Cory Witherill

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Cory Witherill
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Cory Witherill Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2003
Born (1971-12-17) December 17, 1971 (age 51)
Santa Monica, CA United States

Cory Witherill (born December 17, 1971) is an American race car driver from Los Angeles who competed in the Indy Racing League, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Lights, and ARCA series. He made an incredible bump day run on a brand new engine to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, becoming the only full-blooded Native American to race in the Indy 500. He finished 19th. In 2002 and 2003, with the collapse of the IRL team he drove for, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series driving for Ron Hemelgarn Racing. In 2002, he had 8 podium finishes and 1 win at Nashville Superspeedway. He attempted to become the first full-blooded Native American in NASCAR.

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Personal life

He currently lives in Santa Monica, with his wife Jennifer Khasnabis (former reporter for MotorWeek TV). Their first child, Graham Liston Witherill, was born in September 2009. In late 2017, the couple announced they were separating, and subsequently filed for divorce.

Career results

CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1998 Genoa Racing HMS LBH NAZ GAT MIL
13
DET POR CLE TOR MIS TRO VAN
15
LAG
12
FON
4
23rd13
1999 HMS
15
LBH
14
NAZ
14
MIL
17
POR
19
CLE
16
TOR
11
MIS
17
DET
12
CMS
15
LAG
11
FON
4
18th17
2000 LBH
19
MIL
13
DET
15
POR
15
MIS
11
CMS
14
MDO VAN LAG GAT
DNS
HOU FON
13
19th2
2001 Indy Regency Racing MTY
9
LBH
7
TXS MIL
11
POR
7
KAN
6
TOR
11
MDO
8
GAT
10
ATL
10
LAG
11
FON
10
12th44

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine12345678910111213RankPointsRef
2001 Indy Regency Racing G-Force 16 Oldsmobile PHX HMS ATL
22
INDY
19
TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH KTY GTW CHI TXS 40th19 [1]

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2001 G-Force Oldsmobile 3119 Indy Regency Racing

Infiniti Pro Series

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2002 Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports KAN
3
NSH
1*
MIS
DNS
KTY
3
GAT
11
CHI
13
TXS
2
4th213
2003 HMS
12
PHX
9
INDY
2
PPR
12
KAN
5
NSH
6
MIS
15
GAT
2
KTY
2
CHI
6
FON
9
TXS
3
5th336
2004 Hemelgarn Racing HMS PHX INDY
7
KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PPR CHI
15
FON TXS 21st41



  1. "Cory Witherill – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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