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Paul Tracy
Tracy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Second Qualification Day for the 2009 Indianapolis 500
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1968-12-17) December 17, 1968 (age 55)
Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IZOD IndyCar Series career
Debut season2002
Car number8, 23
Former teamsTeam Green
Vision Racing
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
KV Racing Technology
Team Penske
Starts20
Best finish22nd in 2009
Previous series
1986
1988–1990
1991–2007
2006-2007, 2012

2006
2008		Can-Am Series
American Racing Series
CART/Champ Car World Series
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
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

Paul Anthony Tracy (born December 17, 1968) is a Canadian former professional auto racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nickname "the thrill from West Hill".[1]

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, he competed in his first IndyCar event at Long Beach and at mid-season 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 at the end of the season. He was scheduled to start a selected number of races for Penske in 1992 and ended up starting 11 races, many of his starts as a substitute driver for the injured Rick Mears. Mears announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 1992 season and Tracy replaced Mears in the #3.

His first full year of IndyCar competition came in 1993 and he won five times with his first win coming at Long Beach and the others at Cleveland, Toronto, Road America and Laguna Seca. Paul 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. That year, Tracy also tested with the Benetton Formula One team at Estoril.

Despite three successful seasons at Penske racing, Paul switched to Newman/Haas Racing for the 1995 season. Although he won two races (Australia and Milwaukee) and finished 6th in the championship, Tracy returned to Penske racing for 1996. His return to Penske 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 for Tracy. He won consecutive events at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and Gateway, to take 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. His wins were the 97th, 98th and 99th for Penske Racing in CART; they had to wait 3 more years for their 100th.

During this period (1994–1995) Paul Tracy 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 Mammouth mountain. During this time Penske developed a special upside down suspension fork for Yeti Cycles and Paul. Kaiser Aerospace in partnership with Yeti Cycles built one of the first thermoplastic carbon fiber bicycles for Paul at a cost of 1/2 million dollars to produce.

Team Green years

Tracy left Penske Racing again to race for Team KOOL Green for the 1998 season. The year was a struggle as he finished no better than fifth in any race and ended up a disappointing 13th in the championship. The low point 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.

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, Paul 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. Paul sat on the pole for the Michigan 500 with a new track record speed of 234.949 mph (378.114 km/h).

Paul's fourth year with 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 Paul. 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 proved that Castroneves was still ahead at the time the caution came out. Tracy and Barry Green contended that the caution flag was timed to stop a CART driver beating the regulars of the rival Indy Racing League, which is run by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George. In the previous year's race, CART drivers had claimed the first 5 finishing positions, leading Tracy's supporters to believe that IRL brass was looking to avoid another defeat in the biggest race of the year. Perhaps as a result of this, Tracy was received CART's Most Popular Driver Award later that same year.

Forsythe years

Tracy made his off-season move to the Player’s/Forsythe team for the 2003 season and had one of the best ever seasons in Champ Car history. He became the first driver in 32 years to win the first three races of a season, scoring victories in St. Petersburg, Monterrey, and Long Beach. His other victories came at Toronto (his finest victory of the season and perhaps his career; he led all 112 laps and, at one point, had a lead so big that when the first full-course caution of the race came out, Tracy managed to complete a pit stop before anyone else even got close to the pit lane entrance), Vancouver, Mid-Ohio, and Mexico City. He led 658 laps, earned six poles, and ten podiums on the way to his first-ever championship.

Due to tobacco advertising 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. The series was purchased by Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi, and Tracy's team owner Gerald Forsythe. The lack of sponsor money certainly did not help the team and Paul 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.

2006 looked to be a transitional year for Tracy, with a five-race deal run in the NASCAR Busch Series possibly becoming a full-season contract in 2007. However, for a number of reasons, including poor results in the first three Busch races, Tracy reconsidered and determined that staying in Champ Car might be his best option. In May 2006, it was announced that Tracy had re-signed with Forsythe Racing for an additional five seasons. He announced plans to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007 for Riley D'Hondt Motorsports with sponsorship from SportClips. Tracy also competed in one Camping World Truck Series race in 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th for Germain Racing. He has since stated that he has no plans to run in NASCAR in 2009.

Tracy at Toronto in 2007

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.[2] 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.[3]

IndyCar Series career

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, leaving Tracy a free agent after the 2008 race at Long Beach. After being without a ride for most of the season, Tracy signed a deal to drive for a joint Vision Racing/Walker Racing effort in the Rexall Edmonton Indy with sponsorship from Subway. Despite starting 15th in the race (due to a last qualifying lap spin by Marty Roth during the second knockout session), Tracy finished 4th behind Justin Wilson, Hélio Castroneves, and winner Scott Dixon. He had a fastest personal lap time of 1:02.9258 at 112.876 mph (181.656 km/h) set on lap 77.

