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American racing driver
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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.
Racing record
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 |
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