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{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Greg Ray
| image             = 
| imagesize            = 
| caption           = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|3}}
| birth_place       = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| death_date        = 
| retired           = 2004
| related to        = 
| last series       = [[Indy Racing League]] [[IndyCar Series]]
| years active      = 1997-2004
| teams             = [[Knapp Motorsports]]<br />[[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]<br />[[Team Menard]]<br />[[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]<br />Access Motorsports
| starts            = 73
| wins              = 5
| poles             = 14* (does not include Charlotte 1999)
| fastest laps      = 0
| best finish       = '''1st'''
| year              = [[1999 in IRL|1999]]
| prev series       = [[Toyota Atlantic]]<br />[[Indy Lights]]
| prev series years = 1992-1994<br />1996
| titles            = [[Indy Racing League]] Champion
| title years       = 1999
| awards            = 
| award years       = 
}}

'''Gregory Ray''' (born August 3, 1966) is an American former race car driver.

After winning the [[SCCA]] national [[Formula Atlantic]] championship in 1993, he moved up to the [[Champ Car|CART]]-sanctioned [[Toyota Atlantic]] series in 1994.

In [[1996-1997 in IRL|1997]] he made his [[Indy Racing League]] debut driving for Thomas Knapp in an unsponsored black #97 car.  He made his mark on the series a year later during qualifying for the [[1998 Indianapolis 500]].  Driving the same, plain, black #97, he qualified second behind [[A. J. Foyt]]'s driver [[Billy Boat]].  The car attracted sponsorship from local businesses and the national anti-tobacco campaign, and became known as Ash Kicker Racing. Though he failed to finish that race, he scored several good results in subsequent races and caught the eye of successful businessman and team owner [[John Menard Jr.]]

In [[1999 in IRL|1999]] he won the IRL championship on the strength of three victories.  However, [[2000 in IRL|2000]] was a difficult season with only one victory.  He qualified on pole for the [[2000 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] but subsequently finished last (33rd).  In 2001 Ray and Menard had split, and his replacement [[Jaques Lazier]] won his first victory at the [[Chicagoland Speedway]].

Things continued to go downhill from there, as Ray bounced around three separate cars in [[2002 in IRL|2002]] before starting his own team in [[2003 in IRL|2003]], Access Motorsports, the lone team utilizing a [[Panoz]] chassis with [[Honda]] engines.  He gained sponsorship from [[TrimSpa]] but failed to light up the scoreboard and in [[2004 in IRL|2004]], he ran a few races before giving his seat to former [[Infiniti Pro Series]] champion [[Mark Taylor (driver)|Mark Taylor]].  The team closed at the end of the year from a lack of sponsorship.

Ray had 5 wins in his 74 IRL starts.

==Racing career==

===IndyCar career===

====Early years====
Greg Ray made his debut [[IndyCar Series|Indy Racing League]] start during the 1997 portion of the [[1996-1997 Indy Racing League season|1996-97 Indy Racing League season]] driving the #97 [[Thomas Knapp Motorsports]] [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]] in 5 of 10 events including the [[1997 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] where he would finish 25th due to a water pump failure. Ray's best finish came at the [[1997 True Value 500|True Value 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] near Ray's hometown of [[Dallas, Texas]] to finish 29th-place finish in points.

For [[1998 Indy Racing League season|1998]] Ray would continue to drive Knapp's #97 [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]] with sponsorship from [[Mercury Outboards]] and [[Mercury Marine]] for the opening rounds of the season. However, during practice for the [[1998 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] Knapp's team was without a sponsor. Ray would manage to qualify second between [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] teammates [[Billy Boat]] and [[Kenny Brack]] and would gain race day sponsorship from [[Justice Brothers, Inc.]], [[True Value]], [[The Nashville Network]], and Ray's hometown track [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. In the race, Ray led for 18 laps before retiring on lap 167 due to a gearbox failure. Ray would follow up his 500 performance with a 2nd-place finish at the [[Firestone 550|True Value 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] where Ray acquired sponsorship from [[AT&T]] but Knapp's team skipped races due to a lack of sponsorship. Ray then drove a two-race stint for [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] in the #11 [[Conseco]] [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]] as a replacement to the injured Billy Boat (who beat Ray to the pole position at Indianapolis and the win at Texas) at the [[Dover International Speedway|Pep Boys 400K]] at [[Dover International Speedway|Dover Downs International Speedway]] where Ray would set the fastest lap before getting taken out in a crash and the [[VisionAire 500K]] at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Lowe's Motor Speedway]] where Ray retired with gearbox failure. Knapp then reopened his team for the final three races of the season with sponsorship from [[O2 Racing Technology|Genoa Racing]] and [[Best Access Systems]] but would retire from each race.