On April 17, 2009 between practice sessions of the Long Beach Grand Prix it was announced that Tracy will drive in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 for KV Racing Technology sponsored by Geico Insurance. Races at Edmonton, Toronto, and Watkins Glen were later added to the KV/Tracy program for 2009, with additional races possible. Following Tracy's 9th-place finish in his return to the Indy 500, AJ Foyt Enterprises signed Tracy to replace the injured Vitor Meira in the #14 car, but only for the Milwaukee race.[4] Tracy drove again in 2009 for KV Racing at Mid-Ohio in place of Mario Moraes, who returned to Brazil after his father died.[5]

Other racing

In July 2013, Tracy ran in the Stadium Super Trucks, making his debut at Toronto.[6]

Controversies

French helmet

During his racing career, Tracy has been involved in several controversies, notably involving CART bosses. Also, several rivals have alleged that he is aggressive and sometimes dangerous, habits which have caused several accidents and feuds in the past. However, the most recent and high-profile incident involving the Canadian driver was the French helmet controversy.

The French helmet controversy erupted during the 2006 season after Tracy was involved in two on-track incidents at San Jose and Denver. At San Jose, Tracy missed a right curve and went straight into an open space area. By trying to return to the track, he hit Alex Tagliani's car, damaging the whole front of it. After the crash, Tagliani, a French-Canadian, angrily confronted Tracy in the pits and demanded that he pay for the damage since Tagliani's race team had financial issues. 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 an undisclosed amount of money, while Tracy was put on probation for three races and lost seven points.[7]

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

During the next race in Denver, Tracy and French driver Sébastien Bourdais were fighting for the second position on the last lap. Tracy, while having fuel and brake issues, was well behind Bourdais coming into the final corner. Still, he did not slow down enough, losing control and hitting Bourdais' car in the process. The Newman-Haas driver then charged at Tracy and gave him a shove. Although Tracy invited Bourdais to confront him, the latter chose to walk away from the potential altercation. Tracy was docked an additional three points in the championship and was fined US$25,000. Champ Car mentioned that "Tracy's on-track actions in Denver were determined to be in violation of his probation"[8] a probation stemming from the San Jose incident. Bourdais demanded that Tracy be suspended, since he felt that Tracy had cost him several points that he could have used to widen his now-slim lead in the points standings over A. J. Allmendinger, Tracy's teammate, who won the Denver race.

During a post-race interview, 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".[9] Tracy downplayed the remarks, claiming they were a joke, but added one week later: "I said it was a joke, but it's a fact. If I said anything untrue, I'd apologize for it, but in both instances, they came to me to get in an altercation with their helmets on. I don't regret it, but I said it in joking".[10] Bourdais, Tagliani, and Quebec driver Andrew Ranger asked for the crowd to boo him at the next race in Montreal, on the weekend of August 26.

This incident also renewed a heated rivalry between Tracy and Bourdais in which the Canadian driver criticized his rival for knocking him out of several past races and claiming that the Denver incident was payback according to him. In regards to the helmet remarks, 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." He continued: "It's just Paul Tracy making a fool out of himself race after race."[11]

Tagliani added: "I said he (Tracy) should wear a straitjacket because that's the only thing that could keep him under control. And Sébastien (Bourdais) said he can't drive with that on, so maybe it's the only thing that could keep him out of trouble".[10]

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 blue mask and a Quebec flag as a cape while doing wrestling gestures, and the fans began to warm up to him.[12] RDS, TSN's French language television network, titled an article as: Paul Tracy, "le Crazy Québécois" (the crazy Quebecer)[13] and TSN captioned an image with "Captain Quebec". 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.[14]

Personal

Tracy is married and has two children. He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has a business interest in Arma Energy SNX. Paul also owns Black Label Baggers, a custom motorcycle parts company. On July 16, 2015 Paul Tracy announced via his instagram that he had become a citizen of the United States while maintaining his citizenship with Canada.[15] He is nicknamed "The Thrill from West Hill" for his connection to West Hill, Toronto and his wins at the Toronto IndyCar race.[16]

Trivia

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

In July 2013, Autosport magazine named Tracy one of the 50 greatest drivers to have never raced in Formula One. Tracy impressed when testing for Benetton at Estoril in 1994, as he set a faster time than both 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. Afterwards, Tracy was offered a restrictive contract with few guarantees, ultimately deciding to stay in America.

