Nick Firestone

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Nick Firestone
NationalityAmerican
BornNicholas Stanley Firestone
(1966-03-31) March 31, 1966 (age 58)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Previous series
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.

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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.

Career Results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
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
1996SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G16thTony Kart - TM2Wild Karting
2006SKUSA SuperNationals X - G17th
2007SKUSA SuperNationals X - G15th
2008Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter15th

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USAC FF2000 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789PosPoints
1990 WSR1 MMR WSR2 CAJ WSR3 SON1 FIR SON2 PIR
4
??????

Indy Lights results

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
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
6th85
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
6th72
1995 Brian Stewart RacingMIA
10
PHX
11
LBH
12
NZR
19
MIL
15
DET
4
POR
3
TOR
23
CLE
10
NHM
10
VAN
9
LS
5
9th52
1996 Brian Stewart RacingMIAPHXNZRMIS
11
MIL
16
DET
20
POR
9
CLE
4
TOR
19
TRVVANLS17th18

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011RankPointsRef
1999 McCormack Motorsports G-Force GF01C31 Oldsmobile Aurora V8WDWPHXCLT INDY
DNQ
TXS1PPIR1ATLDOVPPIR2LVSTX2NC0 [2]

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References

  1. "Nick Firestone" champcarstats.com
  2. "Nick Firestone – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.