Paul Durant
Template:Short description Template:Blp refimprove Paul Durant (born September 26, 1959), is a former American racecar driver from San Diego, California.
He first excelled in supermodified racing, winning a number of regional championships. He then competed in the USAC Silver Crown Series in 1994. Following the founding of the Indy Racing League in 1996, he competed in the series' second ever race at the Phoenix International Raceway but broke on the first lap. Two months later, he competed in the Indianapolis 500, qualifying the oldest car in the field, a 1992 Lola powered by a stock-block Buick V6 engine in the 24th position. He moved up from 24th to 18th in 9 laps before his engine failed.[1] The following year he took over A. J. Foyt Enterprises' #1 car late on bump day and qualified in the final position with only 12 laps of practice in the car. He crashed on lap 111 of the race and was credited with 21st. Later that season he drove at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Byrd-Cunningham Racing and finished 26th after a mechanical issue on lap 62. He drove in the first race of the 1998 season at Phoenix for Cobb Racing but suffered an engine failure 99 laps in. He failed to qualify for the 1998 Indianapolis 500 in the same car and his entry failed to arrive at the race the following week at Texas Motor Speedway despite being entered.
He currently lives in Denver, Colorado.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Racing record
American Open Wheel
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IndyCar
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ABF Motorsports | WDW | PHX 22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INDY 32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
27th | 32 | [2] | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | NHM | LVS | WDW | PHX | INDY 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | 40th | 23 | [3] | ||
| Byrd-Cunningham Racing | LV2 26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 1998 | CBR Cobb Racing | WDW | PHX 21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INDY DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
TXS | NHM | DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TX2 | LVS | 38th | 9 | [4] |
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Lola | Buick | 24th | 32nd | ABF | [2] |
| 1997 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 33rd | 21st | Foyt | [3] |
| 1998 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Failed to Qualify | Cobb | [4] | |