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Mike Chandler

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Mike Chandler
NationalityAmerican
Born (1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 66)
San Marino, California, U.S.
Related toOtis Chandler (father)
Last updated on: January 22, 2014.

Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9[1] career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.

Family

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Michael is the son of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler[2] and Marilyn "Missy" Chandler.

Racing record

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Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos Points
1979 TEX1
3
IRP
4
MIL1
6
POC
7
TEX2
1
MIL2
3
MIN1
2
MIN2
22
2nd 903
1980 Championship Racing Stables MIL
18
POC
4
MDO
3
MIN1 MIN2 ONT
4
7th 384

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1981 Penske Cosworth 25th 12th
1982 Eagle Chevrolet 22nd 17th
1983 Rattlesnake Cosworth 30th 16th
1984 Eagle Pontiac Practice Crash

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1981 United States Thunderbird Swap Shop United States Preston Henn
France Marcel Mignot
Porsche 935-K3/80 IMSA GTX 45 DNF DNF

24 Hours of Daytona results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1983 United States All American Racers United States Dennis Aase
United States Al Unser Jr.
Toyota Celica Mk. III GTU 130 DNF DNF
1984 United States All American Racers United States Dennis Aase
United States Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Toyota Celica Mk. III GTU 49 DNF DNF

Notes

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  1. ^ 9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004