Dennis Firestone

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Dennis Firestone (born July 22, 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver from 1979 to 1987. He was the Rookie of the year in CART 1980 season finishing in 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that year. He made 5 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981.

[edit] Indy 500 results

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
1986	March	Cosworth	Withdrew due to practice crash
1987	Lola	Cosworth	Practice Crash

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bill Alsup	CART Rookie of the Year 1980	Succeeded by Bob Lazier