Michael Roe (racing driver)
Michael Roe (born 8 August 1955[1]) is a former racing driver from Naas, Ireland.
Roe began racing in Formula Ford and won the 1978 Formula Ford Festival. The following year he drove in British Formula Three and finished in 9th place in his rookie campaign with two podium finishes for David Clark's team. In 1983, he moved to the United States to compete in the single-seat Can-Am series where he finished 8th in the championship. In 1984, Roe won seven of the ten rounds of the series on his way to dominating the championship, setting a series record for wins in a season as well as poles in a season (all ten rounds).[2][3][4] The following year Roe competed in CART Championship Car racing and made four starts for Hemelgarn Racing with a best finish of 7th at Portland followed up by an 8th-place finish later that month at Meadowlands Racetrack. His two point-scoring finishes placed him 27th in the championship. He also attempted to qualify his Hemelgarn Lola-Cosworth for the Indianapolis 500, but he was bumped from the field.[5]
Racing record
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hemelgarn Racing | Lola T900 | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH 21 | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR 7 | MEA 8 | CLE 26 | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | 27th | 11 | [6] |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  Aston Martin Ecurie Ecosse |  Costas Los Brian Redman | Aston Martin AMR1 | C1 | 340 | 11th | 9th |
| 1990 |  Nissan Performance Technology Inc. | Bob Earl Steve Millen | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 311 | 17th | 17th |
References
- ^ Michael Roe, Where Are They Now, OldRacingCars.com, 2016
- ^ Can-Am 1984 season review, OldRacingCars.com, 2016
- ^ Can-Am 1984, ClassicCars.com, last updated 10 April 2003
- ^ Young, Fred. Can-Am Champions Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, DeepThrottle.com History, 2004
- ^ Michael Roe, ChampCarStats.com
- ^ "Michael Roe – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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