Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is an automotive racing organization competing in the open wheel IndyCar Series, co-owned by former driver Robbie Buhl, who owns the team with Indianapolis BMW, Infiniti, Volkswagen and Maserati dealer Dennis Reinbold. Off the track, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing (DRR) have spent thousands of hours as the national spokesperson & advocate for "Racing for Kids," a national youth charitable foundation. On behalf of "Racing for Kids," DRR has visited more than 20,000 children in over 400 hospitals worldwide, and raised nearly $5 million for local children's health initiatives.^[1]

[edit] 2000–2006 Indy Racing League / IndyCar Series

Founded in 2000, DRR was one of the few teams that consistently ran the Infiniti engine until they left the series, then switched to Chevrolet and finally to Honda in 2005. When Buhl retired from the cockpit in 2004, he placed Felipe Giaffone in the cockpit, followed by Roger Yasukawa with financial backing from Honda. With Honda backing gone for 2006, some doubted if the team would continue, as Buhl had consistently stated that if running the team did not make financial sense, he would shut it down. However, sponsorship was found and the team named 2000 series champion Buddy Lazier their primary driver. During the team's heyday in 2001 and 2002, the team often also ran a second car for Sarah Fisher. In the 2006 Indianapolis 500, the team's second car was driven by Al Unser, Jr..

The team's only win came in the 2000 season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway, when Buhl stunned the series with a win from the 22nd starting position. In 2006 the team scored their best finish in years when Ryan Briscoe showed a great turn of speed in the wet at Watkins Glen International to get on the podium. During that time, other good results in the season were few and far between.

The team's #15 car driven by Buddy Rice in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500

[edit] 2007–2009 IndyCar Series

For 2007 the team has recruited two ex-Fernandez Racing engineers and added a new sponsor. On January 31, 2007, 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and Sarah Fisher would drive for the team. Rice brought in respectable performances, finishing 9th in points with three top-five finishes. Fisher struggled to 17th place in points after playing second fiddle to the "A Team" oftentimes being given less than par equipment. Fisher announced in late 2007 that she would leave the team due to lack of commitment from the team to her efforts.^{[citation needed]}

Rice returned to the team in 2008 while the team's second car was shared by Milka Duno and Townsend Bell, with all three drivers competing in the 2008 Indianapolis 500. Both Rice and Bell finished in the top-10 (8th and 10th respectively) while Duno finished 19th in the race. Rice finished 16th in points with a best finish of fourth at Watkins Glen.

2009 saw Dreyer & Reinbold bring on a completely new driver lineup from 2008. Joining the team full-time was British rookie Mike Conway, who most had previously competed in the GP2 Series. A second full-time entry was shared between Darren Manning (two races), Milka Duno, and Tomas Scheckter. In addition, Roger Yasukawa also returned to the team for the race at Twin Ring Motegi. The team also fielded cars for Richard Petty Motorsports driven by John Andretti and for Kingdom Racing and driver Davey Hamilton in the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The cars of Duno, Andretti, and Conway all struggled to qualify but made the field on bump day, the final day of qualifications. Conway, Andretti, and Duno were the last-placed cars running at the finish in the 18th, 19th, and 20th positions respectively. Throughout the rest of the season, Conway struggled for consistency, only finishing nine of the seventeen races, but was fast at times on the road courses, finishing on the podium in third at Infineon Raceway.

