Roberto Guerrero
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Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958) is a
With no championship points in Formula One and no prospects to drive for a competitive team, Guerrero left at the end of the 1983 season to race in the
Of special note were Guerrero's participations in the Indianapolis 500. He came very close to winning outright on two occasions, but bad luck always kept the victory out of his grasp. In 1992 he spun off on the pace lap after having qualified on the pole position. Guerrero finished runner up twice, in the top-five five times, and held the qualifying speed record from 1992 through 1996. Guerrero was also selected to participate in the 1988 International Race of Champions.
Guerrero became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1989. He and his wife have three children and reside in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California.
In recent years Guerrero has returned to racing, but of a different venue. He began off-road racing at the legendary Baja 2000. He has since continued to race in
Early racing
Karting
Guerrero began his racing career in 1972 by competing in kart racing. From 1972 to 1977 he won two national championships in his native Colombia. He also finished third in the 1975 Pan American Karting Championship.
Jim Russell Driving School
Guerrero then joined the
Open wheel racing
Formula car racing
British Formula Ford 1600
Guerrero began competing in British Formula Ford 1600 in 1978. He took eight wins during the season.
Formula Three
British Formula 3
Guerrero competed in
. He finished 9th in points with 15 points.Guerrero returned to the series in
European Formula Three
While competing in
European Formula Two
In
Formula One
Guerrero began competing in
In
Indy car racing
CART Indycar World Series
Guerrero made his Indy car debut in
In
Guerrero returned with Team Cotter in
In
Near-fatal crash and recovery
After his near-win in Indianapolis, subsequently, Guerrero scored four pole positions at the
Guerrero's recovery from his near-fatal accident was documented by IndyCar Medical Director, Dr. Steve Olvey, who said in his biography, Rapid Response: My Inside-Story as a Motor-Racing Life-Saver, that he saved Guerrero's life by lowering the pressure in his brain with injections of medicines that were brand-new to the medical field and were not widely practiced yet. Somehow, his treatment worked and Guerrero's recovery, which only took less than 3 months, led to him studying traumatic brain injuries as his primary focus of study.
Later career
In
Following the 1988 season Guerrero and Granatelli split for
Prior to
In
For
In
In
In
Indy Racing League
In
During the 1996 portion of the
In
In
For
In
Guerrero was reported to be searching for a car to drive in the 2002 Indianapolis 500, although nothing materialized. He eventually retired from racing by 2003.[2]
Stock car racing
International Race of Champions
In 1988 Guerrero was among the drivers chosen to compete in
NASCAR
Guerrero attempted to compete in the
Announcing
Guerrero served as a TV live race commentator for
Racing record
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
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1981 | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer MM81 | BMW | SIL Ret |
HOC 10 |
THR 1 |
NÜR Ret |
VAL Ret |
MUG 6 |
PAU Ret |
PER 4 |
SPA Ret |
DON Ret |
MIS 4 |
MAN Ret |
7th | 16 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1982
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Ensign Racing
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N180B
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Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA WD |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
N181
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BRA DNQ |
USW Ret |
SMR | BEL DNQ |
MON DNQ |
DET Ret |
CAN Ret |
NED DNQ |
GBR Ret |
FRA DNQ |
GER 8 |
AUT Ret |
SUI Ret |
ITA NC |
CPL DNS | ||||||
1983
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Theodore Racing Team | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA NC |
USW Ret |
FRA Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON DNPQ |
BEL Ret |
DET NC |
CAN Ret |
GBR 16 |
GER Ret |
AUT Ret |
NED 12 |
ITA 13 |
EUR 12 |
RSA | NC | 0 |
American Open Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
USAC
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | 1 | 2 | Rank | Points |
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1983–84 | DUQ |
INDY 2 |
2nd | 800 |
CART Indycar World Series
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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1984 | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | March 84C | DFX
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LBH 26 |
PHX1 24 |
INDY 2 |
MIL 21 |
POR 19 |
MEA 25 |
CLE 5 |
MIS1 5 |
ROA 11 |
POC 31 |
MDO 15 |
SAN 25 |
MIS2 23 |
PHX2 24 |
LS 7 |
LVG 6 |
11th | 52 | |
1985 | Team Cotter | March 85C | DFX
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LBH 26 |
INDY 3 |
MIL 6 |
POR 15 |
MEA DNS |
CLE 19 |
MIS1 13 |
ROA 19 |
POC 18 |
MDO 18 |
SAN 23 |
MIS2 24 |
LS 4 |
PHX 21 |
MIA 28 |
17th | 34 | ||
1986 | Team Cotter | March 86C | DFX
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PHX1 8 |
LBH DNS |
INDY 4 |
MIL 18 |
POR 13 |
