1972 - Started racing quarter midgets at age six.
Racing Career:
1972 - Started racing quarter midgets at age six.
1974 - National quarter midget champion.
1975 - Scored second consecutive national midget
championship.
1978 - Won third career midget championship.
1984 - Made eleven starts in SCCA Formula Ford
series, scoring five victories. Won North American Formula
Ford Pro championship and Rookie of the Year honours.
1985 - In ten starts scored seven poles and five
victories.
1986 - SCCA Formula Ford national champion, scoring
record seven victories and nine poles. Awarded SCCA
President's Cup.
1987 - Runner-up in Formula Atlantic championship
scoring one win and two poles.
1989 - Made two Pro Sports 2000 starts scoring a pole
and first and second place finishes. Scored three second
place finishes in Canadian Formula Ford 2000 series.
1990 - In four starts scored one Formula Atlantic win
and two poles. Scored five wins and seven pole positions in
Canadian FF 2000 series. Led the most laps over a season.
1991 - Scored six wins and eight pole positions in
Formula Atlantic to win title. Presented with series Gilles
Villeneuve Trophy.
1992 - Started eleven IndyCar events and posted a
seventh place finish at Long Beach. Crashed at Indy
suffering broken leg and missing three of next four races.
Also scored points at Toronto and Laguna Seca. 222.312 mph
four-lap average qualifying speed was a rookie record at
IMS.
1993 - Started twelve events earning a podium third place at Phoenix. Placed
thirteenth at Indy. Finished sixteenth with 30 points in PPG Cup standings.
1994 - Started all sixteen races with Hayhoe Racing. Scored season best finishes
of fourth at Australia and Indianapolis. Scored five points paying finishes.
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