[edit] 2010–2011 Izod IndyCar Series

On 2 February 2010 it was announced that Justin Wilson would be joining Dreyer & Reinbold Racing for the 2010 IndyCar season in the #22 Z-Line Designs car. Wilson was to be partnered throughout the season by returning driver Mike Conway.^[2] For the opening race in Brazil they were joined by Ana Beatriz.^[3] For the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500 the team was expanded to run four cars for Tomas Scheckter and Ana Beatriz.^[4] After Conway was sidelined for an accident in the closing stages of the Indy 500, Wilson was partnered by Tomas Scheckter, Graham Rahal and Paul Tracy. It was announced that he will be joined by J. R. Hildebrand who will make his Indycar debut at Mid-Ohio.^[5] The Toronto event was Wilson's breakthrough event of the season, after being in the top two in each of the three practice sessions, he dominated qualifying. Justin made it to the Firestone Fast Six shootout without using a single set of the faster red walled (alternate compound) tires, and easily took the pole for the race after posting a record lap time of 1:00.2710s.^[6] Justin went on to lead much of the race, however after losing grip coming off of turn 11 on a restart late in the race, Justin's car spun and relinquished the lead to Will Power. Even after Justin found himself pointing the wrong way in turn 8, he was able to rebound to a 7th place finish, but unfortunately wasn't able to capitalize on the team's best chance for a win in 2010.^[7]

After healing, Conway left DRR for Andretti Autosport for the 2011 IndyCar season and was be replaced by rookie Ana Beatriz and her sponsor Petroleo Ipiranga. On 11 November 2010 an announcement was made confirming Justin Wilson would remain with Dreyer & Reinbold for a second year.^[8]

[edit] 2012 Izod IndyCar Series

On November 17, 2011, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Group Lotus PLC announced that DRR will serve as a Lotus factory partner team. Additionally, the historic auto manufacturer will provide Dreyer & Reinbold Racing entries with its new Lotus IndyCar V-6 racing engine for the 2012 IndyCar season.^[9] On January 17th, 2012 the team announced Oriol Servia as the teams full-time entry ^[10] On the same press release they have announced that they are working toward securing a second full-time entry.

On April 23, Dreyer & Reinbold and Lotus mutually agreed to end their existing engine contract. Subsequently, on May 7, the team announced a strategic alliance with Panther Racing to provide technical support as well as use of the second Chevrolet engine contract held by Panther. The team plans to begin use of the Chevrolet power plant at the 2012 Indianapolis 500.

Past and Present Drivers[link]

• John Andretti (2009)
• Townsend Bell (2008)
• Ana Beatriz (2010-2011)
• Ryan Briscoe (2006)
• Jeff Bucknum (2005)
• Robbie Buhl (2000–2004)
• Mike Conway (2009–2010)
• Milka Duno (2008–2009)
• Sarah Fisher (2002–2003, 2006–2007)
• Felipe Giaffone (2004)
• Memo Gidley (2002)
• Davey Hamilton (2009, 2011)
• J. R. Hildebrand (2010)
• Steve Knapp (2000)
• Buddy Lazier (2004, 2006)
• Darren Manning (2009)
• Simon Pagenaud (2011)
• Giorgio Pantano (2011)
• Graham Rahal (2010)
• Buddy Rice (2007–2008)
• Tomas Scheckter (2009–2010)
• Paul Tracy (2010-Present)
• Al Unser Jr. (2006)
• Justin Wilson (2010-2011)
• Roger Yasukawa (2005, 2007, 2009)
• Oriol Servià (2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• DRR Official Website
• DRR Official Facebook Page
• DRR Official Twitter
• IZOD IndyCar Series Team Page

Robbie Buhl
Nationality	American
Born	(1963-09-02) September 2, 1963 (age 48) Detroit, Michigan
Retired	2004
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1996-2004
Teams	Beck Motorsports Team Menard Sinden Racing Tri-Star Racing Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Starts	78
Wins	2
Poles	0
Best finish	3rd in 1996
Previous series
1993-1994 1990-1996 1989	CART World Series Indy Lights Barber Saab Pro Series
Championship titles
1992 1989	Indy Lights Barber Saab Pro Series

Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963) is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series. He was a color commentator for the IndyCar races on Versus.

He won the 1992 Indy Lights championship and caught the eye of John Menard's Team Menard in 1996, running as team mate to Tony Stewart for two seasons succeeding the late Scott Brayton. He scored his first win in what was once the closest finish in series history when he beat ex-MasterCard Lola F1 driver Vincenzo Sospiri by 0.064 seconds at the New Hampshire International Speedway.