MEA 4 |
CLE 17 |
TOR 20 |
MIS1 24 |
POC 21 |
MDO 2 |
SAN 17 |
MIS2 22 |
ROA 4 |
LS 5 |
PHX 12 |
MIA 2 |
9th | 87 |
1987 | Vince Granatelli Racing | March 87C | DFX
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LBH 12 |
PHX 1 |
INDY 2 |
MIL 16 |
POR 19 |
MEA 19 |
CLE 5 |
TOR 4 |
MIS 14 |
POC 3 |
ROA 7 |
MDO 1 |
NAZ Inj |
LS Inj |
MIA Inj |
4th | 106 | ||
1988 | Vince Granatelli Racing | Lola T88/00
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DFX
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PHX 2 |
LBH 19 |
INDY 32 |
MIL DNS |
CLE 20 |
TOR | MEA | MIS 20 |
POC 3 |
MDO 11 |
MIA 26 |
12th | 40 | ||||||
March 87C | POR 14 |
ROA 22 |
NAZ 6 |
LS 14 |
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1989 | Alex Morales Motorsports | March 89CE | Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET 8 |
POR 23 |
CLE 13 |
MEA 22 |
TOR 28 |
MIS 22 |
POC 16 |
MDO 12 |
ROA 21 |
LS 25 |
23rd | 6 | |||
March 88C | NAZ 20 |
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1990 | Patrick Racing | March 90CA | Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | PHX 16 |
LBH 14 |
INDY 23 |
MIL 18 |
DET 21 |
POR 8 |
CLE 19 |
MEA 15 |
TOR | 16th | 24 | ||||||||
Lola T90/00
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MIS 5 |
DEN 17 |
VAN 24 |
MDO 26 |
ROA 8 |
NAZ 9 |
LS 18 |
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1991 | Patrick Racing | Lola T91/00
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Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | SRF | LBH | PHX | INDY 30 |
MIL | 38th | 0 | ||||||||||||
King Racing | (t/c)
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DET 15 |
POR | CLE | MEA | DEN 19 |
VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS 18 | |||||||||||
Euromotorsport
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DFS
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TOR 18 |
MIS | |||||||||||||||||||
1992 | King Racing | Lola T91/00
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(t/c)
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SRF
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PHX | LBH 13 |
38th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Lola T92/00
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INDY 33 |
DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MIS | CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LS | |||||||||
1993 | King Racing | Lola T93/00
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Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V8 265C
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SRF 19 |
PHX 15 |
LBH 5 |
INDY 28 |
MIL 7 |
DET 26 |
POR 24 |
CLE 29 |
TOR 10 |
MIS 7 |
NHA 4 |
ROA 23 |
VAN 11 |
MDO | NAZ | LS | 14th | 39 | |
1994 | Pagan Racing | Lola T92/00
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(t/c)
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SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 33 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LS | 54th | 0 | |
1995 | Pagan Racing | Reynard 94i | Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz IC108B
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MIA
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SRF | PHX 16 |
LBH | NAZ | INDY 12 |
MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO | NHA | VAN | LS | 33rd | 1 |
Indy Racing League
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996
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Pagan Racing | Reynard 94i | 21 | Ford Cosworth XB | WDW 5 |
PHX 16 |
4th | 237 | [4] | |||||||||||
Reynard 95i | INDY 5 |
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1996–97
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NHM 6 |
7th | 221 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||
Reynard 94i | LVS 4 |
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Dallara IR7 | Nissan Infiniti Q45 | WDW 17 |
PHX 7 |
INDY 27 |
TXS 13 |
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Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 | PPIR 18 |
CLT 17 |
NH2 6 |
LV2 14 |
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1998
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Dallara IR8 | WDW 26 |
PHX 27 |
INDY 22 |
TXS 24 |
NHM | DOV | CLT | 26th | 83 | [6] | |||||||||
CBR Cobb Racing | G-Force GF01 | 23 | Nissan Infiniti Q45 | PPIR 21 |
ATL 19 |
TX2 4 |
LVS 20 |
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1999
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Cobb Racing | 50 | WDW 13 |
PHX 16 |
CLT | INDY 25 |
TXS DNP |
PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPI2 | LVS | TX2 | 30th | 36 | [7] | ||||
2000
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Dallara IR00 | 41 | Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPIR | ATL | 44th | 7 | [8] | ||||||
Team Coulson Racing | G-Force GF01 | 40 | KTY 23 |
TX2 | ||||||||||||||||
2001
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Dick Simon Racing | Dallara IR01 | 07 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY DNQ |
TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | NC | - | [9] |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1984 | March 84C | DFX
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7 | 2 | Bignotti-Cotter Racing |
1985 | March 85C | DFX
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16 | 3 | Team Cotter |
