Mike Groff
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Mike Groff | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | 1996 | November 16, 1961
Mike Groff | |
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American Racing Series American Formula Super Vee | |
Championship titles | |
1989 | American Racing Series champion |
Michael Dennis Groff (born November 16, 1961, in
Racing career
Formula Super Vee and Indy Lights
Groff made his professional debut in 1984 competing in the Valvoline/Robert Bosche Formula Super Vee series. He finished third in the series in 1985 and second in 1986. In 1986 he also made his American Racing Series debut (later renamed Indy Lights). Driving for a family team, he captured wins at the Milwaukee Mile and Road America and finished third in points. In 1987 he won at Nazareth Speedway and finished fifth in points. In 1988 he only competed in three Indy Lights races for three different teams, but finished second at Nazareth. In 1989 he competed full-time for Leading Edge Racing and captured four wins on his way to the championship.
CART Champ Car
Groff attempted to make his CART Champ Car debut in the
In 1991 Groff initially returned to Euromotorsport but switched to
Groff entered 1992 without a full-time ride. He qualified a second car for Walker Racing in the 1992 Indianapolis 500 but when regular driver Scott Goodyear failed to qualify, he replaced Groff. Groff made six starts that season for Euromotorsport (2 races), Walker (1 race), and Foyt (3 races) and finished 23rd in points.
In 1993 Groff joined Rahal-Hogan Racing for a limited race schedule. Groff made six starts in 1993 for Rahal-Hogan with a best finish of ninth at Portland International Raceway. He finished 23rd in points.
1994 saw Groff return to Rahal-Hogan full-time. The team had since abandoned their bespoke chassis but were the first team to experiment with Honda's new CART engine package. The team struggled with the package throughout the season and had to purchase Ilmor-powered cars from Team Penske to make the 1994 Indianapolis 500. Groff only finished 20th in points. Rahal managed a slightly more respectable tenth.
In 1995, Groff was left without a ride. During the third day of qualifications for the 1995 Indianapolis 500, he was tabbed by Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the back-up car for Bryan Herta, who had crashed and was not cleared to drive during the weekend. As Herta risked being bumped from the field, Groff was tasked with qualifying the car if such a situation had happened. To prepare for the situation, Groff did start an official qualifying attempt, which was aborted after two laps. However, Herta was not bumped, and Groff did not drive at all during Bump Day.
IRL IndyCar
In
For the
Groff attempted to qualify for the
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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1986 | Groff Motorsport | PHX1 12 |
MIL 1 |
MEA 12 |
TOR 2 |
POC 2 |
MDO 13 |
ROA 1 |
LS 7 |
PHX2 7 |
MIA
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5th | 89 | ||
1987 | Patrick Racing | PHX 4 |
MIL 3 |
MEA 10 |
CLE 12 |
TOR 2 |
POC 10 |
MDO 3 |
NAZ 1 |
LS 5 |
MIA 11 |
3rd | 96 | ||
1988 | Agapiou Racing | PHX
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MIL
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POR | CLE | TOR
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MEA 15 |
POC
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MDO
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ROA 5 |
13th | 26 | |||
Leading Edge Motorsport | NAZ 2 |
LS
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MIA
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1989 | Leading Edge Motorsport | PHX 1 |
LBH 9 |
MIL 1 |
DET 4 |
POR 5 |
MEA 1 |
TOR 7 |
POC 13 |
MDO 2 |
ROA 4 |
NAZ 1 |
LS 2 |
1st | 163 |
CART
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1990
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Euromotorsport
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Lola T89/00
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Cosworth DFS V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET 15 |
POR 23 |
CLE 9 |
MEA 26 |
17th | 17 | [1] | |||||||||
Lola T90/00
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TOR 11 |
MIS 11 |
DEN 14 |
VAN 22 |
MDO 10 |
ROA 17 |
NAZ 7 |
LS 15 |
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1991
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Euromotorsport
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Lola T91/00
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Cosworth DFS V8t | SRF 8 |
LBH 23 |
PHX 16 |
INDY 24 |
MIL 18 |
DET 22 |
POR 11 |
CLE 10 |
MEA 11 |
16th | 22 | [2] | ||||||||
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Chevrolet 265A V8t | TOR 8 |
MIS | DEN DNS |
VAN | MDO 20 |
ROA 8 |
NAZ | LS 15 | ||||||||||||||
1992
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Walker Racing | Lola T91/00
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Chevrolet 265A V8t | SRF
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PHX | LBH | INDY |
DET DNS |