He started his own team, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, in 2000 and stunned the establishment with a win from 22nd in the grid the season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway. Mild to moderate success followed the next few seasons and he retired as a driver prior to the 2004 Indianapolis 500. He has continued as a team owner, with moderate success, failing to win any races, but his driver Buddy Rice finished 9th in points in 2007, the team's best points result since Buhl's 8th place finish in 2000.

In 2007, Robbie made a small return to racing trying to compete in the SCCA Runoffs in Topeka, at the wheel of a Formula Mazda, but he withdrew after the qualifying.

Personal[link]

Buhl's wife is the widow of former racer Scott Brayton.

Buhl was born in Detroit but his home is Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. He is a graduate of Cranbrook School (now Cranbrook Kingswood School) in Bloomfield Hills. His family is one of the oldest of "old money" -"social register" Detroit society families. Their wealth stems from 19th/early 20th century manufacturing and real estate development and the industrialization of Detroit in the period 1850-1950. Family holdings included Buhl Stamping, Buhl Aircraft manufacturing, development of vast real estate holdings (including the landmark Buhl Building in downtown Detroit), Parke Davis (now part of drug giant Pfizer), Copper and Brass Sales, Inc, (by marriage) and many other holdings. His parents reside in Grosse Pointe Farms, Harbor Springs, Michigan, and Hobe Sound, Florida.

Robbie is a Founder and key Supporter of "Racing for Kids", a charitable foundation established to assist chronically ill children. Robbie makes a point of visiting sick children at hospitals on each stop of the circuit, bringing a bit of cheer to their lives in the process.

In 2007, he began a broadcasting career, joining the broadcast booth for the Indy Pro Series, now the Firestone Indy Lights Series, alongside veteran broadcaster Bob Jenkins. He would join Jenkins and Jon Beekhuis in the Versus broadcast booth for the 2009 IndyCar Series.^[1] It was announced on the Izod Indycar Series website he was let go by Versus for the network's IndyCar coverage and will be replaced by Wally Dallenbach Jr., who is also a color commentator for TNT's NASCAR coverage.^[2]

Motorsports Career Results[link]

American Open Wheel[link]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

CART[link]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
1993	Coyne	SRF Ret	PHX Ret	LBH 6	IND DNS	MIL 17	DET Ret	POR	CLE Ret	TOR	MIC	NHA	ROA Ret	VAN	MDO 14	NAZ 17	LS 16	21st	6
1994	Coyne	SRF Ret	PHX	LBH Ret	IND	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	MDO	NHA	VAN	ROA	NAZ	LS	41st	0

IndyCar[link]

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
1996	Beck	WDW 3	PHX Ret	INDY 9														3rd	80
1996-1997	Beck/Menard	NHM Ret	LVS 8	WDW	PHX Ret	IND 8	TXS Ret	PPI	CLT	NH2 1	LV2 3							13th	170
1998	Menard	WDW Ret	PHX 12	INDY Ret	TXS 6	NHM 10	DOV	CLT	PPI 2	ATL Ret	TX2 7	LVS 7						17th	174
1999	Sinden/Foyt/Tri-Star	WDW 20	PHX 3	INDY 6	TXS	PPI	ATL	DOV	PP2	LVS 3	TX2 Ret							22nd	114
2000	Dreyer & Reinbold	WDW 1	PHX 7	LVS 5	INDY Ret	TXS 18	PPI Ret	ATL 6	KTY 13	TX2 Ret								8th	190
2001	Dreyer & Reinbold	PHX 11	HMS Ret	ATL Ret	INDY 15	TXS Ret	PPI 3	RIR 9	KAN Ret	NSH Ret	KTY Ret	STL 5	CHI Ret	TX2 3				12th	237
2002	Dreyer & Reinbold	HMS Ret	PHX Ret	FON DNS	NZR	INDY 16	TXS Ret	PPI Ret	RIR 13	KAN Ret	NSH Ret	MIS Ret	KTY 10	STL 6	CHI Ret	TX2 Ret		17th	177
2003	Dreyer & Reinbold	HMS Ret	PHX 12	MOT 10	INDY Ret	TXS Ret	PPI 15	RIR 15	KAN 12	NSH Ret	MIS 13	STL 12	KTY 7	NZR 9	CHI 10	FON 12	TX2 11	14th	261
2004	Dreyer & Reinbold	HMS 10	PHX Ret	MOT Ret	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MIS	KTY	PPI	NZR	CHI	FON	TX2	24th	44

