Nick Firestone | |
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Born | Nicholas Stanley Firestone March 31, 1966 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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1990 1992 1993-96 1999 1996-2008 | EFDA Nations Cup British Formula 2 Championship Indy Lights IndyCar Series Karting |
Last updated on: November 30, 2011. |
Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born March 31, 1966) is an American former race car driver.
A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.
Starting in Karts, he moved to junior formula cars and finally on the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42 Indy Lights races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile in 1993. [1] He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for McCormack Motorsports but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing Karts. He has two children, Peter and Annabel.
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1990 | EFDA Nations Cup | 12th | Reynard - Opel | Team USA |
1992 | British Formula 2 Championship | 13th | Ralt RT23 - Cosworth | Valvoline ERM |
1993 | Indy Lights | 6th | Lola T93/20 - Buick | Simon Racing |
1994 | Indy Lights | 6th | Lola T93/20 - Buick | Simon Racing |
1995 | Indy Lights | 9th | Lola T93/20 - Buick | Brian Stewart Racing |
1996 | Indy Lights | 17th | Lola T93/20 - Buick | Brian Stewart Racing |
1996 | SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G1 | 6th | Tony Kart - TM | 2Wild Karting |
2006 | SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1 | 7th | ||
2007 | SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1 | 5th | ||
2008 | Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter | 15th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Points |
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1990 | WSR1 | MMR | WSR2 | CAJ | WSR3 | SON1 | FIR | SON2 | PIR 4 | ??? | ??? |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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1993 | Simon Racing | PHX 13 | LBH 20 | MIL 2 | DET 13 | POR 6 | CLE 11 | TOR 6 | NHM 8 | VAN 4 | MDO 5 | NZR 2 | LS 6 | 6th | 85 |
1994 | Simon Racing | PHX 13 | LBH 4 | MIL 12 | DET 5 | POR 15 | CLE 4 | TOR 3 | NHM 5 | VAN 9 | MDO 15 | NZR 10 | LS 7 | 6th | 72 |
1995 | Brian Stewart Racing | MIA 10 | PHX 11 | LBH 12 | NZR 19 | MIL 15 | DET 4 | POR 3 | TOR 23 | CLE 10 | NHM 10 | VAN 9 | LS 5 | 9th | 52 |
1996 | Brian Stewart Racing | MIA | PHX | NZR | MIS 11 | MIL 16 | DET 20 | POR 9 | CLE 4 | TOR 19 | TRV | VAN | LS | 17th | 18 |
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1999 | McCormack Motorsports | G-Force GF01C | 31 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY DNQ | TXS1 | PPIR1 | ATL | DOV | PPIR2 | LVS | TX2 | NC | 0 | [2] |
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