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American racing driver (1955?2022)
Prappas at the 2014 Indianapolis 500.
Theodore Panos Prappas
[1]
(November 14, 1955 ? April 22, 2022),
[2]
was a driver in the
CART
Championship Car
series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992
Indianapolis 500
. He finished in the top ten 4 times and his best career finish was in 6th position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to
Jeff Andretti
for Rookie of the Year.
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986
West Coast Atlantic Racing
champion and was runner up in the
1990
Indy Lights
championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by
James Stewart
, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Prappas died April 22, 2022, aged 66 of
colon cancer
.
[2]
[3]
Career results
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American Racing Series
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CART
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PPG IndyCar World Series
results
|
Year
|
Team
|
Chassis
|
Engine
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
Rank
|
Points
|
Ref
|
1991
|
P.I.G. Enterprises
|
Lola
T91/00
|
Judd
V8
t
|
SRF
22
|
LBH
6
|
PHX
|
INDY
DNQ
|
MIL
|
DET
25
|
POR
17
|
CLE
18
|
MEA
22
|
TOR
16
|
MIC
|
DEN
21
|
VAN
14
|
MDO
12
|
ROA
23
|
NAZ
|
LAG
23
|
19th
|
9
|
[4]
|
1992
|
P.I.G. Enterprises
|
Lola
T92/00
|
Chevrolet
265A
V8
t
|
SRF
10
|
PHX
|
LBH
14
|
INDY
16
|
DET
14
|
POR
15
|
MIL
15
|
NHA
20
|
TOR
23
|
MIC
|
CLE
13
|
ROA
10
|
VAN
9
|
MDO
11
|
NAZ
19
|
LAG
18
|
|
17th
|
12
|
[5]
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References
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- ^
"Theodore Panos Prappas, Born 11/14/1955 in California"
. CaliforniaBirthIndex.org
. Retrieved
April 2,
2024
.
- ^
a
b
Kelly, Paul (April 23, 2022).
"IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500 veteran Prappas dies at 66"
.
indycar.com
. Brickyard Trademarks, LLC
. Retrieved
April 23,
2022
.
- ^
Pruett, Marshall (April 23, 2022).
"Ted Prappas, 1955-2022"
.
racer.com
. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc/
. Retrieved
April 23,
2022
.
- ^
"Ted Prappas ? 1991 CART Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 16,
2023
.
- ^
"Ted Prappas ? 1992 CART Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 16,
2023
.
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