Stan Wattles (born July 24, 1961 in Glen Cove, New York) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996–2001 seasons with 19 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998–2000. He placed 8th in two races, and led his 2 laps in his first, in 1996 at Walt Disney World Speedway, but never led in his other contests. In the 1999 VisionAire 500K at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Wattles was involved in a crash that killed three spectators when debris from his car cleared the fence, and 18 laps later, the race was cancelled.[1]

Racing record

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1988 Road Atlanta Swift DB4 Toyota Formula Atlantic 3 3 Running
1994 Mid-Ohio Ralt RT40 Toyota Formula Atlantic 1 1 Running

American Open Wheel

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(key)

IndyCar

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points Ref
1996 Leigh Miller Racing WDW
13
PHX
Wth
INDY 25th 44 [2]
1996-97 McCormack Motorsports NHM
16
LVS
18
WDW PHX INDY TXS PPIR CLT NH2 31st 63 [3]
Metro Racing Systems LV2
8
1998 Metro Racing Systems WDW
22
PHX
DNQ
INDY
28
TXS
10
NHM
17
DOV CLT PPIR
Wth
ATL
26
TX2
8
LVS
13
25th 88 [4]
1999 Metro Racing WDW
24
PHX CLT
C
INDY
17
TXS PPIR ATL DOV PPI2 LVS TX2 35th 19 [5]
2000 Hemelgarn Racing WDW PHX LVS INDY
23
TXS PPIR ATL KTY TX2 43rd 7 [6]
2001 Hemelgarn Racing PHX
16
HMS
26
ATL
12
INDY
DNQ
TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 32nd 36 [7]

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1998 Riley & Scott Oldsmobile 29th 28th
1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 20th 17th
2000 Dallara Oldsmobile 8th 23rd
2001 Dallara Oldsmobile Qualifying Crash

References

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  1. ^ "Tragedy at the track". CNN Sports Illustrated. 1999-08-16. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
  2. ^ "Stan Wattles – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Stan Wattles – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stan Wattles – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Stan Wattles – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Stan Wattles – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Stan Wattles – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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