====Championship winner====
Knapp's team then closed its doors for good due to a lack of sponsorship but Ray was signed on to drive the #2 [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]]/[[Menards]] [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]] and would take pole positions at the [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|MCI WorldCom 200]] at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] and the [[VisionAire 500K]] at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Lowe's Motor Speedway]] (the latter of which was cancelled due to an accident that killed three spectators). Ray would retire from the first three races before getting three wins at [[Pikes Peak International Raceway|Radisson 200]] and [[Pikes Peak International Raceway|Colorado Indy 200 Presented by Deloitte & Touche]] both at [[Pikes Peak International Raceway]] and the [[Dover International Speedway|MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200]] at [[Dover International Speedway|Dover Downs International Speedway]] to get the championship (Ray's only time in the top 10 in points).

====Downturn====
For [[2000 Indy Racing League season|2000]] Ray would continue to drive for Menard in the #1 [[Conseco]]/[[Quaker State]]/[[Menards]] [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]] scoring six poles in the series' nine races including the [[2000 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] where during the IRL's split with [[Champ Car|CART]] [[Chip Ganassi Racing]], a CART team, entered a pair of cars for CART drivers [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] and [[Jimmy Vasser]] with Montoya starting second to Ray. Because of this Ray and Montoya were the favorites to win. Ray would lead 26 of the first 66 laps before crashing on lap 67 and finishing in 33rd (last) place with Montoya leading 167 of the 200 laps on his way to an easy win. Ray would go on to win the [[Atlanta 500 Classic|Midas 500 Classic]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]. However, Ray would drop to 13th in points.

In [[2001 Indy Racing League season|2001]] Ray would continue to drive for Menard in the #2 [[Johns Manville]]/[[Menards]] [[Dallara]]-[[Oldsmobile Aurora]]. Ray continued to be an excellent qualifier with four poles in the series' first ten races but had trouble finishing races with a win at the [[Atlanta 500 Classic|zMax Atlanta 500 Classic]] at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]. Ray's relationship with Menard got even worse after the [[2001 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] where Ray qualified 2nd and would lead 40 laps before finishing 17th, 8 laps down. Ray split from Menard after the [[Kentucky Indy 300|Belterra Resort Indy 300]] at [[Kentucky Speedway]] while Ray's replacement, [[Jaques Lazier]] won in his second race in the car at the [[Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300|Delphi Indy 300]] at [[Chicagoland Speedway]]. Ray would drive the season ending [[Firestone 550|Chevy 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] returning to [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|A. J. Foyt's team]] in the #11 [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|A. J. Foyt Racing]] [[Dallara]]-[[Nissan]] [[Infiniti]] where Ray would start 13th and finish 8th in his only other top 10 of the year besides his Atlanta win.

Starting off [[2002 Indy Racing League season|2002]] without a ride Ray was hired to drive the #11 [[Caesars Entertainment Corporation|Harrah's]] [[Dallara]]-[[Chevrolet]] for [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]] in place of the injured [[Eliseo Salazar]]. Ray made his 2002 debut at the [[2002 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] starting 31st and crashing after 28 laps and finishing in 33rd, last, place again. Ray continued to drive Foyt's #11 (later #41 when Salazar returned) through the [[Emerson Indy 250|Gateway Indy 250]] at [[Gateway Motorsports Park|Gateway International Speedway]]. Ray would then drive for [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]] in the #20 [[Dallara]]-[[Chevrolet]] with sponsorship from [[Argosy Empress Casino|Empress Casino]] and [[Young Chevrolet]] in the final two races of the season. Ray's best finish of 2002 was a 12th at the [[Firestone 550|Boomtown 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] in Foyt's #11 car. This led to a 23rd-place finish in points.

====Fielding his own cars====

Without a ride for [[2003 IndyCar Series season|2003]] Ray started his own team called Access Motorsports fielding Ray in the #13 [[Trim Spa]] [[Panoz|Panoz G Force]]-[[Honda]]. The team started out strong with a 9th-place finish at the [[Indy Japan 300]] at [[Twin Ring Motegi]] and followed that up with an 8th-place finish at the [[2003 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]. Ray would equal his 8th-place finish at the [[RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300|Kansas Indy 300]] at [[Kansas Speedway]], the [[Emerson Indy 250]] at [[Gateway Motorsports Park|Gateway International Speedway]], and the [[Firestone 550|Chevy 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. In addition, Ray would have 5th place qualifying efforts at the [[SunTrust Indy Challenge]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] and the [[Kentucky Indy 300|Belterra Casino Indy 300]] at [[Kentucky Speedway]]. Ray would finish 15th in points despite missing three races.

