Stan Fox
| Stan Fox | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis ) | ||||||
| |||||||
Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan ) | |||||||
| |||||||
Stanley Cole Fuchsrace car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500.[3]
Midget car career
Fox began his career as a midget car racer. He won the 1979 Badger Midget championship, and the 1979 and 1980 Belleville Midget Nationals. He placed in the top twelve in points in nine seasons, even after he raced sporadically after moving to United States Auto Club (USAC) open wheel events. He had 19 USAC career wins.[3] He won the Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1990 at the last event at Ascot Park. He won the 1991 Turkey Night Grand Prix, two Copper Classics, three Rex Easton Memorials at Springfield, Illinois, two Rodger Mauro Classics, and the midget car portion of the 4-Crown National at Eldora Speedway.
IndyCar career
Fox competed in the
Ron Hemelgarn
. He was also a motorcycle racing enthusiast.
Near-fatal crash at Indianapolis
While driving for Ron Hemelgarn, Fox was seriously injured during the
Eddie Cheever, Jr. and slammed into the outside wall. Several other cars also became involved. The front nose-cone was ripped from his car, exposing his legs. Fox suffered serious head injuries which put him in a coma for five days, and had surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain. After a month, Fox had been moved from the Methodist Hospital critical care unit to a private room, and was showing signs of improvement.[4]
The accident ended Fox's racing career but he stayed involved with the sport. He started the non-profit organization Friends of the Fox which supports people with head injuries and brings a person to the track each May to meet drivers and get VIP treatment.
Death
Fox was killed in a head-on collision on December 18, 2000, on the
Desert Road some 200 miles (320 km) south of Auckland, New Zealand. Fox was driving through the night to attend a speedway meeting and collided head on with a northbound truck and trailer Unit.[5]
Career award
- He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.[3]
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
CART
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pabst Racing
|
LBH | PHX | INDY DNQ |
MIL 24 |
POR 21 |
MEA DNQ |
CLE | MIS 28 |
ROA DNQ |
POC 32 |
MDO DNQ |
SAN 19 |
MIS2 DNQ |
PHX2 DNQ |
LS DNQ |
CEA | NC | 0 | [6] | |
| 1987 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
LBH | PHX | INDY 7 |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIS | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LS | MIA | 32nd | 6 | [7] | ||
| 1988 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
PHX | LBH | INDY 30 |
MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | MIA | 48th | 0 | [8] | ||
| 1989 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | NC | - | [9] | ||
| 1990 | Kent Baker Racing | PHX |
LBH |
INDY 33 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
TOR |
MIS |
DEN |
VAN |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
46th | 0 | [10] | |
| 1991 | Hemelgarn Racing | SRF |
LBH |
PHX |
INDY 8 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
MEA |
TOR |
MIS |
DEN |
VAN |
MDO |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
24th | 5 | [11] |
| 1992 | Hemelgarn Racing | SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
INDY 27 |
DET |
POR |
MIL |
NHM |
TOR |
MIS |
CLE |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
59th | 0 | [12] | |
| 1993 | Hemelgarn Racing | SRF | PHX |
LBH |
INDY 31 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
NHM |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
54th | 0 | [13] | |
| 1994 | Hemelgarn Racing | SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
INDY 13 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIS |
MDO |
NHM |
VAN |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
37th | 0 | [14] | |
| 1995 | Hemelgarn Racing | MIA |
SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
NAZ |
INDY 30 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
ROA |
TOR |
CLE |
MIS |
MDO |
NHM |
VAN |
LS |
46th | 0 | [15] |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | March 83C | Cosworth DFX
|
Practice Crash | Pabst Racing
| |
| 1987 | March 86C | Cosworth DFX
|
26 | 7 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
| 1988 | March 86C | Chevrolet V6 | 29 | 30 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
| 1989 | March 86C | Chevrolet V6 | DNQ | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
| |
| 1990 | Lola T87/00 | Buick | 27 | 33 | Kent Baker Racing |
| 1991 | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 17 | 8 | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 1992 | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 13 | 27 | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 1993 | Lola T91/00 | Buick | 20 | 31 | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 1994 | Reynard 94I | Ford XB
|
13 | 13 | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 1995 | Reynard 95I | Ford XB
|
11 | 30 | Hemelgarn Racing |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Winston Cup Series results
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1992 | Folsom Racing | 13 | Chevy | DAY | CAR
|
RCH
|
ATL
|
DAR
|
BRI | NWS | MAR
|
TAL
|
CLT | DOV
|
SON
|
POC
|
MCH
|
DAY
|
POC
|
TAL 36 |
GLN
|
MCH 37 |
BRI
|
DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
MAR
|
NWS | CLT
|
CAR
|
PHO
|
ATL | 68th | 107 | [16] | |||||||||
| 1993 | 31 | DAY | CAR
|
RCH
|
ATL
|
DAR
|
BRI | NWS | MAR
|
TAL | SON
|
CLT | DOV
|
POC
|
MCH
|
DAY DNQ |
NHA
|
POC
|
TAL
|
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
MAR
|
NWS | CLT
|
CAR
|
NA | - | [17] | ||||||||||||
| 13 | PHO DNQ |
ATL
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 09 | Chevy | DAY | CAR
|
RCH
|
ATL
|
DAR
|
BRI | NWS | MAR
|
TAL
|
SON
|
CLT | DOV
|
POC
|
MCH
|
DAY
|
NHA
|
POC
|
TAL
|
IND DNQ |
GLN
|
MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR
|
RCH
|
DOV
|
MAR
|
NWS | CLT
|
CAR
|
PHO | ATL
|
NA | - | [18] | |||||||
SuperTruck Series
SuperTruck Series results
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Decuir Racing | 10 | Chevy | PHO | TUS 30 |
SGS | MMR 18 |
POR | EVG | I70
|
LVL
|
BRI
|
MLW
|
CNS | HPT
|
IRP
|
FLM
|
RCH
|
MAR
|
NWS
|
SON
|
MMR
|
PHO
|
67th | 182 | [19] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Stan Fox". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- user-generated source]
- ^ a b c Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
- ^ AP. "Racer Stan Fox Shows Signs of Improvement". The Indianapolis News. Retrieved 2018-06-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archives - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 20 December 2000.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Stan Fox – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.