Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear (born December 20, 1959 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian automobile racing driver who primarily competed in the Champ Cars racing series .
Career
Goodyear drove kart races from 1969 to 1976 , first racing in a Formula Ford in Mosport Park in 1980 . In 1986 he won his first title, the North American Formula Atlantic Championship ; he won five out of nine races that season. In the same year he was named Driver of the Year by the Association of Canadian Racing Drivers.
Goodyear contested his first champ car race in 1987, with his first win in 1992 at Michigan International Speedway . In the same year he was the runner-up at the closest finish of the Indianapolis 500 to date , where he was the winner Al Unser jr. was inferior by only 43 thousandths of a second. He last competed in this race in 2001, but retired after an accident on the eighth lap in which he sustained a serious back injury. After recovering from this, he announced his retirement from the Champ Cars.
In 2002 Goodyear was inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame . Since 2003 he has been working as a motorsport commentator for ABC and ESPN .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |
 Brun Motorsport
|
Porsche 962C |
 Bill Adam
|
Richard Spénard
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 1996 |
 Porsche AG
|
Porsche 911 GT1 |
 Karl Wendlinger
|
 Yannick Dalmas
|
Rank 3 |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |
 Davies Motorsports
|
Porsche 911 Turbo |
 Neto Jochamowitz
|
Ed Davies
|
failure | Gearbox damage |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Scott Goodyear. (No longer available online.) Www.espnmediazone.com, archived from the original on November 21, 2008 ; accessed on February 6, 2010 (English).
- ^ Scott Goodyear. www.theautochannel.com, accessed February 6, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goodyear, Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario , Canada |