Rocky Moran
Rocky Moran, Sr. (born February 3, 1950 in Pasadena, California) is a retired American race car driver. Moran, Sr. started three Indianapolis 500-mile (800 km) races (1988, 1989, and 1990 Indianapolis 500) with a best finish of 14th in 1989.[1]
Moran also teamed with P. J. Jones and Mark Dismore to win the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona event.[2]
Moran is the father of racer Rocky Moran, Jr.. With his son, Moran, Sr. opened the Moran Raceway kart track in Beaumont, California in June 2003.[3] One mile in length the track boasted 19 turns, 860 ft. long straight, and a top speed by 125cc shifter karts of nearly 100 mph. There were six different track configurations; however, most preferred to run the full distance. In 2007, the track was closed.
American Open-Wheel racing results
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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1981 | All American Racers | PHX | MIL | ATL | ATL | MCH | RIV | MIL | MCH | WGL 6 |
MEX | PHX | 26th | 16 | ||||||
1985 | Leader Card Racing | LBH 15 |
INDY | MIL | POR DNQ |
MEA DNQ |
CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | 45th | 0 | ||
1986 | Gohr Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA 13 |
CLE 16 |
TOR | MCH | POC 25 |
MDO 25 |
SAN | MCH DNQ |
ROA 21 |
LAG 15 |
PHX 21 |
MIA 16 |
36th | 0 |
1987 | Gohr Racing | LBH 13 |
PHX | 39th | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Walther | INDY DNQ |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | |||||||
1988 | Gohr Racing | PHX | LBH 6 |
MIL | POR 13 |
CLE 22 |
TOR 12 |
MEA 15 |
MCH | POC | MDO 13 |
ROA 17 |
NAZ | LAG 28 |
MIA 13 |
25th | 9 | |||
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | INDY 16 |
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1989 | Curb Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY 14 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | 38th | 0 | |||
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LAG 28 |
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1990 | Gohr Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY 25 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 43rd | 0 | |
1992 | Menard Racing | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | NC | - | |
1993 | Team Losi | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | NHA | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | NC | - | |
1994 | Burns Adcox Motor Sports | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY Wth1 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LAG | NC | - |
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References
- "Indy 500 Career Stats - Rocky Moran". Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- "GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Ready for All-American Assault". Grand-AM Road Racing. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- Holtzclaw, Kenneth M.; Mayor Jeff Fox (2007). Beaumont Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4713-8.