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Mike Chandler
American racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Chandler (born April 21, 1958) is an American former driver in the Indianapolis 500 from 1981 to 1983.[1] Serious injuries from a crash in 1984 effectively ended his racing career.[1]
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Chandler drove in the CART Championship Car series. In the 1980–1984 seasons, he had nine career starts,[2] and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983.
A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.
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Chandler's early sponsors included his father, Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler; businessman Warner Hodgdon, owner of National Engineering; and California Lieutenan Governor Mike Curb.[3]
Racing record
Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
Indianapolis 500 results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
24 Hours of Daytona results
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