In [[2004 IndyCar Series season|2004]] Ray looked to be in good shape after a respectable 2003 season. Ray acquired sponsorship from [[Renovac]] for the opening rounds on his #13 [[Panoz|Panoz G Force]]-[[Honda]] and would have a 2nd place start at the [[Indy Japan 300]] at [[Twin Ring Motegi]]. But prior to the [[2004 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] the team was without sponsorship but Ray was able to get sponsorship from [[Rent-A-Center]] due to the company being based in Ray's home town of [[Plano, Texas]]. After Indianapolis Ray fielded his own cars without sponsorship at the [[Firestone 550|Bombardier 500]] at [[Texas Motor Speedway]] and the [[SunTrust Indy Challenge]] at [[Richmond International Raceway]] getting a 7th-place finish at Texas. But soon a lack of sponsorship caught up to Ray as he had to withdraw from the following race, the [[RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300|Argent Mortgage Indy 300]] at [[Kansas Speedway]]. Ray would quietly finish 23rd in points and the team closed up shop at the end of the season.

Ray soon afterwards retired from racing after being unable to find a drive for the [[2005 IndyCar Series season|2005 season]].

===Other racing===

====SCCA career====
Ray started off his career by driving in various divisions of the [[SCCA]] by first attending SCCA driving schools in September 1991. By 1992 Ray was competing in several SCCA-sanctioned [[Formula Ford 2000]] series. In that season Ray had 7 podium finishes and set a track record lap for a Formula Ford 2000 car at [[Sonoma Raceway|Sears Point Raceway]] and would take the series championship.

In 1993 Ray moved up to the [[Formula Atlantic]] series and would take the championship in series in dominating fashion.

====CART career====

In 1994 Ray moved to [[Champ Car|CART]]'s version of the Atlantic championship, the [[Atlantic Championship|Player's/ Toyota Atlantic Championship]] continuing to drive the same car he won the 1993 championship with. Ray would dominate this series also with wins at [[Phoenix International Raceway]], [[Canadian Tire Motorsport Park|Mosport International Raceway]], and the [[Milwaukee Mile]]. Ray would have seven other podium finishes, six pole positions, and eight fastest laps with the championship.

By [[1996 Indy Lights season|1996]] Ray was competing in the [[Firestone Indy Lights|PPG/ Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered by Buick]] driving for [[Andretti Autosport|Team KOOL Green]] in the #27 [[Kool (cigarette)|KOOL]] [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Buick V6]]. Ray's best race of the season came at the race at the [[Milwaukee Mile]] where Ray started 4th and finished in 2nd place. Ray would finish in 12th place in the overall championship.

====IROC career====

After winning the [[1999 Indy Racing League season|1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League championship]] Ray drove a [[Pontiac Firebird|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]], representing the [[IndyCar Series|Pep Boys Indy Racing League]]. Ray had a best finish of 7th at the race at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] and would also start 2nd at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] race. Ray would finish in 11th place in the championship.

==Video games==
Ray has appeared as a playable driver in the [[racing game]]s; [[Indy Racing 2000]] and [[IndyCar Series 2005]].

==Racing record==

===SCCA National Championship Runoffs===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year !! Track !! Car !! Engine !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status
|-
| 1993 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Swift Engineering|Swift]] DB4 || [[Toyota]] || [[Formula Atlantic]] ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running
|}

===American open–wheel racing results===
([[Template:American Open Wheel driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)

====American Continental Championship results====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant 
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! Pos
! Points
|-
| [[1992 American Continental Championship|1992]]
! [[Primus Racing]]
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| [[Firebird International Raceway|FIR]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| [[Mosport International Raceway|MOS]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| [[Des Moines Street Circuit|IOW]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| [[Watkins Glen International|WGI]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| [[Lime Rock Park|LRP]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''[[Infineon Raceway|SON1]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| [[Infineon Raceway|SON2]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''1st'''
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''111'''
|}