POR | ROA 24 |
VAN | 25th | 5 | [3] | |||||||||
Euromotorsport
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Cosworth DFS V8t | MIL 14 |
NHA 13 |
TOR | MIS | CLE | |||||||||||||||||
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Chevrolet 265A V8t | MDO 15 |
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Lola T92/00
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NAZ 16 |
LS 8 |
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1993
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Rahal-Hogan Racing
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Rahal-Hogan RH-001
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Chevrolet 265C V8t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY |
MIL 19 |
DET 11 |
POR 9 |
CLE | TOR | MIS | NHA 11 |
23rd | 8 | [4] | ||||||
Lola T93/00
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ROA 18 |
VAN | MDO 22 |
NAZ | LS | ||||||||||||||||||
1994
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Rahal-Hogan Racing
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Lola T93/00
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Honda HRX V8t | SRF 8 |
20th | 17 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||
Lola T94/00
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PHX 6 |
LBH 27 |
MIL 19 |
DET 27 |
POR 11 |
CLE 19 |
TOR 22 |
MIS 27 |
MDO 26 |
NHA 25 |
VAN 14 |
ROA 20 |
NAZ 11 |
LS 15 |
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Penske PC-22
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Ilmor 265C V8t | INDY 31 |
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1995
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY QL† |
MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO | NHA | VAN | LS | NC | - | [6] |
1996
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Walker Racing | Reynard 96i | Ford XD V8t | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH | NAZ 14 |
500 | MIL | DET
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POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | 34th | 0 | [7] | |
† – Made an aborted qualifying attempt in Bryan Herta's back up car, as Herta was not cleared to drive after a crash and was in risk of being bumped. |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Lola T95/00
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11 | Ford XB V8t | WDW 6 |
6th | 228 | [8] | ||||||||||
41 | PHX 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Walker Racing | Reynard 95i | 60 | INDY 20 |
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1996-97
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Byrd -Cunningham Racing
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10 | NHM 4 |
LVS 3 |
14th | 169 | [9] | |||||||||||
G-Force GF01 | VRH35ADE V8
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WDW 2 |
PHX 6 |
INDY 12 |
TXS DNS |
PPI | NH2 DNS |
LV2 | ||||||||||
Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | CLT 14 |
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1998
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G-Force GF01B | WDW 7 |
PHX 15 |
INDY 15 |
TXS | NHM | DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TX2 | LVS | 30th | 56 | [10] | |||
1999
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Team Xtreme | Dallara IR9 | 46 | VRH35ADE V8
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WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPI | ATL | DOV | PP2 | LVS | TX2 | NC | - | [11] |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Tean |
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1990 | Lola T89/00
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Cosworth DFS V8t | DNQ | Euromotorsport | |
1991 | Lola T91/00
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Cosworth DFS V8t | 18 | 24 | Euromotorsport |
1992 | Lola T91/00
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Chevrolet 265A V8t | Raced by S. Goodyear | Walker Racing | |
1993 | Rahal-Hogan RH-001
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Chevrolet 265C V8t | No Attempt | Rahal-Hogan Racing
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1994 | Penske PC-22
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Ilmor 265C V8t | 31 | 31 | Rahal-Hogan Racing
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1995 | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | Raced by Bryan Herta | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
1996 | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | 11 | 20 | Walker Racing |
1997 | G-Force GF01 | VRH35ADE V8
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18 | 12 | Byrd -Cunningham Racing
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1998 | G-Force GF01B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 32 | 15 | Byrd -Cunningham Racing
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1999 | Dallara IR9 | VRH35ADE V8
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DNQ | Team Xtreme |
References
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Groff – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
- Mike Groff career summary at DriverDB.com