Indy 500 results[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Driver DB Profile

Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Second Qualification Day for the 2009 Indianapolis 500.
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1968-12-17) December 17, 1968 (age 43) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
2012 IZODIndyCar Series
Debut season	2002
Car no.	8, 23
Former teams	Team Green Vision Racing A.J. Foyt Enterprises KV Racing Technology
Starts	20
Best finish	22nd in 2009
Previous series
1986 1988-1990 1991-2007 2006-2007 , 2012 2006 2008	Can-Am Series American Racing Series CART/Champ Car World Series Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Championship titles
1990 2003	American Racing Series CART/Champ Car World Series
Awards
1990 1993 1999 2000	Bruce McLaren Trophy Most Improved Driver All-Star Team All-Star Team

Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a professional automobile racer who has competed in CART, the ChampCar World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is nicknamed "PT" and also goes by the nickname "The Thrill from West Hill".

Racing career[link]

Early years[link]

Fascinated by cars since boyhood, Paul raced go-karts at Goodwood Kartways near his hometown until he was 16. At age 16, in 1985, he became the youngest ever Canadian Formula Ford Champion. He was also the winner of the final Can-Am race in series history at the age of 17; in that same race he achieved the record of the youngest winner in Can-Am history.

Tracy worked his way up through the North American open-wheel feeder series' culminating with winning the 1990 American Racing Series Championship, and in the process set a record for single season wins with nine.

Penske and Newman/Haas years[link]

Tracy making his third start for Penske Racing at Laguna Seca in 1991

The following year, he competed in his first IndyCar event at Long Beach and at mid-season became a test driver for Penske Racing, in his first race for the team at Michigan he crashed and broke his left leg. He recovered and raced twice more for the team at the end of the season. He was scheduled to start a selected number of races for Penske in 1992 and ended up starting 11 races, many of his starts as a substitute driver for the injured Rick Mears.

His first full year of IndyCar competition came in 1993 and he won five times with his first win coming at Long Beach and the others at Cleveland, Toronto, Road America and Laguna Seca. Paul led the series in laps led and was voted most improved driver by his peers. The 1994 season started out slowly for Tracy as he scored just two points in the first four races. He rebounded from his poor start and finished on the podium in eight of the final twelve races with victories at Detroit, Nazareth, and Laguna Seca. His third-place showing in the points gave Penske a sweep of the top-three slots with Al Unser, Jr. winning the title and Emerson Fittipaldi second. That year, Tracy also tested with the Benetton Formula One team at Estoril.

Despite three successful seasons at Penske racing, Paul switched to Newman/Haas Racing for the 1995 season. Although he won two races (Australia and Milwaukee) and finished 6th in the championship, Tracy returned to Penske racing for 1996. His return to Penske was a disappointment as he finished the season with no wins and 13th in the championship. A back injury also forced him to miss two races. 1997 was a roller coaster season for Tracy. He won consecutive events at Nazareth, Rio de Janeiro and Gateway, to take the points lead. The season went downhill soon after as he finished 26th or worse in each of the final five events to slip to fifth place in the championship. His wins were the 98th and 99th for Penske Racing in CART; they had to wait 3 more years for their 100th.

During this period (1994–1995) Paul Tracy also dabbled as a professional downhill mountain bike racer. He raced for Yeti Bicycles and made appearances in the pro class at famous bike races such as the legendary Kamikaze at Mammouth mountain. During this time Penske developed a special upside down suspension fork for Yeti Cycles and Paul. Kaiser Aerospace in partnership with Yeti Cycles built one of the first thermoplastic carbon fiber bicycles for Paul at a cost of 1/2 million dollars to produce.

