Dennis Firestone

Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver from 1979 to 1987. He was the Rookie of the year in CART 1980 season finishing in 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that year. He made 5 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981, his next best finish being a 12th in 1984. An accident at Indianapolis in 1987 resulted in a broken neck and ended his racing career. Since his driving days, he has run a California trucking company.

Contents

• My car story with lou costabile 1981 indy car gurney eagle bcv racing 75 with dennis firestone
• Rfin020b dennis firestone and others indianapolis 1986
• American Super Vee Championship
• USAC Gold Crown Championship
• PPG Indycar Series
• Indy 500 results
• References

American Super Vee Championship

1978 – 17th

1979 – 9th

1980 – 16th

USAC Gold Crown Championship

1981–82 – 24th

1983–84 – 15th

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

¹ Wrecked after qualifying

Indy 500 results

Firestone qualified for the 1986 race, but was forced to withdraw from the field after a serious crash totalled the car during the final Carburetion Day practice.