Ted Prappas
Theodore Panos PrappasChampionship Car series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 4 times and his best career finish was in 6th position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to Jeff Andretti for Rookie of the Year.
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986
Indy Lights championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by James Stewart
, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Prappas died April 22, 2022, aged 66 of
Career results
American Racing Series
American Racing Series / Indy Lights results
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | TEAMKAR International | PHX 5 |
MIL 6 |
POR 12 |
CLE 8 |
TOR 5 |
MEA 4 |
POC 5 |
MDO 3 |
ROA 3 |
NAZ 10 |
LS 6 |
MIA 6 |
6th | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | TEAMKAR International | PHX 5 |
LBH 10 |
MIL
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DET 1 |
5th | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P.I.G. Racing | POR 3 |
MEA 7 |
TOR 4 |
POC 3 |
MDO 4 |
ROA 12 |
NAZ 7 |
LS 17 |
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| 1990 | P.I.G. Racing | PHX 4 |
LBH 8 |
MIL 4 |
DET 5 |
POR 5 |
CLE 5 |
MEA 2 |
TOR 2 |
DEN 11 |
VAN 10 |
MDO 11 |
ROA 12 |
NAZ 3 |
LS 1 |
2nd | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CART
PPG IndyCar World Series results
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | P.I.G. Enterprises | Lola T91/00
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Judd V8t | SRF 22 |
LBH 6 |
PHX | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET 25 |
POR 17 |
CLE 18 |
MEA 22 |
TOR 16 |
MIC | DEN 21 |
VAN 14 |
MDO 12 |
ROA 23 |
NAZ | LAG 23 |
19th | 9 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | P.I.G. Enterprises | Lola T92/00
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Chevrolet 265A V8t | SRF 10 |
PHX | LBH 14 |
INDY 16 |
DET 14 |
POR 15 |
MIL 15 |
NHA 20 |
TOR 23 |
MIC | CLE 13 |
ROA 10 |
VAN 9 |
MDO 11 |
NAZ 19 |
LAG 18 |
17th | 12 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Theodore Panos Prappas, Born 11/14/1955 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Kelly, Paul (April 23, 2022). "IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500 veteran Prappas dies at 66". indycar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (April 23, 2022). "Ted Prappas, 1955-2022". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc/. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Ted Prappas – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Ted Prappas – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links
- Ted Prappas career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile at ChampCar stats
- Profile at Racing Reference