Team Green years[link]

Tracy left Penske Racing again to race for Team KOOL Green for the 1998 season. The year was a struggle as he finished no better than fifth in any race and ended up a disappointing 13th in the championship.

Several on and off track incidents during the year earned him the wrath of CART officials and he was excluded from the 1999 season opener. Although he missed the first race, Paul still had a very successful season as he recorded seven podium finishes and had victories at Milwaukee and Houston. He finished third in the championship.

The 2000 season was also a success for Tracy as he won at Long Beach, Road America and Vancouver and finished fifth in the championship. Paul sat on the pole for the Michigan 500 with a new track record speed of 234.949 mph (378.114 km/h).

Paul's fourth year with Green in 2001 was one of the worst of his career as he went winless and finished 14th in the championship. 2002 was another year of struggle for Paul. He did win a race at Milwaukee but failed to finish 10 of 19 races and was 11th in the championship.

Tracy competing in the 2002 Indy 500

With Team Green, Tracy returned to the Indianapolis 500 in 2002 for the first time since 1995. A late-race caution flag for a crash appeared at nearly the same time he passed Hélio Castroneves for what would have been the race lead. This incident proved controversial due to the lack of evidence from camera angles showing whether or not he was ahead of Castroneves. Debate continued on the issue of whether the caution flag was timed to stop a CART driver beating the regulars of the rival Indy Racing League, which is run by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony George. Perhaps as a result of this, he was voted CART's Most Popular Driver Award.

Forsythe years[link]

Paul Tracy made his off-season move to the Player’s/Forsythe team for the 2003 season and had one of the best ever seasons in Champ Car history. He became the first driver in 32 years to win the first three races of a season, scoring victories in St. Petersburg, Monterrey, and Long Beach. His other victories came at Toronto (his finest victory of the season and perhaps his career; he led all 112 laps and, at one point, had a lead so big that when the first full-course caution of the race came out, Tracy managed to complete a pit stop before anyone else even got close to the pit lane entrance), Vancouver, Mid-Ohio, and Mexico City. He led 658 laps, earned six poles, and ten podiums on the way to his first-ever championship.

Due to tobacco advertising laws, Player's could not return as a sponsor for the following season. At the same time, CART went bankrupt and its assets were auctioned off in an Indiana court. The series was purchased by Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi, and Tracy's team owner Gerald Forsythe. The lack of sponsor money certainly did not help the team and Paul was unable to defend his championship in 2004. He finished fourth in the series, with wins at Long Beach and Vancouver.

The 2005 season started out strong for Tracy. He led the points standings after five races, winning at Milwaukee and Cleveland. Bad luck and mistakes characterized the rest of his season, however. He was leading at Toronto when he ran out of fuel and crashed on his own while leading at Denver. A hard crash with Sébastien Bourdais at Las Vegas ended his championship hopes. Tracy finished fourth in the standings for the second year in a row.

2006 looked to be a transitional year for Tracy, with a five-race deal run in the NASCAR Busch Series possibly becoming a full-season contract in 2007. However, for a number of reasons, including poor results in the first three Busch races, Tracy reconsidered and determined that staying in Champ Car might be his best option. In May 2006, it was announced that Tracy had re-signed with Forsythe Racing for an additional five seasons. He announced plans to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2007 for Riley D'Hondt Motorsports with sponsorship from SportClips. Tracy also competed in one Camping World Truck Series race in 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, where he finished 20th for Germain Racing. He has since stated that he has no plans to run in NASCAR in 2009.

