Randy Lewis (racing driver)

For other people with the same name, see Randy Lewis (disambiguation).

Randy Lewis
Born	John Ranson Lewis III (1945-07-18) July 18, 1945 (age 79) Charlotte, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Retired racing driver, winemaker [1] [2]
Retired	1992 [3]
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART)
Years active	1983-1991
Teams	Dale Coyne Racing, Arciero Racing, Dick Simon Racing
Starts	81
Best finish	14th in 1990,1991 Indianapolis 500
Previous series
1969-1982	Formula Three, Formula 5000, Can-Am
Spouse	Debbie Lewis ​ ​ (m. 1985;died 2017)​ [3] [4]
Website	www.lewiscellars.com

John Ranson Lewis III (born July 18, 1945 in Charlotte, North Carolina), better known as Randy Lewis is an American racing driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times. His best starting position was 11th in 1988 and 1989. His best finish was 14th in 1990 and 1991. His last race at Indy was in 1991. In his 81 CART starts his best finish was an 8th in 1987. He started his career in Formula Three in Europe and gradually moved up to Formula 5000, then the Can-Am series. ^[5]

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART/Indy Car

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1983	Sequential Circuits/AGFA	ATL	INDY	MIL	CLE	MIS1	ROA	POC	RIV	MDO	MIS2	LVG	LAG 13	PHX					37th	0	[6]
1984	Machinists Union Racing	LBG	PHX1	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA DNQ	CLE 26	MIS1	ROA DNQ	POC	MDO	SAN	MIS2	PHX2				52nd	0	[7]
	Wysard Motor Co.															LAG 19	LVG 23
1986	Buckner Racing	PHX	LBG 10	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA 10	CLE 20	TOR 11	MIS	POC	MDO 15	SAN	MCH	ROA 24	LAG 18	PHX	MIA 14	25th	8	[8]
1987	Leader Card Racing	LBG 8	PHX 19	INDY 32	MIL 19	POR 8	MEA 23	CLE 12	TOR 9	MIS 15	POC 16	ROA 13	MDO 22	NAZ DNQ	LAG 19	MIA 19			21st	15	[9]
1988	Leader Card Racing	PHX 17	LBG 21	INDY 15	MIL 21	POR 22	CLE 21	TOR 21	MEA 13	MIS 14	POC 20	MDO 21	ROA 9	NAZ	LAG 15	MIA 10			29th	7	[10]
1989	Dick Simon Racing	PHX 13	LBG 15	INDY 29	MIL 15	DET 16	POR 16	CLE 23	MEA 16	TOR 15	MIS 27	POC 18	MDO 17	ROA 14	NAZ	LAG 16			35th	0	[11]
1990	Arciero Racing	PHX 21	LBG 22	INDY 14	MIL 14	DET 12	POR 16	CLE 21	MEA 22	TOR 17	MIS 12	DEN 16	VAN 17	MDO 28	ROA 21	NAZ 20	LAG 22		28th	2	[12]
1991	Dale Coyne Racing	SUR 13	LBG 15	PHX 19	INDY 14	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA 14	TOR 12	MIS 16	DEN 17	VAN	MDO 15	ROA 22	NAZ	LAG 26	30th	1	[13]

Series Summary

Years	Teams	Starts	Points	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Championships
8	8	81	33	0	0	0	7	0

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1987	March 87C	Cosworth	23rd	32nd
1988	Lola T8800	Cosworth	11th	15th
1989	Lola T8900	Cosworth	11th	29th
1990	Penske PC-17	Buick	12th	14th
1991	Lola T9000	Cosworth DFS	31st	14th

See also

• List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

References

1. Kightlinger, Cathy (December 19, 2016). "Former Indy car driver Lewis turns into winning winemaker". INDYCAR.com.
2. Hyland, Tom (May 8, 2019). "From Indy Car Driver To Napa Valley Vintner - The Remarkable Journey Of Randy Lewis". Forbes.
3. Shafer, Doug (October 11, 2019). "Randy Lewis" (Podcast, Full Transcript). The Taste with Doug Shafer. Shafer Vineyards.
4. Laube, James (January 6, 2017). "Napa Valley Vintner Debbie Lewis Dies at 72". Wine Spectator. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020.
5. Murphy, Linda (April 21, 2005). "Athletes and wine". San Francisco Chronicle . Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
6. "Randy Lewis – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. "Randy Lewis – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
8. "Randy Lewis – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
9. "Randy Lewis – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
10. "Randy Lewis – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
11. "Randy Lewis – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
12. "Randy Lewis – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
13. "Randy Lewis – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.