====Atlantic Championship====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1992 Atlantic Championship season|1992]]
! 
| [[Bicentennial Park (Miami)|MIA]]
| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PIR]]
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[Lime Rock Park|LRP]]
| [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|MTL]]
| [[Watkins Glen International|WGI]]
| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]
| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]
| [[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]
| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]
| [[Nazareth Speedway|NAZ]]
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS1]]<br><small>24</small>
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS2]]<br><small>15</small>
|
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''52nd'''
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''1'''
|-
| [[1993 Atlantic Championship season|1993]]
! [[O2 Racing Technology|Genoa Racing]]
| [[Phoenix International Raceway|PIR]]
| [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]
| [[Road Atlanta|ROA]]
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| '''[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]'''<br><small>16</small>
| [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|MTL]]
| [[Mosport Park|MOS]]
| [[Moosehead Grand Prix|HAL]]
| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]
| [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway|NHS]]
| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]
| [[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]
| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]
| [[Nazareth Speedway|NAZ]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS1]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS2]]
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''52nd'''
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''1'''
|-
| [[1994 Atlantic Championship season|1994]]
! 
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''[[Phoenix International Raceway|PIR]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"| '''[[Grand Prix of Long Beach|LBH]]'''<br><small>14</small>
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''[[Mosport Park|MOS]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"| '''[[Milwaukee Mile|MIL]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|MTL]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background-color:#CFEAFF"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRR]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|MOH]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| [[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"| '''[[Nazareth Speedway|NAZ]]'''<br><small>13</small>
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|LS]]<br><small>2</small>
|
|
|
|
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| '''3rd'''
|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"| '''148'''
|}

====Indy Lights====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1996 Indy Lights season|1996]]
! [[Andretti Autosport|Team Green]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Homestead–Miami Indy 300|MIA]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Long Beach Grand Prix|LBH]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 225|NAZ]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Firestone Indy 400|MIS]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Detroit Indy Grand Prix|DET]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Portland|POR]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Grand Prix of Cleveland|CLE]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Honda Indy Toronto|TOR]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Circuit Trois-Rivières|TRO]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Molson Indy Vancouver|VAN]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Monterey Grand Prix|LS]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''12th'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''48'''
|}

====IndyCar Series====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! No.
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1996–1997 Indy Racing League season|1996–1997]]
! rowspan=3| Knapp Motorsports
! rowspan=2| [[Dallara]] IR7
! 97
! rowspan=7| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|[[1996 True Value 200|NHM]]
|[[1996 Las Vegas 500K|LVS]]
|[[1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World|WDW]]
|[[1997 Phoenix 200|PHX]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1997 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>25</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[1997 True Value 500|TXS]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1997 Samsonite 200|PPIR]]<br><small>17</small>
|
|style="background:#DFC484;"|[[1997 Pennzoil 200|NH2]]<br><small>Wth</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1997 Las Vegas 500K|LV2]]<br><small>30</small>
|colspan=6|
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''29th'''
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''73'''
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/1997/O/|title=Greg Ray – 1997 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! 31
|colspan=7|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1997 VisionAire 500|CLT]]<br><small>22</small>
|colspan=8|
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[1998 Indy Racing League season|1998]]
!rowspan=2| [[Dallara]] IR8
! 97
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World|WDW]]<br><small>25</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[1998 Dura Lube 200|PHX]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[[1998 True Value 500|TXS]]<br><small>2</small>
|[[1998 New England 200|NHM]]
|colspan=3|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br><small>24</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 Lone Star 500|TX2]]<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 Las Vegas 500K|LVS]]<br><small>25</small>
|colspan=5|
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''21st'''
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''128'''
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/1998/O/|title=Greg Ray – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
! 11
|colspan=5|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''[[1998 Pep Boys 400K|DOV]]''<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1998 VisionAire 500K|CLT]]<br><small>17</small>
|[[1998 Radisson 200|PPIR]]
|colspan=8|
|-
| [[1999 Indy Racing League season|1999]]
! rowspan=3| [[Team Menard]]
! [[Dallara]] IR9
! 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200|WDW]]<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''PHX'''<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|'''[[1999 VisionAire 500K|CLT]]'''<br><small>C<SUP>1</SUP></small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|''[[1999 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]''<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|TXS<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''PPIR'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ATL<br><small>23</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|DOV<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''PPI2'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVS<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'''TX2'''<br><small>3</small>
|colspan=5|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''293'''
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/1999/O/|title=Greg Ray – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2000 Indy Racing League season|2000]]
! [[Dallara]] IR-00
! 1
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''WDW'''<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''PHX'''<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LVS<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''[[2000 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]'''<br><small>33</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''PPIR'''<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''ATL'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KTY<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''TX2'''<br><small>26</small>
|colspan=7|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''13th'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''172'''
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/2000/O/|title=Greg Ray – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2001 Indy Racing League season|2001]]
!rowspan=2| [[Dallara]] IR-01
! 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''PHX'''<br><small>22</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HMS<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''''ATL'''''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2001 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''PPIR'''<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|RIR<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KAN<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''NSH'''<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY<br><small>13</small>
|STL
|CHI
|colspan=4|
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''18th'''
| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''193'''
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/2001/O/|title=Greg Ray – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=3| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]