Tracy at Toronto in 2007

In November 2006, Tracy was injured while riding an ATV, but a rumor started that he had jumped a sand trap in a golf cart. Tracy denied the rumor and stated that he does not even own a golf cart. In January 2007, Tracy vowed to win the 2007 Champ Car title.^[1] However, on April 14 during a practice session at Long Beach, he crashed into a concrete barrier and suffered a fractured vertebra which forced him to miss the race and the next one in Houston. In late-May, he was given the green light by doctors to return into action for the race in Portland on June 10.^[2]

IndyCar Series Career[link]

Following the unification of open wheel racing in North America, Forsythe announced that he would not be moving on to race in the IRL-sanctioned IndyCar Series in 2008, leaving Tracy a free agent after the 2008 race at Long Beach. After being without a ride for most of the season, Tracy signed a deal to drive for a joint Vision Racing/Walker Racing effort in the Rexall Edmonton Indy with sponsorship from Subway. Despite starting 15th in the race (due to a last qualifying lap spin by Marty Roth during the second knockout session), Tracy finished 4th behind Justin Wilson, Hélio Castroneves, and winner Scott Dixon. He had a fastest personal lap time of 1:02.9258 at 112.876 mph (181.656 km/h) set on lap 77.

On April 17, 2009 between practice sessions of the Long Beach Grand Prix it was announced that Tracy will drive in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 for KV Racing Technology sponsored by Geico Insurance. Races at Edmonton, Toronto, and Watkins Glen were later added to the KV/Tracy program for 2009, with additional races possible. Following Tracy's 9th place finish in his return to the Indy 500, AJ Foyt Enterprises signed Tracy to replace the injured Vitor Meira in the #14 car, but only for the Milwaukee race.^[3] Paul drove again in 2009 for KV Racing at Mid-Ohio in place of Mario Moraes, who returned to Brazil after his father died.^[4]

Controversies[link]

French helmet[link]

During his racing career, Tracy has been involved in several controversies, notably involving CART bosses. Also, several rivals have alleged that he is aggressive and sometimes dangerous, habits which have caused several accidents and feuds in the past. However, the most recent and high-profile incident involving the Canadian driver was the French helmet controversy.

The French helmet controversy erupted during the 2006 season after Tracy was involved in two on-track incidents at San Jose and Denver. At San Jose, Tracy missed a right curve and went straight into an open space area. By trying to return to the track, he hit Alex Tagliani's car, damaging the whole front of it. After the crash, Tagliani, a French-Canadian, angrily confronted Tracy in the pits and demanded that he pay for the damage since Tagliani's race team had financial issues. Tracy then warned Tagliani not to touch him, but the latter persisted and eventually the two men came to blows before being separated by Champ Car officials. Tracy noted that Tagliani was still wearing his helmet during the scuffle. Both men were fined an undisclosed amount of money, while Tracy was put on probation for three races and lost seven points.^[5]

Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais in a confrontation at the 2006 Denver Grand Prix

During the next race in Denver, Tracy and French driver Sébastien Bourdais were fighting for the second position on the last lap. Tracy, while having fuel and brake issues, was well behind Bourdais coming into the final corner. Still, he did not slow down enough, losing control and hitting Bourdais' car in the process. The Newman-Haas driver then charged at Tracy and gave him a shove. Although Tracy invited Bourdais to confront him, the latter chose to walk away from the potential altercation. Tracy was docked an additional three points in the championship and was fined US$25,000. Champ Car mentioned that "Tracy's on-track actions in Denver were determined to be in violation of his probation"^[6] a probation stemming from the San Jose incident. Bourdais demanded that Tracy be suspended, since he felt that Tracy had cost him several points that he could have used to widen his now-slim lead in the points standings over A. J. Allmendinger, Tracy's teammate, who won the Denver race.

During a post-race interview, Tracy criticized Bourdais for not confronting him after the incident: "Too bad he wouldn't take his helmet off, then we really would have settled things. But French guys always keep their helmets on".^[7] Tracy downplayed the remarks, claiming they were a joke, but added one week later: "I said it was a joke, but it's a fact. If I said anything untrue, I'd apologize for it, but in both instances, they came to me to get in an altercation with their helmets on. I don't regret it, but I said it in joking".^[8] Bourdais, Tagliani, and Quebec driver Andrew Ranger asked for the crowd to boo him at the next race in Montreal, on the weekend of August 26.

