Steve Chassey
Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945 in Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 9 seasons (1981, 1983–1989, and 1992), with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, and 1988. He finished in the top ten 4 times, with his best finish in 5th position in 1981 at Watkins Glen International. He raced his last Indy 500 in 1988 for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 24th.
Chassey was also a regular competitor in the USAC Silver Crown Series championship, racing from 1975 to 1992. He was runner-up in the 1980 season, and had two career wins, at the 1984 Hoosier Hundred and 1988 Tony Bettenhausen 100.[1][2] After retiring from driving, he also worked for ESPN, commentating on Thursday night "Thunder" USAC events.[citation needed]
American open–wheel racing results[]
(key)
PPG Indycar Series[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | PHX DNQ |
MIL 24 |
ATL 23 |
MCH 20 |
RIV 15 |
MIL 15 |
MCH 12 |
WGL 5 |
MEX | PHX DNQ |
20th | 31 | ||||||||
Alex Foods | ATL 22 |
|||||||||||||||||||
1982 | PHX DNQ |
ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | — | 0 | |||||||
1983 | ATL 17 |
INDY 11 |
MIL 19 |
CLE 22 |
MCH 10 |
ROA 6 |
POC 25 |
RIV 17 |
MDO | MCH | CPL 12 |
LAG 10 |
PHX 19 |
19th | 17 | |||||
1984 | LBH DNQ |
PHX DNQ |
INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
POR | MEA DNQ |
CLE 16 |
MCH 32 |
ROA 24 |
POC 22 |
MDO 28 |
SAN | MCH 20 |
PHX DNQ |
LAG 16 |
CPL DNQ |
NC | 0 | ||
1985 | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL DNS |
POR DNQ |
MEA 20 |
CLE DNS |
MCH 12 |
ROA 26 |
POC 11 |
MDO 12 |
SAN | MCH 14 |
LAG 15 |
PHX 11 |
MIA DNQ |
34th | 6 | |||
1986 | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL 17 |
POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 28 |
POC | MDO | SAN | NC | 0 | ||||||
Arciero Racing | MCH 17 |
ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | |||||||||||||||
1987 | LBH | PHX | INDY 25 |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NC | 0 | |||
1988 | PHX | LBH | INDY 24 |
MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NC | 0 | |||
1989 | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
Bettenhausen Motorsports | MEA 28 |
TOR | MCH 29 |
POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||||||||
1990 | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | — | 0 | ||
1992 | Euromotorsport | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL 22 |
NHA 19 |
TOR | MCH 19 |
CLE | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | NC | 0 |
Indy 500 results[]
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | Eagle | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify | |
1982 | Rattlesnake | Cosworth | Practice Crash | |
1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet | 19th | 11th |
1984 | Eagle | Chevrolet | Qualifying Crash | |
1985 | March | Chevrolet | Failed to Qualify even after setting one and four lap records for normally aspirated push rod V-8 engines | |
1986 | March | Buick | Failed to Qualify | |
1987 | March | Cosworth | 32nd | 25th |
1988 | March | Cosworth | 26th | 24th |
1989 | March | Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
1990 | Lola | Buick | Practice Crash |
References[]
External links[]
- 1945 births
- Champ Car drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Living people
- People from Hamilton County, Indiana
- Racing drivers from Indiana
- Sportspeople from Brockton, Massachusetts