Cory Witherill

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Cory Witherill (born December 17, 1971) is a native American Navajo race car driver from Los Angeles in the Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Racing League, and ARCA series. He made an improbable bump day run on a brand new engine to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first and only full-blooded native American to race in the Indy 500. He finished 19th. In 2002 and 2003, with the collapse of the IRL team he drove for, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series with average results and is now attempting to be come the first full-blooded native American in NASCAR.