Mike Nish
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Mike Nish (born December 10, 1959) is a former American racing driver who competed in the CART Championship Car series and made several world land speed record attempts.
Nish competed in four CART races, one in 1984 at Phoenix International Raceway and 3 more in 1986 where he recorded his best finish of 10th place at Portland International Raceway. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and 1986 but failed to qualify both years. He also attempted two more races in April of 1987 but failed to qualify for both of them.
On October 8, 2007, Nish attempted to break the world land speed record for carubureted vehicles set in 1965, but his engine failed after 30 seconds. Mike Nish, as well as his father Terry and brothers Jeff and T. J. have successfully broken 14 different world land speed records over the years.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Grass, Ray, Nish clan is driven to break land speed record, Deseret Morning News, October 11, 2007
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