Nick Firestone Explained

Nick Firestone
Birth Name:	Nicholas Stanley Firestone
Birth Date:	31 March 1966
Birth Place:	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Prev Series:	EFDA Nations Cup British Formula 2 Championship Indy Lights IndyCar Series Karting
Prev Series Years:	1990 1992 1993-96 1999 1996-2008
Updated:	November 30, 2011

Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born March 31, 1966) is an American former race car driver.

A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from Princeton University in 1989.

Starting in Karts, he moved to junior formula cars and finally on the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42 Indy Lights races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at Nazareth Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile in 1993.^[1] He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for McCormack Motorsports but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing Karts. He has two children, Peter and Annabel.

Career Results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
1990	EFDA Nations Cup	12th	Reynard - Opel	Team USA
1992	British Formula 2 Championship	13th	Ralt RT23 - Cosworth	Valvoline ERM
1993	Indy Lights	6th		Simon Racing
1994	Indy Lights	6th		Simon Racing
1995	Indy Lights	9th		Brian Stewart Racing
1996	Indy Lights	17th		Brian Stewart Racing
1996	SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - G1	6th	Tony Kart - TM	2Wild Karting
2006	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	7th
2007	SKUSA SuperNationals X - G1	5th
2008	Arizona Sprint Kart Championship - Shifter	15th

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1993	Simon Racing	PHX	LBH	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	NHM	VAN	MDO	NZR	LS	6th	85
1994	Simon Racing	PHX	LBH	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	NHM	VAN	MDO	NZR	LS	6th	72
1995	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA	PHX	LBH	NZR	MIL	DET	POR	TOR	CLE	NHM	VAN	LS	9th	52
1996	Brian Stewart Racing	MIA	PHX	NZR	MIS	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	TRV	VAN	LS	17th	18