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Chip Ganassi

Floyd "Chip" Ganassi Jr. (born May 24, 1958) is an American businessman, former racing driver, current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has been involved with the North American auto racing scene for over 30 years. He is owner and CEO of Chip Ganassi Racing which operates teams in the IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship, and Extreme E. He is the only team owner in history to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and most recently the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Infobox

Born
Floyd Ganassi Jr. (1958-05-24) May 24, 1958 (age 67)Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Fox Chapel Area High School
Alma mater
Duquesne University (BA)
Occupation(s)
Owner and CEO, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
Years active
1990–present
Employer
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
Website
ChipGanassiRacing.com
Occupations
Owner and CEO, Chip Ganassi Racing Teams

Tables

· Racing record › Career highlights
1981
1981
Season
1981
Series
Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship
Position
6th
Car
March-Volkswagen 79/80SVRalt-Volkswagen RT5
1981-82
1981-82
Season
1981-82
Series
USAC Gold Crown Series
Position
37th
Team
First Commercial Corp.
Car
Wildcat-Cosworth
1982
1982
Season
1982
Series
PPG Indy Car World Series
Position
34th
Team
Rhoades Racing
Car
Wildcat-Cosworth
1982-83
1982-83
Season
1982-83
Series
USAC Gold Crown Series
Position
16th
Team
Patrick Racing
Car
Wildcat-Cosworth
1983
1983
Season
1983
Series
PPG Indy Car World Series
Position
9th
Team
Patrick Racing
Car
Wildcat-Cosworth
1983-84
1983-84
Season
1983-84
Series
USAC Gold Crown Series
Position
32nd
Team
Patrick Racing
Car
March-Cosworth 84C
1984
1984
Season
1984
Series
PPG Indy Car World Series
Position
20th
Team
Patrick Racing
Car
Wildcat-CosworthMarch-Cosworth 84C
1986
1986
Season
1986
Series
IMSA Camel Light Championship
Position
35th
Team
Spice Engineering
Car
Spice-Pontiac SE86CL
Season
Series
Position
Team
Car
1981
Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship
6th
March-Volkswagen 79/80SVRalt-Volkswagen RT5
1981-82
USAC Gold Crown Series
37th
First Commercial Corp.
Wildcat-Cosworth
1982
PPG Indy Car World Series
34th
Rhoades Racing
Wildcat-Cosworth
1982-83
USAC Gold Crown Series
16th
Patrick Racing
Wildcat-Cosworth
1983
PPG Indy Car World Series
9th
Patrick Racing
Wildcat-Cosworth
1983-84
USAC Gold Crown Series
32nd
Patrick Racing
March-Cosworth 84C
1984
PPG Indy Car World Series
20th
Patrick Racing
Wildcat-CosworthMarch-Cosworth 84C
1986
IMSA Camel Light Championship
35th
Spice Engineering
Spice-Pontiac SE86CL
· Racing record › American open-wheel racing results › CART
1981
1981
Year
1981
Team
Brayton Racing
1
PHX1
2
MIL1
3
ATL1
4
ATL2
5
MIS
6
RIV
7
MIL2
8
MIS2
9
WGL
10
MEX
11
PHX2DNQ
Rank
NC
Points
-
1982
1982
Year
1982
Team
Rhoades Racing
1
PHX122
2
ATL
3
MIL1
4
CLE11
5
MIS131
6
MIL2
7
POC17
8
RIV
9
ROA
10
MIS216
11
PHX2
Rank
34th
Points
10
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
Patrick Racing
1
ATL
2
INDY8
3
MIL
4
CLE13
5
MIS18
6
ROA21
7
POC26
8
RIV
9
MDO25
10
MIS26
11
LVG3
12
LS3
13
PHX5
Rank
9th
Points
56
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
Patrick Racing
1
LBH25
2
PHX111
3
INDY28
4
MIL11
5
POR15
6
MEA9
7
CLE2
8
MIS127
9
ROA
10
POC
11
MDO
12
SAN
13
MIS2
14
PHX2
15
LS
16
LVG
Rank
20th
Points
24
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1
LBH
2
INDY22
3
MIL
4
POR
5
MEA
6
CLE
Rank
51st
Points
0
Machinists Union Racing
Machinists Union Racing
Year
Machinists Union Racing
6
MIS122
7
ROA
8
POC
9
MDO
10
SAN
11
MIS2
12
LS
13
PHX
14
MIA
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
Machinists Union Racing
1
PHX114
2