This incident also renewed a heated rivalry between Tracy and Bourdais in which the Canadian driver criticized his rival for knocking him out of several past races and claiming that the Denver incident was payback according to him. In regards to the helmet remarks, Bourdais fired back at Tracy, saying: "I guess I'm not a hockey player and I didn't see him taking his helmet off either. I guess if he wants to fight someone, he is in the wrong sport." He continued: "It's just Paul Tracy making a fool out of himself race after race."^[9]

Tagliani added: "I said he (Tracy) should wear a straitjacket because that's the only thing that could keep him under control. And Sébastien (Bourdais) said he can't drive with that on, so maybe it's the only thing that could keep him out of trouble".^[8]

During the warm-ups and qualifying sessions in Montreal, the crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve booed Tracy loudly. However, during the traditional drivers' presentation before the race, Tracy wore a blue mask and a Quebec flag as a cape while doing wrestling gestures, and the fans began to warm up to him.^[10] RDS, TSN's French language television network, titled an article as : Paul Tracy, "le Crazy Québécois" (the crazy Quebecer)^[11] and TSN captioned an image with "Captain Quebec". Tracy finished the rain-delayed race in second position behind Bourdais on the following Monday. Fans cheered for Tracy as he wore a Quebec flag on the podium.^[12]

NASCAR[link]

In May 2011 he made statements about NASCAR, calling it boring and stating “I can’t watch a NASCAR race on TV without taking a three-hour nap in the middle of it...It is a different scene and a different culture."^[13]

Personal[link]

Tracy resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has two children, Alysha and Conrad. He has a business interest in Arma Energy SNX.

Trivia[link]

Paul Tracy appeared as an on-screen extra in an episode of The Littlest Hobo titled "Torque" (1985, Season 6).

Motorsports Results[link]

Career summary[link]

* Season in progress

American open–wheel racing results[link]

(key)

American Racing Series[link]

American Racing Series results
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
1988	Hemelgarn Racing	PHX 1	MIL 15	POR 4	CLE 11	TOR 14	MWL 13	POC DNP	MDO 5	ROA 14	NAZ 6	LAG 8	MIA 14			9th	58
1989	Maple Leaf Racing	PHX 2	LBH 13	MIL 14	DET 11	POR 2	MWL 4	TOR 16	POC 12	MDO 3	ROA 10	NAZ 15	LAG DNP			8th	65
1990	Landford Racing	PHX 1	LBH 1	MIL 1	DET 8	POR 1	CLE 1	MWL 1	TOR 1	DEN 15	VAN 5	MDO 1	ROA 1	NAZ 10	LAG 12	1st	214

Series Summary

CART / Champ Car[link]

