Mike Chandler

Mike Chandler
Mike Chandler
Nationality	American
Born	April 21, 1958 (age 63); San Marino, California, U.S.
Related to	Otis Chandler (father); Charles Abel Buffum (great-grandfather); Fern Smith Buffum (great-grandmother); Edwin Buffum (great-great uncle); Harrison Gray Otis (great-great grandfather); Norman Chandler (grandfather); Dorothy Buffum Chandler (grandmother); Camilla Chandler (aunt); Marilyn "Missy" Chandler (mother); Bettina Whitaker Chandler (stepmother); Edwin E. Buffum (great-uncle); Thurlyne Buffum (great-aunt); Stephen Otis (great-great-great grandfather); Sara Otis (great-great-great grandmother); Harry Chandler (great-grandfather); Moses K. Chandler (great-great grandfather); Emma J. Little Chandler (great-great grandmother); Marian Otis Chandler (great-grandmother); Eliza Ann Otis (great-great grandmother)
	Last updated on: January 22, 2014.

Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9^[1] career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.

Family[]

Michael is the son of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler^[2] and Marilyn "Missy" Chandler. Buffum's department stores were co-founded by his great-grandfather, former Mayor of Long Beach, California Charles Abel Buffum and great-grand uncle Edwin E. Buffum. Dorothy Buffum Chandler, a patron for the arts and a Regent for the University of California, was Michael's grandmother. He is the great-great grandson of newspaper publisher, Harrison Gray Otis.

Racing record[]

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results[]

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos	Points
1979		TEX1 3	IRP 4	MIL1 6	POC 7	TEX2 1	MIL2 3	MIN1 2	MIN2 22	2nd	903
1980	Championship Racing Stables	MIL 18	POC 4	MDO 3	MIN1	MIN2	ONT 4			7th	384

Indy 500 results[]

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1981	Penske	Cosworth	25th	12th
1982	Eagle	Chevrolet	22nd	17th
1983	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	30th	16th
1984	Eagle	Pontiac	Practice Crash

Notes[]

^ 9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.
^ Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004

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[1] 9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.

[2] Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004

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