Donnie Beechler
American racing driver
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| Intro | American racing driver | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Engineer Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 18 May 1961, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 63 years | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Donnie Beechler (born May 18, 1961), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He was born in Springfield, Illinois.
Beechler raced in the 1998-2001 seasons with 36 career starts, including 4 Indianapolis 500 showings. His best career finish was 3rd, achieved twice, at the 2000 IRL Phoenix 200 won by Buddy Lazier at Phoenix International Raceway and the 2001 300-mile race won by Eddie Cheever, Jr. at Kansas Speedway.
Since leaving IndyCars he has returned to the USAC Silver Crown Series on a part-time basis. Also was an avid roller skater competing in several Illinois State Speed Meets.
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IndyCar results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cahill | WDW | PHX | INDY 32 | TXS 27 | NHM 20 | DOV | CLT 19 | PPI 10 | ATL 22 | TX2 19 | LVS 23 | 28th | 71 | ||
| 1999 | Cahill | WDW 26 | PHX 11 | CLT C1 | INDY 29 | TXS 17 | PPIR 22 | ATL 8 | DOV 10 | PPI2 20 | LVS 18 | TX2 11 | 21st | 130 | ||
| 2000 | Cahill | WDW 6 | PHX 3 | LVS 26 | INDY 12 | TXS 22 | PPIR 5 | ATL 5 | KTY 10 | TX2 6 | 5th | 202 | ||||
| 2001 | Foyt | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY 25 | TXS 6 | PPI 16 | RIR 7 | KAN 3 | NSH 10 | KTY 5 | STL 14 | CHI 5 | TX2 | 15th | 204 |
| 2002 | Foyt | HMS DNS | INDY DNQ | NC | 0 |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 24th | 32nd | Cahill |
| 1999 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 19th | 29th | Cahill |
| 2000 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 15th | 12th | Cahill |
| 2001 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 27th | 25th | Foyt |
| 2002 | Dallara | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | Foyt | |