 		SRF
22 		LBH
4 		NAZ
5 		U.S.
7 		MIL
3 		DET
17 		POR
27 		CLE
9 		TOR
5 		MCH
Wth 		MDO ROA
12 		VAN
18 		LAG
29 		13th 60
1997 Penske Racing Penske PC-26 Mercedes-Benz IC108D V8t MIA
2 		SRF
19 		LBH
7 		NAZ
1 		RIO
1 		GAT
1 		MIL
6 		DET
Wth 		POR
7 		CLE
7 		TOR
10 		MCH
4 		MDO
27 		ROA
28 		VAN
28 		LAG
26 		FON
26 		5th 121
1998 Team KOOL Green Reynard 98i Honda HRK V8t MIA
27 		MOT
5 		LBH
25 		NAZ
5 		RIO
25 		GAT
26 		MIL
7 		DET
7 		POR
28 		CLE
19 		TOR
14 		MCH
9 		MDO
5 		ROA
6 		VAN
11 		LAG
8 		HOU
20 		SRF
23 		FON
14 		13th 61
1999 Team KOOL Green Reynard 99i Honda HRS V8t MIA MOT
11 		LBH
21 		NAZ
3 		RIO
15 		GAT
19 		MIL
1 		POR
5 		CLE
4 		ROA
11 		TOR
2 		MCH
3 		DET
2 		MDO
2 		CHI
23 		VAN
18 		LAG
4 		HOU
1 		SRF
7 		FON
18 		3rd 161
2000 Team KOOL Green Reynard 2Ki Honda HR-0 V8t MIA
3 		LBH
1 		RIO
3 		MOT
6 		NAZ
10 		MIL
15 		DET
20 		POR
18 		CLE
19 		TOR
3 		MCH
7 		CHI
19 		MDO
16 		ROA
1 		VAN
1 		LAG
11 		GAT
18 		HOU
4 		SRF
17 		FON
24 		5th 134
2001 Team KOOL Green Reynard 01i Honda HR-1 V8t MTY
3 		LBH
4 		TXS
NH 		NAZ
3 		MOT
18 		MIL
24 		DET
14 		POR
21 		CLE
24 		TOR
6 		MCH
7 		CHI
12 		MDO
4 		ROA
26 		VAN
26 		LAU
10 		ROC
6 		HOU
24 		LAG
18 		SRF
14 		FON
24 		14th 73
2002 Team KOOL Green Reynard 02i Honda HR-2 V8t MTY
8 		LBH
7 		11th 101
Lola B02/00 MOT
19 		MIL
1* 		LAG
17 		POR
17 		CHI
9 		TOR
16 		CLE
3 		VAN
2* 		MDO
18 		ROA
13* 		MTL
4 		DEN
8 		ROC
19 		MIA
12 		SRF
3 		FON
17 		MXC
16
2003 Player's Forsythe Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t STP
1* 		MTY
1* 		LBH
1 		BRH
17 		LAU
12 		MIL
12 		LAG
3 		POR
2* 		CLE
2* 		TOR
1* 		VAN
1* 		ROA
15 		MDO
1* 		MTL
6 		DEN
4 		MIA
16 		MXC
1* 		SRF
13 		FON
NH 		1st 226
2004 Forsythe Championship Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH
1* 		MTY
7 		MIL
17 		POR
3 		CLE
17 		TOR
5 		VAN
1* 		ROA
12 		DEN
2* 		MTL
4 		LAG
10 		LAS
18 		SRF
4* 		MXC
10 		4th 254
2005 Forsythe Championship Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH
2 		MTY
15 		MIL
1 		POR
3 		CLE
1 		TOR
16 		EDM
3 		SJO
2 		DEN
16 		MTL
8 		LSV
17 		SRF
17 		MXC
3 		4th 246
2006 Forsythe Championship Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH
17 		HOU
2 		MTY
4 		MIL
16 		POR
7 		CLE
16 		TOR
2 		EDM
5 		SJO
15 		DEN
6 		MTL
2 		ROA
10 		SRF
4 		MXC 7th 209
2007 Forsythe Championship Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8t LSV
3 		LBH
Wth 		HOU POR
10 		CLE
1 		MTT
15 		TOR
14 		EDM
5 		SJO
11 		ROA
12 		ZOL
10 		ASN
17 		SRF
9 		MXC
5 		11th 171

