Jack Miller (racing driver)

Jack Miller
Nationality American
Born (1961-06-14) June 14, 1961
Indianapolis, Indiana
Retired 2001
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active 1997–2001
Teams Arizona Motorsport
Sinden Racing Services
Tri-Star Racing
Cahill Racing
Starts 22
Wins 0
Poles 0
Best finish 23rd in 1996–1997 & 1998
Previous series
1986, 1992–1996 Indy Lights
Championship titles
1993 Indy Lights B-Series Champion

Not to be confused with the Australian MotoGP rider Jack Miller (motorcycle racer).


Jack Miller (born June 14, 1961 in Indianapolis), usually known as Dr. Jack Miller, raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a practicing dentist and, thus, was known as "the racing dentist."

Miller's best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Charlotte. His best finish in the Indianapolis 500 was a 20th his rookie year of 1997. During his stay in Indy Lights he won the 1993 B-series championship. This class of racing was only run in 1993 and consisted of drivers using the previous March chassis as the rest of the series introduced new Lola chassis. Miller won the championship by virtue of being the only driver to compete in every race in a B-series car.[1]

Miller's final IRL start came at Atlanta in 2001. Miller was involved in a 13-car crash, and suffered injuries that ended his racing career. He was planning on entering the 2001 Indianapolis 500, but withdrew after the crash and retired from driving.[2]

Motorsports Career Results

American Open-Wheel

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1996-1997 AMS/Crest NWH LSV WDW
Ret
PHX
Ret
INDY
Ret
TXS
Ret
PPI
Ret
CHR
Ret
NH2
Ret
LV2
Ret
23rd 114
1998 Sinden WDW
Ret
PHX
DNQ
INDY
21
TXS
Ret
NWH
16
DOV
Ret
CHR
9
PPI
Ret
ATL
Ret
TX2
12
LSV
Ret
23rd 100
1999 Tri-Star WDW PHX INDY
Ret
TXS PPI ATL
Ret
DOV PP2 LSV TX2 39th 13
2000 Tri-Star WDW PHX LSV
Ret
INDY
DNQ
TXS PPI ATL KTY TX2 45th 6
2001 Cahill PHX HMS ATL
Ret
INDY
Wth
TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 46th 5
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Indianapolis 500
Wins
Championships
5 3 22 0 0 0 1 0 0

Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1997 Dallara Infiniti 17th 20th
1998 Dallara Infiniti 15th 21st
1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 31st 31st
2000 Dallara Oldsmobile Failed to Qualify
2001 Withdrew due to injury

References

  1. Magazine article on Miller.
  2. "An Interview With Dr. Jack Miller". IndyCar advocate. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

3. "Reflections on the Driving Career of Dr. Jack Miller, the Racing Dentist - http://sopwithmotorsports.com/blog/indycar/item/133-indycar-remembering-dr-jack-miller-the-racing-dentist.html


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