Stan Wattles (born July 24, 1961 in Glen Cove, New York) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996–2001 seasons with 19 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998–2000. He placed 8th in two races, and led his 2 laps in his first, in 1996 at Walt Disney World Speedway, but never led in his other contests. In the 1999 VisionAire 500K at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Wattles was involved in a crash that killed three spectators when debris from his car cleared the fence, and 18 laps later, the race was cancelled.[1]
Racing record
editSCCA National Championship Runoffs
edit| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Road Atlanta | Swift DB4 | Toyota | Formula Atlantic | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 1994 | Mid-Ohio | Ralt RT40 | Toyota | Formula Atlantic | 1 | 1 | Running |
American Open Wheel
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IndyCar
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Leigh Miller Racing | WDW 13 |
PHX Wth |
INDY | 25th | 44 | [2] | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | McCormack Motorsports | NHM 16 |
LVS 18 |
WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | 31st | 63 | [3] | ||||
| Metro Racing Systems | LV2 8 |
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| 1998 | Metro Racing Systems | WDW 22 |
PHX DNQ |
INDY 28 |
TXS 10 |
NHM 17 |
DOV | CLT | PPIR Wth |
ATL 26 |
TX2 8 |
LVS 13 |
25th | 88 | [4] | ||
| 1999 | Metro Racing | WDW 24 |
PHX | CLT C |
INDY 17 |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPI2 | LVS | TX2 | 35th | 19 | [5] | ||
| 2000 | Hemelgarn Racing | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY 23 |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TX2 | 43rd | 7 | [6] | ||||
| 2001 | Hemelgarn Racing | PHX 16 |
HMS 26 |
ATL 12 |
INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | 32nd | 36 | [7] |
Indy 500 results
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | 29th | 28th |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 20th | 17th |
| 2000 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 8th | 23rd |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Qualifying Crash | |
References
edit- ^ "Tragedy at the track". CNN Sports Illustrated. 1999-08-16. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Wattles – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
External links
edit- Stan Wattles career summary at DriverDB.com
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