1986 | March 86C | DFX
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8 | 4 | Team Cotter |
1987 | March 87C | DFX
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5 | 2 | Vince Granatelli Racing |
1988 | Lola T88/00 | DFX
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12 | 32 | Vince Granatelli Racing |
1990 | March 90CA | Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | 28 | 23 | Patrick Racing |
1991 | Lola T91/00 | Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | 28 | 30 | Patrick Racing |
1992 | Lola T92/00 | (t/c)
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1 | 33 | King Racing |
1993 | Lola T93/00 | Ilmor-Chevrolet Indy V8 265C
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10 | 28 | King Racing |
1994 | Lola T92/00 | (t/c)
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30 | 33 | Pagan Racing |
1995 | Reynard 94I | Ilmor-Mercedes-Benz IC108B
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13 | 12 | Pagan Racing |
1996 | Reynard 95i | Ford Cosworth XB | 6 | 5 | Pagan Racing |
1997 | Dallara IR7 | Nissan Infiniti Q45 | 19 | 27 | Pagan Racing |
1998 | Dallara IR8 | Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 | 9 | 22 | Pagan Racing |
1999 | G-Force GF01 | Nissan Infiniti Q45 | 25 | 25 | Cobb Racing |
2000 | Dallara IR00 | Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 | DNQ | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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2001 | Dallara IR01 | Oldsmobile Aurora Indy V8 | DNQ | Dick Simon Racing |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
2000 | Hispanic Racing Team | 72 | Chevy | DAY
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CAR
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LVS
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ATL
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DAR
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BRI
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TEX
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NSV | TAL
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CAL
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RCH
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NHA
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CLT DNQ |
DOV
|
SBO | MYB | GLN
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MLW
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NZH
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PPR
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GTY
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IRP | MCH
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BRI
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DAR
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RCH
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DOV
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CLT
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CAR
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MEM
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PHO
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HOM
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NA | - | [10] | |||
2002 | Hispanic Racing Team | 09 | Chevy | DAY
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CAR
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LVS
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DAR
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BRI
|
TEX
|
NSH
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TAL
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CAL
|
RCH
|
NHA
|
NZH
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CLT
|
DOV
|
NSH
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KEN
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MLW
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DAY
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CHI
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GTY
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PPR
|
IRP | MCH
|
BRI
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DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
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KAN
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CLT
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MEM
|
ATL DNQ |
CAR
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PHO
|
HOM
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NA | - | [11] |
International Race of Champions
(key) (Bold - Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
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Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
1988 | Chevy | DAY | RSD 11 |
MCH 10 |
GLN 11 |
12th | 19 | [12] |
References
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero - Biography". Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero - Biography". Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? - Roberto Guerrero - Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Robert Guerrero – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Roberto Guerrero – 1988 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
External links
- Roberto Guerrero driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Profile at www.grandprix.com
- Profile at www.f1rejects.com
- Where Are They Now Article