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 		LS
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 		LS 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 		LS
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 IND
Wth 		MIL DET POR CLE MDW TOR 21st 6
Penske Racing Penske PC-19 Chevrolet 265A V8t MIC
21 		DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ
7 		LS
25
1992 Penske Racing Penske PC-20 Chevrolet 265A V8t SRF PHX
4 		LBH IND
20 		12th 59
Penske PC-21 Chevrolet 265B V8t DET
16 		POR MIL NHA TOR
21 		MIC
2 		CLE
19 		ROA
17 		VAN
23 		MDO
2 		NAZ
3 		LS
16
1993 Penske Racing Penske PC-22 Chevrolet 265C V8t SRF
21 		PHX
16 		LBH
1 		IND
30 		MIL
20 		DET
9 		POR
3 		CLE
1 		TOR
1 		MIC
19 		NHA
2 		ROA
1 		VAN
13 		MDO
25 		NAZ
3 		LS
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 		MIC
16 		MDO
2 		NHA
2 		VAN
20 		ROA
18 		NAZ
1 		LS
1 		3rd 152
Mercedes-Benz 500I V8t IND
23
1995 Newman/Haas Racing Lola T95/00 Ford XB V8t MIA
27 		SRF
1 		PHX
4 		LBH
28 		NAZ
26 		IND
24 		MIL
1 		DET
8 		POR
18 		ROA
2 		TOR
8 		CLE
26 		MIC
23 		MDO
2 		NHA
23 		VAN
8 		LS
2 		6th 115
1996 Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz IC108C V8t MIA
23 		RIO
19 		SRF
22 		LBH
4 		NAZ
5 		500
7 		MIL
3 		DET
17 		POR
27 		CLE
9 		TOR
5 		MIC
Wth 		MDO ROA
12 		VAN
18 		LS
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 		MIC
4 		MDO
27 		ROA
28 		VAN
28 		LS
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 		MIC
9 		MDO
5 		ROA
6 		VAN
11 		LS
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 		MIC
3 		DET
2 		MDO
2 		CHI
23 		VAN
18 		LS
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 		MIC
7 		CHI
19 		MDO
16 		ROA
1 		VAN
1 		LS
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 		MIC
7 		CHI
12 		MDO
4 		ROA
26 		VAN
26 		LAU
10 		ROC
6 		HOU
24 		LS
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* 		LS
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 		LS
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 		LS
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 		SAN
2 		DEN
16 		MTL
8 		LAS
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 		SAN
15 		DEN
6 		MTL
2 		ROA
10 		SRF
4 		MXC 7th 209
2007 Forsythe Championship Racing Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8t LAS
3 		LBH
Wth 		HOU POR
10 		CLE
1 		MTT
15 		TOR
14 		EDM
5 		SAN
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 NZR INDY
2 		TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY STL 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 Note
1991 Lola T9000 Cosworth Wth Dale Coyne Racing Withdrew from rookie orientation
1992 Penske PC-21 Chevrolet B 19 20 Penske Engine Failure
1993 Penske PC-22 Chevrolet C 7 30 Penske Crash
1994 Penske PC-23 Ilmor-Mercedes 25 23 Penske Turbo Failure
1995 Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 16 24 Newman/Haas Broken Throttle
2002 Dallara Chevrolet 29 2 Team Green Controversial finish; claims victory
2009 Dallara Honda 13 9 KV First Indy start in seven years
2010 Dallara Honda DNQ KV Did Not Qualify
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 Canada
MOS1
 United States
SUM
 United States
GAT
 Canada
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

Craftsman Truck Series

See also

References

  1. ^ Miller, Robin (December 14, 2014). "My Way: Robin Miller on Paul Tracy". Racer.com.
  2. ^ PAUL TRACY'S NEW YEAR COMES WITH RENEWED COMMITMENT, Champ Car World Series, January 2, 2007
  3. ^ Tracy returns to the track this week, Canadian Press, May 21, 2007
  4. ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75644
  5. ^ http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-millers-mid-ohio-preview/
  6. ^ "Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser join Robby Gordon's Stadium SUPER Trucks series for Toronto". Racer. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  7. ^ Champ Car fines Tracy and Tagliani, Canadian Press, August 2, 2006
  8. ^ Tracy fined, docked points for Denver race, Canadian Press, August 15, 2006
  9. ^ Tracy downplays French-helmet remarks, TSN.ca, August 14, 2006
  10. ^ a b Bourdais suggests "welcome" for Tracy, Canadian Press/TSN.ca, August 24, 2006
  11. ^ Bourdais responds to Tracy incident, TSN.ca, August 15, 2006
  12. ^ Rain postpones Montreal Grand Prix, Canadian Press, August 27, 2006
  13. ^ [1] le Crazy Quebecois, RDS.ca
  14. ^ Bourdais edges Tracy in Montreal, Canadian Press, August 28, 2006
  15. ^ http://instagram.com/p/5NpRLFA7jz/
  16. ^ Pappone, Jeff (14 April 2011). "The Thrill from West Hill is back on the track". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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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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