IndyCar Series

IndyCar Series results
Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points
2002 Team Green Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
2 		TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MCH KTY GAT CHI TX2 34th 40
2008 Forsythe/Pettit Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8t HMS
 STP
 MOT1
DNP 		LBH1
11 		KAN
 INDY
 MIL
 TXS
 IOW
 RIR
 WGL
 NSH
 MDO
 33rd 51
Vision Racing Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 EDM
4 		KTY
 SNM
 DET
 CHI
 SRF2
2009 KV Racing Technology Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 STP
 LBH
 KAN
 INDY
9 		WGL
20 		TOR
19 		EDM
6 		KTY
 MDO
7 		SNM
 CHI
 MOT
 HMS
 23rd 113
A. J. Foyt Enterprises MIL
17 		TXS
 IOW
 RIR
2010 KV Racing Technology Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 SAO
 STP
 ALA
 LBH
 KAN
 INDY
DNQ 		TXS
 IOW
 TOR
13 		EDM
6 		MDO
 SNM
 CHI
 27th 91
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing WGL
14 		KTY
12 		MOT
22 		HMS
2011 Dragon Racing Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 STP ALA LBH
16 		SAO TXS1
12 		TXS2
13 		MIL IOW TOR
16 		EDM
26 		MDO NHM SNM BAL MOT KTY LVS3
C 		29th 68
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing INDY
25
1 Run on same day.
2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
3 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1991 Lola T9000 Cosworth Wth Dale Coyne Racing
1992 Penske PC-21 Chevrolet B 19 20 Penske
1993 Penske PC-22 Chevrolet C 7 30 Penske
1994 Penske PC-23 Ilmor-Mercedes 25 23 Penske
1995 Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 16 24 Newman/Haas
2002 Dallara Chevrolet 29 2 Team Green
2009 Dallara Honda 13 9 KV
2010 Dallara Honda DNQ KV
2011 Dallara Honda 25 25 Dreyer & Reinbold

Sports car racing

Can-Am

Can-Am Series results
Year Team 1 2 3 4 Rank Points
1986 Horst Kroll Racing MOS1
 SUM
 GAT
 MOS2
1 		8th 20

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results
Year Team Make Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
2006 Michael Shank Racing Riley Lexus DP DAY
54/27 		MEX
3/3 		HOM LBH VIR LAG PHX LRP WAT1 DAY2
4/4 		BAR WAT2 INF MIL 63rd 59
2007 Michael Shank Racing Riley Lexus DP DAY
26/16 		MEX HOM VIR LAG LRP WAT1 MDO DAY2 IOWA CGV BAR WAT2 INF MIL 71st 15
2012 Doran Racing Dallara Ford DP DAY
7/7 		BAR HOM NJ
21/8 		BIP MDO RA WAT1
10/10 		IMS
16/6 		WAT2 15th 145
Action Express Racing Chevrolet Corvette CGV
3/3 		LAG
9/9 		LRP

24 Hours of Daytona

Year Class No Team Car Engine Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos.
2006 DP 6 United States Michael Shank Racing Riley Lexus United States Paul Mears Jr.
United States Mike Borkowski
Canada Ken Wilden 		168 54 DNF 27 DNF
2007 DP 6 United States Michael Shank Racing Riley Lexus United States A. J. Allmendinger
United States Henri Zogaib
United States Ian James 		595 26 16
2012 DP 77 United States Doran Racing Dallara DP-01 Ford 5.0L V8 United States Jim Lowe
United States Burt Frisselle
United States Brian Frisselle
United States Billy Johnson 		748 7 7

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBGNC Pts
2006 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY
24 		CAL LVS
36 		ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL
35 		RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
28 		CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL
42 		RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 76th 372
Biagi Brothers Racing 4 Dodge MXC
37

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTSC Pts
2008 Germain Racing 9 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX
20 		PHO HOM 84th 103

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SSTC Pts Ref
2013 PHO LBH LAN SDG SDG STL TOR TOR
7 		CRA CRA OCF OCF OCF CPL 25th 14 [16]
2014 STP STP LBH IMS IMS DET DET DET AUS TOR
6 		TOR
4 		OCF OCF CSS LVV LVV 20th 33 [17]
2016 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH DET DET DET TOW TOW TOW TOR
9* 		TOR
12 		CLT CLT OCF OCF SRF SRF SRF 30th 24 [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/paultracyofficial/p/5NpRLFA7jz/
  2. ^ Miller, Robin (December 14, 2014). "My Way: Robin Miller on Paul Tracy". Racer.com.
  3. ^ Taylor, Simon. "Lunch With... Paul Tracy". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ Champ Car fines Tracy and Tagliani, Canadian Press, August 2, 2006
  5. ^ Tracy fined, docked points for Denver race, Canadian Press, August 15, 2006
  6. ^ Tracy downplays French-helmet remarks, TSN.ca, August 14, 2006
  7. ^ a b Bourdais suggests "welcome" for Tracy, Canadian Press/TSN.ca, August 24, 2006
  8. ^ Rain postpones Montreal Grand Prix, Canadian Press, August 27, 2006
  9. ^ Bourdais edges Tracy in Montreal, Canadian Press, August 28, 2006
  10. ^ PAUL TRACY'S NEW YEAR COMES WITH RENEWED COMMITMENT Archived 2007-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Champ Car World Series, January 2, 2007
  11. ^ Tracy returns to the track this week, Canadian Press, May 21, 2007
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser join Robby Gordon's Stadium SUPER Trucks series for Toronto". Racer. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  14. ^ http://instagram.com/p/5NpRLFA7jz/
  15. ^ Pappone, Jeff (14 April 2011). "The Thrill from West Hill is back on the track". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  16. ^ "2013 SST Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  17. ^ "2014 Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "2016 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by American Racing Series Champion
1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by CART Series Champion
2003 		Succeeded by
Sébastien Bourdais
(as Champ Car World Series Champion)
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