LBH
3
INDY21
4
MIL
5
POR
6
MEA
7
CLE
8
TOR
9
MIS1
10
POC
11
MDO
12
SAN
13
MIS2
14
ROA
15
LS
16
PHX2
17
MIA
Rank
43rd
Points
0
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Rank
Points
Ref
1981
Brayton Racing
PHX1
MIL1
ATL1
ATL2
MIS
RIV
MIL2
MIS2
WGL
MEX
PHX2DNQ
NC
-
1982
Rhoades Racing
PHX122
ATL
MIL1
CLE11
MIS131
MIL2
POC17
RIV
ROA
MIS216
PHX2
34th
10
1983
Patrick Racing
ATL
INDY8
MIL
CLE13
MIS18
ROA21
POC26
RIV
MDO25
MIS26
LVG3
LS3
PHX5
9th
56
1984
Patrick Racing
LBH25
PHX111
INDY28
MIL11
POR15
MEA9
CLE2
MIS127
ROA
POC
MDO
SAN
MIS2
PHX2
LS
LVG
20th
24
1985
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
LBH
INDY22
MIL
POR
MEA
CLE
51st
0
Machinists Union Racing
MIS122
ROA
POC
MDO
SAN
MIS2
LS
PHX
MIA
1986
Machinists Union Racing
PHX114
LBH
INDY21
MIL
POR
MEA
CLE
TOR
MIS1
POC
MDO
SAN
MIS2
ROA
LS
PHX2
MIA
43rd
0
1982
1982
Year
1982
Car
12
Start
11
Qual
197.705
Rank
13
Finish
15
Laps
147
Led
0
Retired
Engine
1983
1983
Year
1983
Car
60
Start
16
Qual
197.608
Rank
24
Finish
8
Laps
195
Led
0
Retired
Running
1984
1984
Year
1984
Car
40
Start
22
Qual
201.612
Rank
28
Finish
28
Laps
61
Led
0
Retired
Engine
1985
1985
Year
1985
Car
84
Start
25
Qual
206.104
Rank
25
Finish
22
Laps
121
Led
0
Retired
Fuel Line
1986
1986
Year
1986
Car
31
Start
26
Qual
207.590
Rank
31
Finish
29
Laps
70
Led
0
Retired
Head Gasket
Totals
Totals
Year
Totals
Car
594
Start
0
Year
Car
Start
Qual
Rank
Finish
Laps
Led
Retired
1982
12
11
197.705
13
15
147
0
Engine
1983
60
16
197.608
24
8
195
0
Running
1984
40
22
201.612
28
28
61
0
Engine
1985
84
25
206.104
25
22
121
0
Fuel Line
1986
31
26
207.590
31
29
70
0
Head Gasket
Totals
594
0
Poles
Poles
Starts
Poles
5
0
Front Row
Front Row
Starts
Front Row
5
0
Wins
Wins
Starts
Wins
5
0
Top 5
Top 5
Starts
Top 5
5
0
Top 10
Top 10
Starts
Top 10
5
1
Retired
Retired
Starts
Retired
5
4
Starts
5
Poles
0
Front Row
0
Wins
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
1
Retired
4
· Racing record › Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
1987
1987
Year
1987
Team
Kouros Racing
Co-Drivers
Johnny Dumfries Mike Thackwell
Car
Sauber-Mercedes C9
Class
C1
Laps
37
mw- Pos.
DNF(Gearbox)
Year
Team
Co-Drivers
Car
Class
Laps
mw- Pos.
ClassPos.
1987
Kouros Racing
Johnny Dumfries Mike Thackwell
Sauber-Mercedes C9
C1
37
DNF(Gearbox)
· Racing record › Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
RC Buick Hawk/Conte
Co-Drivers
John Paul Jr. Ivan Capelli Whitney Ganz
Car
March-Buick 85G
Class
GTP
Laps
310
Pos.
DNF(Engine)
Year
Team
Co-Drivers
Car
Class
Laps
Pos.
ClassPos.
1986
RC Buick Hawk/Conte
John Paul Jr. Ivan Capelli Whitney Ganz
March-Buick 85G
GTP
310
DNF(Engine)
· Racing record › Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
1980
1980
Year
1980
Team
I.M.C. Toyota
Co-Drivers
Emmanuel Remion José Close
Car
Toyota Corolla GT
Class
ser.T1.6
Pos.
DNQ
Year
Team
Co-Drivers
Car
Class
Laps
Pos.
ClassPos.
1980
Toyota
Emmanuel Remion José Close
Toyota Corolla GT
ser.T1.6
DNQ
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    https://archive.triblive.com/ccpa/?page=/news/fox-chapel-district-to-honor-ganassi/
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    https://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Response-Stephen-Olvey/dp/B081K85BVN/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20170228180006/http://www.chipganassiracing.com/About-CGRT/History-of-CGRT.aspx
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20200203212456/http://www.niashf.org/inductees/chip-ganassi/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231316/http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/ganasch01/1983/R
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    http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ganasch01/1983/R
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