Dennis Vitolo
American racing driver

Dennis Vitolo

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American racing driver
Gender:
Male
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United States of America
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EngineeringSports
Birth:
18 December 1956
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Dennis Vitolo (born December 18, 1956) is an American former race driver who competed in the CART series. He raced in the 1988 and 1991-1999 seasons with 36 career starts, including the 1994 Indianapolis 500. He was involved in a notorious pit-lane crash in that race, taking out reigning CART champion Nigel Mansell. He also raced in the 1997 Indianapolis 500, which by then had become part of the Indy Racing League. His best career CART finish was 7th, in the U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway. He was noted for being much more of a businessman than race car driver, always able to find sponsorship despite his lackluster race results.

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American Open Wheel racing results

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CART

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rank Points
1988 Bettenhausen Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MIS POC MDO ROA NZR LS MIA
11		 33rd 2
1989 Bettenhausen Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL DET
DNQ		 POR CLE MEA TOR MIS POC MDO
DNQ		 ROA NZR LS NC -
1991 Dale Coyne Racing SRF
Ret		 LBH
Ret		 PHX INDY MIL DET
Ret		 POR CLE MEA TOR MIS DEN VAN MDO ROA NZR
Ret		 LS 37th 0
1992 Dale Coyne Racing SRF PHX
Ret		 LBH INDY DET POR MIL NHM
14		 TOR MIS CLE ROA VAN NZR
Ret		 LS
17		 42nd 0
Walker Motorsport MDO
DNS
1993 Dale Coyne Racing SRF PHX LBH INDY MIL DET
DNQ		 POR CLE TOR MIS NHM ROA VAN MDO NZR LS NC -
1994 Dick Simon Racing SRF PHX LBH INDY
Ret		 MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS MDO NHM VAN ROA NZR LS 53rd 0
1995 Pagan Racing MIA
Ret		 SRF PHX LBH NZR INDY MIL DET POR ROA TOR CLE MIS MDO NHM VAN LS 41st 0
1996 Project Indy MIA RIO SRF LBH
Ret		 NZR 500 MIL DET POR CLE TOR MIS MDO ROA VAN LS 38th 0
1997 Project Indy MIA
Ret		 SRF LBH
Wth		 NZR
DNQ		 RIO GAT MIL DET POR CLE VAN
Ret		 LS
20		 25th 6
Payton/Coyne Racing TOR
Ret		 MIS
7		 MDO ROA FON
16
1998 Payton/Coyne Racing MIA
Ret		 MOT LBH NZR
Ret		 RIO GAT
Ret		 MIL
DNQ		 DET
Ret		 POR
18		 CLE
Ret		 TOR MIS
Ret		 MDO ROA VAN
Ret		 LS
Ret		 HOU
Ret		 SRF
DNS		 FON
Ret		 33rd 0
1999 Payton/Coyne Racing MIA
16		 MOT LBH NZR
Wth		 RIO GAT
Ret		 MIL
22		 POR CLE ROA TOR
Ret		 MIS
11		 DET MDO CHI
15		 VAN LS HOU SRF FON
15		 30th 2

Indy Racing League

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
1996-1997 Beck Motorsports NHM LVS WDW PHX INDY
15		 TXS PPIR CHR NH2 LV2 45th 20

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1994 Lola T93/00 Ford XB 15 26 Dick Simon Racing
1997 Dallara Infiniti 28 15 Beck Motorsports