CART / Champ Car Series results
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Rank	Points
1991	Dale Coyne Racing	SRF DNP	LBH 22	PHX DNP	IND Wth	MIL DNP	DET DNP	POR DNP	CLE DNP	MDW DNP	TOR DNP												21st	6
	Penske Racing											MIC 21	DEN DNP	VAN DNP	MDO DNP	ROA DNP	NAZ 7	LS 25
1992	Penske Racing	SRF DNP	PHX 4	LBH DNP	IND 20	DET 16	POR DNP	MIL DNP	NHA DNP	TOR 21	MIC 2	CLE 19	ROA 17	VAN 23	MDO 2	NAZ 3	LS 16						12th	59
1993	Penske Racing	SRF 21	PHX 16	LBH 1	IND 30	MIL 20	DET 9	POR 3	CLE 1	TOR 1	MIC 19	NHA 2	ROA 1	VAN 13	MDO 25	NAZ 3	LS 1						3rd	157
1994	Penske Racing	SRF 16	PHX 23	LBH 20	IND 23	MIL 3	DET 1	POR 3	CLE 3	TOR 5	MIC 16	MDO 2	NHA 2	VAN 20	ROA 18	NAZ 1	LS 1						3rd	152
1995	Newman/Haas Racing	MIA 27	SRF 1	PHX 4	LBH 28	NAZ 26	IND 24	MIL 1	DET 8	POR 18	ROA 2	TOR 8	CLE 26	MIC 23	MDO 2	NHA 23	VAN 8	LS 2					6th	115
1996	Penske Racing	MIA 23	RIO 19	SRF 22	LBH 4	NAZ 5	500 7	MIL 3	DET 17	POR 27	CLE 9	TOR 5	MIC Wth	MDO DNP	ROA 12	VAN 18	LS 29						13th	60
1997	Penske Racing	MIA 2	SRF 19	LBH 7	NAZ 1	RIO 1	GAT 1	MIL 6	DET Wth	POR 7	CLE 7	TOR 10	MIC 4	MDO 27	ROA 28	VAN 28	LS 26	FON 26					5th	121
1998	Team KOOL Green	MIA 27	MOT 5	LBH 25	NAZ 5	RIO 25	GAT 26	MIL 7	DET 7	POR 28	CLE 19	TOR 14	MIC 9	MDO 5	ROA 6	VAN 11	LS 8	HOU 20	SRF 23	FON 14			13th	61
1999	Team KOOL Green	MIA DNP	MOT 11	LBH 21	NAZ 3	RIO 15	GAT 19	MIL 1	POR 5	CLE 4	ROA 11	TOR 2	MIC 3	DET 2	MDO 2	CHI 23	VAN 18	LS 4	HOU 1	SRF 7	FON 18		3rd	161
2000	Team KOOL Green	MIA 3	LBH 1	RIO 3	MOT 6	NAZ 10	MIL 15	DET 20	POR 18	CLE 19	TOR 3	MIC 7	CHI 19	MDO 16	ROA 1	VAN 1	LS 11	GAT 18	HOU 4	SRF 17	FON 24		5th	134
2001	Team KOOL Green	MTY 3	LBH 4	FTW NH	NAZ 3	MOT 18	MIL 24	DET 14	POR 21	CLE 24	TOR 6	MIC 7	CHI 12	MDO 4	ROA 26	VAN 26	LAU 10	ROC 6	HOU 24	LS 18	SRF 14	FON 24	14th	73
2002	Team KOOL Green	MTY 8	LBH 7	MOT 19	MIL 1*	LS 17	POR 17	CHI 9	TOR 16	CLE 3	VAN 2*	MDO 18	ROA 13*	MTL 4	DEN 8	ROC 19	MIA 12	SRF 3	FON 17	MXC 16			11th	101
2003	Player's Forsythe Racing	STP 1*	MTY 1*	LBH 1	BRH 17	LAU 12	MIL 12	LS 3	POR 2*	CLE 2*	TOR 1*	VAN 1*	ROA 15	MDO 1*	MTL 6	DEN 4	MIA 16	MXC 1*	SRF 13	FON NH			1st	226
2004	Forsythe Championship Racing	LBH 1*	MTY 7	MIL 17	POR 3	CLE 17	TOR 5	VAN 1*	ROA 12	DEN 2*	MTL 4	LS 10	LAS 18	SRF 4*	MXC 10								4th	254
2005	Forsythe Championship Racing	LBH 2	MTY 15	MIL 1	POR 3	CLE 1	TOR 16	EDM 3	SAN 2	DEN 16	MTL 8	LAS 17	SRF 17	MXC 3									4th	246
2006	Forsythe Championship Racing	LBH 17	HOU 2	MTY 4	MIL 16	POR 7	CLE 16	TOR 2	EDM 5	SAN 15	DEN 6	MTL 2	ROA 10	SRF 4	MXC Inj								7th	209
2007	Forsythe Championship Racing	LAS 3	LBH Wth	HOU Inj	POR 10	CLE 1	MTT 15	TOR 14	EDM 5	SAN 11	ROA 12	ZOL 10	ASN 17	SRF 9	MXC 5								11th	171