View source for Chet Fillip

{{short description|American racing driver}}
[[Image:1984IndyCarsPoconoAlUnserJr7ChetFillipCar38.jpg|thumb|right|Fillip (right) racing against [[Al Unser Jr.]] in 1984]]
[[File:ChetFillipIndy500.JPG|thumb|Fillip at the 1985 Indianapolis 500]]
'''Chet Fillip''' (born April 4, 1957), is an American former racing <ref>{{Cite web |title=Chet Fillip (USA) - Complete Archive - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Chet-Fillip-USA.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.racingsportscars.com}}</ref> driver best known for driving in the [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] series. Fillip raced stock cars and a modified during his teens and early twenties at Arena Park Raceway in Lubbock, Texas. His father Marvin Fillip also raced at this track. Chet raced in the CART series in the 1982-1985 seasons, with nine career starts, and started in the [[Indianapolis 500]] in 1982 and 1983 (the Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by  [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] at the time, meaning that it is not counted among his CART starts).  His best CART finish was in 10th position in 1985 at Milwaukee.  At the end of the 1985 season, he switched to the [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup]] Series, where he continued racing through 1987, making 24 starts with a best finish of 12th.  After NASCAR, Fillip raced several years in USAC [[Sprint car racing|sprint cars]], with eight victories including the prestigious Little 500 in 1999.

2006 saw the formation of a new racing series, the Premier Racing Association (PRA). The PRA used former pavement racing cars of the USAC Silver Crown Series which had switched to a different type of car more suitable for faster, larger tracks a mile or more in length. Fillip won the first championship of this series driving a car of his own design and manufacture. Though he won no races he finished no lower than sixth in any event while always running near the front. After at least 28 years driving everything from sports cars to Indy cars to stock cars, he won his first series championship.

With the reinstatement of the "classic" Silver Crown cars to all races on the schedule, Fillip now{{When?|date=September 2022}} participates full-time in that series and won the race prior to the IndyCar Series event at [[Richmond International Raceway]] on June 28, 2008 at the age of 51. 

Fillip lives in [[Avon, Indiana]].<ref>[http://avon-indiana.funcityfinder.com/2010/11/02/chet-fillip/ Chet Fillip: Racing's Jack of All Trades - FunCityFinder] Retrieved 2014-11-08.</ref>

==Motorsports career results==

===American open-wheel racing===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position</span>)

====CART PPG Indy Car World Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan=34| [[Champ Car|CART PPG Indy Car World Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
| [[1982 IndyCar season|1982]]
! [[Circle Bar Racing]]
! [[Patrick Racing|Wildcat MK8]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]
| [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]
| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]
| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]
| [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]
| [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]
| [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]
| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>15</small>
| colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 44th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1982/R|title=Chet Fillip – 1982 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1983 IndyCar season|1983]]
!rowspan=2| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
! [[Patrick Racing|Wildcat MK8]]
!rowspan=2| [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br><small>19</small>
| colspan=8|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br><small>18</small>
| [[Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
| colspan=3|
!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC
!rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0
!rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1983/R|title=Chet Fillip – 1983 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[All American Racers|Eagle CB1]]
| 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1983 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>33</small>
| [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]
| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]
| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]
| [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]
| [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]]
| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]
| [[Honda Indy 200|MDO]]
| colspan=7|
|-
| [[1984 IndyCar season|1984]]
! [[Circle Bar Racing]]
! [[Team Penske|VDS Penske PC-10]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1984 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]
| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]
| [[Meadowlands Grand Prix|MEA]]
| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br><small>31</small>
| [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Honda Indy 200|MDO]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Grand Prix of Montreal|SAN]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]
| [[Caesars Palace Grand Prix|CPL]]
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1984/R|title=Chet Fillip – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[1985 IndyCar season|1985]]
! [[Circle Bar Racing]]
! [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola T900]] 
! [[Cosworth]] [[Cosworth DFV#DFX|DFX]] [[V8 engine|V8]][[Turbocharger|t]]
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1985 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee IndyFest|MIL]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]
| [[Meadowlands Grand Prix|MEA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]<br><small>17</small>
| [[Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America|ROA]]
| [[Pocono IndyCar 400|POC]]
| [[Honda Indy 200|MDO]]
| [[Grand Prix of Montreal|SAN]]
| [[Firestone Indy 400|MCH]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LAG]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
| [[Tamiami Park|MIA]]
|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 3
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1985/R|title=Chet Fillip – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
|}

=====Indianapolis 500=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
! Team
|-
| [[1982 Indianapolis 500|1982]]
| [[Patrick Racing|Wildcat]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|align=center| 29
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 24
| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
|-
| [[1983 Indianapolis 500|1983]]
| [[Patrick Racing|Wildcat]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|align=center| 32
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33
| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
|-
| [[1984 Indianapolis 500|1984]]
| [[Team Penske|VDS Penske]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
|-
| [[1985 Indianapolis 500|1985]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] 
| [[Cosworth]]
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
|}

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Winston Cup Series====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
|-
! colspan=45| [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] results
|-
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]]
! rowspan=2| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
! 31
! rowspan=3| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1985 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Carolina 500|CAR]]
| [[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]
| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[Northwestern Bank 400|NWS]]
| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]
| [[1985 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Coca-Cola World 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]
| [[1985 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500|POC]]
| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[1985 Summer 500|POC]]
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[Southern 500 (1950–2004)|DAR]]
| [[Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte)|CLT]]
| [[Nationwise 500|CAR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br><small>25</small>
| [[1985 Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| 
! 81st
! 88
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1985/W|title=Chet Fillip – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]]
! rowspan=2| 81
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1986 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[1986 Miller High Life 400|RCH]]
| [[1986 Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Motorcraft 500|ATL]]<br><small>36</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Valleydale 500|BRI]]<br><small>22</small>
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1986 Winston 500|TAL]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>37</small>
| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br><small>20</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]<br><small>26</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br><small>40</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Summer 500|POC]]<br><small>12</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br><small>28</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br><small>22</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1986 Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br><small>15</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br><small>25</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950–2004)|DAR]]<br><small>35</small>
| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Delaware 500|DOV]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br><small>21</small>
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br><small>38</small>
| [[Nationwise 500|CAR]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
| [[Winston Western 500|RSD]]
! 32nd
! 1433
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1986/W|title=Chet Fillip – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]]
! [[Fillip Racing]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>39</small>
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br><small>24</small>
| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1987 Winston 500|TAL]]<br><small>41</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Summer 500|POC]]
| colspan=13|
! rowspan=2| 44th
! rowspan=2| 480
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/fillich01/1987/W|title=Chet Fillip – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! [[Arrington Racing]]
! 67
! [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| colspan=12|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br><small>21</small>
| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]
| colspan=2|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br><small>20</small>
| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[Southern 500 (1950–2004)|DAR]]
| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[1987 Goody's 500|MAR]]
| [[1987 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1987 Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
|}

=====Daytona 500=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Start
! Finish
|-
| [[1986 Daytona 500|1986]]
| [[Circle Bar Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ
|-
| [[1987 Daytona 500|1987]]
| [[Fillip Racing]]
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|align=center| 26
|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 39
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Racing-Reference driver|Chet_Fillip}}

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