Phil Caliva

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Phil Caliva telling of his experiences at Indy to Taylor Allen at IMS in 2018. The car pictured is the "McLightning" Phil drove in his 1982 Indy 500 qualifying attempt. Dave Roberts of Carmel, IN owns the car currently.

Phil Caliva (born January 1, 1945, in

Long Beach race
and the Indy 500 again in 1984 but again missed both races.

In total, Caliva made 10 starts and failed to qualify or start 10 more times, including 5 failed attempts at the Indy 500. His best points finish was 22nd place in the 1981 season.

Racing record

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1977
TRE
MIL
MOS

25
PIR

9
20th 40
1978
PIR1

15
TRE1
MOS
MIL1
TEX
MIL2

21
OMS1
13
OMS2
TRE2
PIR2
47th 13

Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1980
McLaren
Offy
Failed to Qualify
1981
McLaren
Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1982
McLaren
Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1983 March Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1984 March Cosworth Failed to Qualify

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