Nick Firestone

Nick Firestone
Nationality  USA
Born March 31, 1966 (1966-03-31) (age 45)
Previous series
1990
1992
1993-96
1999
1996-2008
EFDA Nations Cup
British Formula 2 Championship
Indy Lights
Indycars
Karts
Last updated on: 30 November 2011.

Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born 31 March 1966) is an American former race car driver.

A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.

Starting in Karts he moved to junior formula cars then the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42 Indy Lights races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile in 1993.[1] He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for McCormack Motorsports but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing Karts.

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Career Results

Season Series Position Car Team
1990 EFDA Nations Cup 12th Reynard - Opel Team USA
1992 British Formula 2 Championship 13th Ralt RT23 - Cosworth Valvoline ERM
1993 Indy Lights 6th Lola T93/20 - Buick Simon Racing
1994 Indy Lights 6th Lola T93/20 - Buick Simon Racing
1995 Indy Lights 9th Lola T93/20 - Buick Brian Stewart Racing
1996 Indy Lights 17th Lola T93/20 - Buick Brian Stewart Racing
1996 SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G1 6th Tony Kart - TM 2Wild Karting
2006 SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1 7th
2007 SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1 5th
2008 Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter 15th

Indylights Results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1993 Simon Racing
PHX
Ret

LBH
Ret

MIL
2

DET
Ret

POR
6

CLE
11

TOR
6

NHM
8

VAN
4

MDO
5

NZR
2

LS
6
6th 85
1994 Simon Racing
PHX
13

LBH
4

MIL
Ret

DET
5

POR
15

CLE
4

TOR
3

NHM
5

VAN
9

MDO
Ret

NZR
10

LS
7
6th 72
1995 Brian Stewart Racing
MIA
10

PHX
11

LBH
12

NZR
Ret

MIL
15

DET
4

POR
3

TOR
Ret

CLE
10

NHM
10

VAN
9

LS
5
9th 52
1996 Brian Stewart Racing
MIA

PHX

NZR

MIS
11

MIL
16

DET
20

POR
9

CLE
4

TOR
Ret

TRV

VAN

LS
17th 18

IndyCar Series

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1999 McCormack Motorsports
WDW

PHX

CLT

INDY
DNQ

TXS1

PPIR1

ATL

DOV

PPIR2

LVS

TX2
NC 0

References