Nick Firestone

Nick Firestone
Born	Nicholas Stanley Firestone (1966-03-31) March 31, 1966 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Previous series
1990 1992 1993-96 1999 1996-2008	EFDA Nations Cup British Formula 2 Championship Indy Lights IndyCar Series Karting
Statistics up to date as of November 30, 2011.

Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born March 31, 1966) is an American former race car driver.

A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.

Starting in karts, Firestone moved to junior formula cars and finally on the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42 Indy Lights races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile in 1993. He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for McCormack Motorsports but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing karts. He has two children, Peter and Annabel.

Career Results

Karting career

Season	Series	Position
1996	SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G1	6th
2006	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	7th
2007	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	5th
2008	Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter	15th
2010	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	6th
2011	SKUSA SuperNationals XV - S4 Master	6th
	SKUSA Pro-Tour - S4	2nd
2012	SKUSA SuperNationals XVI - S4 Master	43rd
	SKUSA Pro-Tour - S4	12th
2013	SKUSA SuperNationals XVII - S4 Master	22nd
2014	SKUSA SuperNationals XVII - S4 Master	28th
	SKUSA Pro-Tour - S4	10th
2015	SKUSA Pro-Tour - S4	6th
2016	SKUSA SuperNationals XX - S4 Super Master	2nd
2017	SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - S4 Super Master	5th

Circuit career

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1990	EFDA Nations Cup	12th	Reynard - Opel	Team USA
	USAC FF2000 National Championship Central	29th	Reynard - Ford
1991	Formula Opel Lotus Eurocup	22nd	Reynard - Opel	?
1992	British Formula 2 Championship	13th	Ralt RT23 - Cosworth	Valvoline ERM
1993	Indy Lights	6th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Simon Racing
1994	Indy Lights	6th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Simon Racing
1995	Indy Lights	9th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Brian Stewart Racing
1996	Indy Lights	17th	Lola T93/20 - Buick	Brian Stewart Racing
2024	Off-Road Pro Stock SxS Division	24th	Polaris

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USAC FF2000 Championship results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pos	Points
1990		WSR1	MMR	WSR2	CAJ	WSR3	SON1	FIR	SON2	PIR 4	29th	13

Indy Lights results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1993	Simon Racing	PHX 13	LBH 20	MIL 2	DET 13	POR 6	CLE 11	TOR 6	NHM 8	VAN 4	MDO 5	NZR 2	LS 6	6th	85
1994	Simon Racing	PHX 13	LBH 4	MIL 12	DET 5	POR 15	CLE 4	TOR 3	NHM 5	VAN 9	MDO 15	NZR 10	LS 7	6th	72
1995	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA 10	PHX 11	LBH 12	NZR 19	MIL 15	DET 4	POR 3	TOR 23	CLE 10	NHM 10	VAN 9	LS 5	9th	52
1996	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA	PHX	NZR	MIS 11	MIL 16	DET 20	POR 9	CLE 4	TOR 19	TRV	VAN	LS	17th	18

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points	Ref
1999	McCormack Motorsports	G-Force GF01C	31	Oldsmobile Aurora V8	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY DNQ	TXS1	PPIR1	ATL	DOV	PPIR2	LVS	TX2	NC	0

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1999	McCormack Motorsports	G-Force GF01C	Oldsmobile	DNQ

External links

• Nick Firestone career summary at DriverDB.com
• Nick Firestone at The Third Turn
• Firestone Kart siteArchived July 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine