Steve Chassey
Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945, Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 9 seasons (1981, 1983–1989, and 1992), with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, and 1988. He finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 5th position in 1981 at Watkins Glen International. He raced his last Indy 500 in 1988 for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 24th.
Chassey also worked for ESPN, commentating on Thursday night "Thunder" USAC events. During a 1989 "Thunder" broadcast, Chassey and fellow announcer Larry Nuber got involved in a heated dispute over Rich Vogler which eventually caused both men to be let go by ESPN, although Chassey stayed on ESPN until he was replaced by Larry Rice in 1991.[1]
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Jet Engineering | PHX DNQ |
MIL 24 |
ATL 23 |
MCH 20 |
RIV 15 |
MIL 15 |
MCH 12 |
WGL 5 |
MEX | PHX DNQ |
20th | 31 | |||||||
| Alex Foods | ATL 22 |
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| 1982 | Jet Engineering | PHX DNQ |
ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | — | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 | Gohr Racing | ATL 17 |
INDY 11 |
MIL 19 |
CLE 22 |
MCH 10 |
ROA 6 |
POC 25 |
RIV 17 |
MDO | MCH | CPL 12 |
LAG 10 |
PHX 19 |
19th | 17 | ||||
| 1984 | Gohr Racing | LBH DNQ |
PHX DNQ |
INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
POR | MEA DNQ |
CLE 16 |
MCH 32 |
ROA 24 |
POC 22 |
MDO 28 |
SAN | MCH 20 |
PHX DNQ |
LAG 16 |
CPL DNQ |
NC | 0 | |
| 1985 | Gohr Racing | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL DNS |
POR DNQ |
MEA 20 |
CLE DNS |
MCH 12 |
ROA 26 |
POC 11 |
MDO 12 |
SAN | MCH 14 |
LAG 15 |
PHX 11 |
MIA DNQ |
34th | 6 | ||
| 1986 | Gohr Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL 17 |
POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 28 |
POC | MDO | SAN | NC | 0 | |||||
| Arciero Racing | MCH 17 |
ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | United Oil | LBH | PHX | INDY 25 |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1988 | Gary Trout Motorsports | PHX | LBH | INDY 24 |
MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1989 | Mayano/Kasle/Mistral | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bettenhausen Motorsports | MEA 28 |
TOR | MCH 29 |
POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | ATEC Environmental | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | — | 0 | |
| 1992 | EEI | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL 22 |
NHA 19 |
TOR | MCH 19 |
CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | NC | 0 |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Eagle | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1982 | Rattlesnake | Cosworth | Practice Crash | |
| 1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet | 19th | 11th |
| 1984 | Eagle | Chevrolet | Qualifying Crash | |
| 1985 | March | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify even after setting one and four lap records for normally asperated push rod V-8 engines | |
| 1986 | March | Buick | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1987 | March | Cosworth | 32nd | 25th |
| 1988 | March | Cosworth | 26th | 24th |
| 1989 | March | Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1990 | Lola | Buick | Practice Crash |