Mike Groff

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Mike Groff (born November 16, 1961 in Van Nuys, California) is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 7th, occurring at Nazareth Speedway during his rookie season. After a dismal 1994 in CART and spending most of 1995 out of racing, Groff competed in all 3 races of the first IRL season in 1996 finishing 6th in the fledgling championship. His last open wheel race was the 1998 Indianapolis 500. He attempted to qualify for the 1999 "500" but failed to do so. His best finish in his 5 Indy 500 starts is a 12th in 1997. His younger brother Robbie was also a CART and IRL driver from 1994 to 1998.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1990 Lola Cosworth Failed to Qualify
1991 Lola Cosworth 18th 24th
1992 Lola Chevrolet Raced by Scott Goodyear
1993 Rahal-Hogan Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1994 Penske Ilmor 31st 31st
1995 Reynard Ford-Cosworth Raced by Bryan Herta
1996 Reynard Ford-Cosworth 11th 20th
1997 G-Force Infiniti 18th 12th
1998 G-Force Oldsmobile 32nd 15th
1999 Dallara Infiniti Failed to Qualify