Chris Menninga

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Chris Menninga (born October 21, 1974, in Austin, Texas), is a retired racecar driver who has raced in open wheel racing.

Menninga started in the Barber Dodge Pro Series where he raced from 1995 to 1997, winning a race and finishing fourth in points his final year. He then moved to Indy Lights driving for Conquest Racing in 1999 finishing 14th in points. He returned to the team and series in 2000 and finished 9th in points with a best finish of 4th at the Milwaukee Mile. In 2001 he competed in three late-season IRL IndyCar Series races for Hemelgarn Racing, dropping out of two before the finish and finishing 16th at Chicagoland Speedway. In 2005 he competed in one Toyota Atlantic race at Road America for ArmsUp Motorsports.^[1]

He was later a spotter for Conquest Racing in the Champ Car series.

He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.^{[ citation needed ]}

Complete American open-wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1999	Conquest Racing	MIA 9	LBH 8	NAZ 6	MIL 12	POR 7	CLE 10	TOR 10	MIS 13	DET 19	CHI 10	LAG 6	FON 7	14th	47
2000	Conquest Racing	LBH 11	MIL 4	DET 6	POR 5	MIS 18	CHI 9	MDO 14	VAN 17	LS 13	STL 5	HOU 5	FON 9	9th	67

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2005	Armsup Motorsport	LBH	MTY	POR1	POR2	CLE1	CLE2	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	ROA 9	MTL	22nd	13

IRL IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2001	Hemelgarn Racing	Dallara	92	Oldsmobile	PHX	HOM	ATL	INDY	TEX	PIK	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT 19	CHI 16	TEX 19	33rd	36
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References

↑ "Chris Menninga". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ "Chris Menninga Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
↑ "Chris Menninga – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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[1] "Chris Menninga". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2010-07-20.

[2] "Chris Menninga Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[3] "Chris Menninga – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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