Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver who raced from 1979 to 1987. He was the 1980 CART Rookie of the Year in finishing 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that season. He made five starts at the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981.[1] An accident at Indianapolis in 1987 resulted in a broken neck and ended his racing career. Since his driving days, he has run a California trucking company,[2] and participates in vintage racing events.

Dennis Firestone
NationalityAustralian Australia
Born (1944-07-22) 22 July 1944 (age 80)
Townsville, Australia)
Debut season1979
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 1980
Awards
1980CART IndyCar Rookie of the Year

American Open Wheel racing results

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1973 Road Atlanta Titan Ford Formula Ford 24 9 Retired
1974 Road Atlanta ADF Mk. 2 Ford Formula Ford 4 5 Running
1976 Road Atlanta Crosslé 30F Ford Formula Ford 1 3 Running
March Cosworth Formula B 8 9 Running
1977 Road Atlanta Crosslé 32F Ford Formula Ford 3 17 Running
1979 Road Atlanta Crosslé Ford Formula Ford 21 12 Retired
1981 Road Atlanta Crosslé 50F Ford Formula Ford 2 Running
1982 Road Atlanta Crosslé 50F Ford Formula Ford 6 Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

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Dennis Firestone at the 2016 Brickyard SVRA Pro-Am race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1978 Crosslé Cars Pacific PIR1
5
TRE1
24
MOS
3
MIL1
22
TEX
6
MIL2
1
OMS1
24
OMS2
1
TRE2
16
PIR2
2
2nd 894
1979 TEX1
1
IRP
2
MIL1
1
POC
2
TEX2
2
MIL2
1
MIN1
1
MIN2
1
1st 1480

American Super Vee Championship

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  • 1978 – 17th
  • 1979 – 9th
  • 1980 – 16th

USAC Gold Crown Championship

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  • 1981–82 – 24th
  • 1983–84 – 15th

PPG Indycar Series

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1979 AMS Oil PHX
ATL
ATL
INDY
TRE
TRE
MCH
MCH
WGL
TRE
ONT
31
MCH
ATL
PHX
NC 0 [3]
1980 Scientific Drilling ONT
INDY
16
MIL
POC
30
MDO
MCH
14
WGL
MIL
ONT
6
MCH
DNS
MEX
5
PHX
5
12th 743 [4]
1981 Rhoades Racing PHX
MIL
ATL
18
ATL
MCH
RIV
MIL
MCH
WGL
MEX
PHX
44th 1 [5]
1982 BVC Racing PHX
20
ATL
MIL
CLE
MCH
MIL
POC
RIV
ROA
MCH
PHX
44th 1 [6]
1983 Simpson Sports ATL
INDY
24
MIL
CLE
MCH
ROA
POC
RIV
MDO
MCH
CPL
LAG
PHX
NC 0 [7]
1984 Hoosier Transportation LBH
PHX
INDY
12
MIL
POR
MEA
CLE
39th 1 [8]
Pace Electronics MCH
DNQ
ROA
17
POC
26
MDO
SAN
16
MCH
PHX
LAG
DNQ
CPL
21
1985 Pace Racing LBH
22
INDY
DNQ
MIL
20
POR
18
MEA
DNQ
CLE
21
MCH
11
ROA
20
POC
9
MDO
17
SAN
14
MCH
DNS
LAG
23
PHX
MIA
33rd 6 [9]
1986 Pace Racing PHX
LBH
INDY
Wth1
MIL
POR
MEA
CLE
TOR
MCH
17
POC
28
MDO
SAN
14
MCH
14
ROA
LAG
PHX
17
MIA
40th 0 [10]
1987 Raynor Garage Door LBH
21
PHX
7
INDY
DNQ
MIL
POR
MEA
CLE
TOR
MCH
POC
ROA
MDO
NAZ
LAG
MIA
31st 6 [11]
1 Wrecked after qualifying

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1980 Penske Cosworth 24th 16th
1981 Wildcat Cosworth 28th 10th
1982 Eagle Milodon 21st 27th
1983 March Cosworth 33rd 24th
1984 March Cosworth 32nd 12th
1985 March Cosworth Failed to Qualify DNQ
1986 March Cosworth Withdrew* N/A
1987 Lola Cosworth Practice Crash DNQ
  • Firestone qualified for the 1986 race, but was forced to withdraw from the field after a serious crash totalled the car during the final Carburetion Day practice.

References

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  1. ^ Firestone enters Indy 500
  2. ^ "KKW Trucks" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1979 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1980 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1981 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1982 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Dennis Firestone – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by USAC Mini-Indy
1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by CART Rookie of the Year
1980
Succeeded by