Galmer

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Galmer was an American racecar manufacturer that built cars used from 1992 through 1993 in CART competition and the Indianapolis 500. Although they were an American-based effort, spearheaded by Rick Galles and Alan Mertens, the cars were actually assembled at the Galmer Engineering shop in Bicester, England. The name comes from the merging of Galles' and Mertens' last names.

Its most notable accomplishment was Al Unser Jr.'s winning car in the 1992 Indy 500 in the closest finish in race history. One other CART race was won with the chassis by Danny Sullivan in 1992. In 1993 the car was used on a part-time basis by Dominic Dobson. Proving uncompetitive, the car was retired never to be raced in CART competition again. Only those three men ever raced a Galmer in CART competition, yet it won two races, making it one of the most successful chassis on a per-race basis.