Nick Firestone

Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born March 31, 1966) is an American former race car driver.

Nick Firestone
Born	Nicholas Stanley Firestone (1966-03-31) March 31, 1966 (age 59) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Previous series
1990 1992 1993-96 1999 1996-2008	EFDA Nations Cup British Formula 2 Championship Indy Lights IndyCar Series Karting
Statistics up to date as of November 30, 2011.

A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.

Starting in Karts, he moved to junior formula cars and finally on the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42 Indy Lights races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile in 1993.^[1] He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for McCormack Motorsports but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing Karts. He has two children, Peter and Annabel.

Career Results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1990	EFDA Nations Cup	12th	Reynard - Opel	Team USA
1992	British Formula 2 Championship	13th	Ralt RT23 - Cosworth	Valvoline ERM
1993	Indy Lights	6th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Simon Racing
1994	Indy Lights	6th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Simon Racing
1995	Indy Lights	9th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Brian Stewart Racing
1996	Indy Lights	17th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Brian Stewart Racing
1996	SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G1	6th	Tony Kart - TM	2Wild Karting
2006	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	7th
2007	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	5th
2008	Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter	15th

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USAC FF2000 Championship results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pos	Points
1990		WSR1	MMR	WSR2	CAJ	WSR3	SON1	FIR	SON2	PIR 4	???	???

Indy Lights results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1993	Simon Racing	PHX 13	LBH 20	MIL 2	DET 13	POR 6	CLE 11	TOR 6	NHM 8	VAN 4	MDO 5	NZR 2	LS 6	6th	85
1994	Simon Racing	PHX 13	LBH 4	MIL 12	DET 5	POR 15	CLE 4	TOR 3	NHM 5	VAN 9	MDO 15	NZR 10	LS 7	6th	72
1995	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA 10	PHX 11	LBH 12	NZR 19	MIL 15	DET 4	POR 3	TOR 23	CLE 10	NHM 10	VAN 9	LS 5	9th	52
1996	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA	PHX	NZR	MIS 11	MIL 16	DET 20	POR 9	CLE 4	TOR 19	TRV	VAN	LS	17th	18

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	McCormack Motorsports	G-Force GF01C	31	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY DNQ	TXS1	PPIR1	ATL	DOV	PPIR2	LVS	TX2	NC	0	[2]