Mike Nish
Mike Nish (December 10, 1959 – December 14, 2022)[1] was an American racing driver who competed in the CART Indy car series and competed in world land speed record events.
Nish competed in four CART races, one in 1984 at Phoenix International Raceway and three more in 1986 where he recorded his best finish of 10th place at Portland. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and 1986, but failed in both years. At Speed Week in August 2007, Nish captured the SCTA AA/FS (Unlimited Fuel Streamliner) record with a speed of 377.715 mph (607.8732 km/h). He was also awarded the Hot Rod Trophy for achieving the top speed of the meet on the Bonneville Salt Flats.[2]
On October 8, 2007, Nish attempted to break the world land speed record for carbureted vehicles set in 1965, but his engine failed after 30 seconds. Mike Nish, as well as his father Terry and brothers Jeff and T. J. have successfully broken 14 different world land speed records over the years.[3]
On September 23, 2010, Nish broke the world land speed record for the FIA Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 Kilometer, [Flying Start] and Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 mile, Flying Start class with a speed of 285.359 mph (459.242 km/h) for the Kilometer and 285.305 mph (459.155 km/h) in the mile.[4]
American open–wheel racing results
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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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dick Simon Racing | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX 15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
LAG | CPL DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NC | 0 | [5] | |
| 1985 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | INDY DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX EXScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MIA | NC | - | [6] | ||
| 1986 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30th | 3 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
| Machinists Union Racing | MIL DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
POR 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MEA 25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CLE Rpl1 |
TOR 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
MCH | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | |||||||
| 1987 | Machinists Union Racing | LBH DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
PHX DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NC | - | [8] |
- 1 Replaced by Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | |
| 1986 | March | Chevy V6 | DNQ | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | |
References
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- ↑ Mike Nish
- ↑ Chevy High Performance [1] November, 2008
- ↑ Grass, Ray, Nish clan is driven to break land speed record, Deseret Morning News, October 11, 2007
- ↑ Nish Motorsports [2] records page
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