! rowspan=2| 11
! [[Infiniti]] {{nowrap|[[Nissan VRH35 engine|VRH35ADE]] [[V8 engine|V8]]}}
|colspan=12|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TX2<br><small>8</small>
|colspan=4|
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[2002 Indy Racing League season|2002]]
!rowspan=3| [[Dallara]] IR-02
!rowspan=3| [[Chevrolet]] Indy [[V8 engine|V8]]
|HMS
|PHX
|FON
|NZR
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2002 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>33</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TXS<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RIR<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KAN<br><small>19</small>
|colspan=7|
| rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''23rd'''
| rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''128'''
! rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/2002/O/|title=Greg Ray – 2002 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! 41
|colspan=9|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NSH<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2002 Michigan Indy 400|MIS]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KTY<br><small>25</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|STL<br><small>19</small>
|-
! [[Sam Schmidt Motorsports]]
! 20
|colspan=13|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[2002 Delphi Indy 300|CHI]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TX2<br><small>14</small>
|
|-
| [[2003 IndyCar Series season|2003]]
! rowspan=2| [[Access Motorsports]]
! [[G-Force Technologies|G-Force]] GF09
! rowspan=2|  13
! [[Honda]] [[Honda Indy V8#1st Generation .282003.29|HI3R]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|HMS
|PHX
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MOT<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[2003 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TXS<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPIR<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|RIR<br><small>12</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KAN<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NSH<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[2003 Firestone Indy 400|MIS]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STL<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NZR<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|CHI<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FON<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[[2003 Chevy 500|TX2]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''15th'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''253'''
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/2003/O/|title=Greg Ray – 2003 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2004 IndyCar Series season|2004]]
! [[G-Force Technologies|G-Force]] GF09B
! [[Honda]] [[Honda Indy V8#2nd Generation .282004-2006.29|HI4R]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOT<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2004 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>27</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|RIR<br><small>15</small>
|KAN
|NSH
|MIL
|MIS
|KTY
|PPIR
|NZR
|CHI
|FON
|TX2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''23rd'''
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''99'''
!<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/raygr01/2004/O/|title=Greg Ray – 2004 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>
|}

: ''<sup>1</sup> The 1999 [[VisionAire 500K]] at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|Charlotte]] was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities. Ray had qualified for the pole position.''

====Indianapolis 500====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
! Team
|-
| [[1997 Indianapolis 500|1997]]
| [[Dallara]] IR7
| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center| 30
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25
| Knapp Motorsports
|-
| [[1998 Indianapolis 500|1998]]
| [[Dallara]] IR8
| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
| Knapp Motorsports
|-
| [[1999 Indianapolis 500|1999]]
| [[Dallara]] IR9
| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21
| [[Team Menard]]
|-
| [[2000 Indianapolis 500|2000]]
| [[Dallara]] IR-00
| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33
| [[Team Menard]]
|-
| [[2001 Indianapolis 500|2001]]
| [[Dallara]] IR-01
| [[Oldsmobile]] [[Oldsmobile Aurora|Aurora]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17
| [[Team Menard]]
|-
| [[2002 Indianapolis 500|2002]]
| [[Dallara]] IR-02
| [[Chevrolet]] Indy [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center| 31
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33
| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises]]
|-
| [[2003 Indianapolis 500|2003]]
| [[G-Force Technologies|G-Force]] GF09
| [[Honda]] [[Honda Indy V8#1st Generation .282003.29|HI3R]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
| Access Motorsports
|-
| [[2004 Indianapolis 500|2004]]
| [[G-Force Technologies|G-Force]] GF09B
| [[Honda]] [[Honda Indy V8#2nd Generation .282004-2006.29|HI4R]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|align=center| 27
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27
| Access Motorsports
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130804022150/http://www.gregrayracing.com/ GregRayRacing.com]
* [http://racing-reference.info/driver/Greg_Ray]

{{s-start}}
{{succession box |
  before= [[Kenny Bräck]] |
  title= [[Indy Racing League|Pep Boys Indy Racing League]] [[Indy Racing League#IRL Champions|Champion]] |
  years= [[1999 in IRL|1999]] |
  after= [[Buddy Lazier]]
}}
{{s-end}}
{{A. J. Foyt Racing}}
{{Arrow McLaren}}
{{Team Menard}}
{{IRL Champions}}
{{American open-wheel car racing champions|state=collapsed}}

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