Jack Miller (racing driver)

Jack Miller (born June 14, 1961 in Indianapolis), usually known as Dr. Jack Miller, raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a practicing dentist and, thus, was known as "the racing dentist."

Not to be confused with Jack Miller (motorcycle racer).
Jack Miller
NationalityAmerican
Born (1961-06-14) June 14, 1961
Indianapolis, Indiana
Retired2001
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1997–2001
TeamsArizona Motorsport
Sinden Racing Services
Tri-Star Racing
Cahill Racing
Starts22
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish9 in 1996–1997 & 1998
Previous series
1986, 1992–1996Indy Lights
Championship titles
1993Indy Lights B-Series Champion

Miller's best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Charlotte. His best finish in the Indianapolis 500 was a 20th his rookie year of 1997. During his stay in Indy Lights he won the 1993 B-series championship. This class of racing was only run in 1993 and consisted of drivers using the previous March chassis as the rest of the series introduced new Lola chassis. Miller won the championship by virtue of being the only driver to compete in every race in a B-series car.[1]

Miller's final IRL start came at Atlanta in 2001. Miller was involved in a 13-car crash, and suffered injuries that ended his racing career. He was planning on entering the 2001 Indianapolis 500, but withdrew after the crash and retired from driving.[2]

Motorsports Career Results

American Open-Wheel

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1996-97 Arizona Motorsports NWH LSV WDW
15		 PHX
20		 INDY
20		 TXS
24		 PPI
16		 CHR
23		 NH2
19		 LV2
29		 23rd 114
1998 Sinden Racing Services WDW
23		 PHX
DNQ		 INDY
21		 TXS
22		 NWH
16		 DOV
20		 CLT
9		 PPIR
23		 ATL
27		 TX2
12		 LSV
28		 23rd 100
1999 Tri-Star Motorsports WDW PHX CLT INDY
31		 TXS PPI ATL
18		 DOV PP2 LSV TX2 39th 13
2000 Tri-Star Motorsports WDW PHX LSV
24		 INDY
DNQ
 TXS PPI ATL KTY TX2 45th 6
2001 Cahill Racing PHX HMS ATL
25		 INDY
Wth		 TXS PPI RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 46th 5
Years Teams Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)		 Top 10s
(Non-podium)		 Indianapolis 500
Wins		 Championships
5 3 22 0 0 0 1 0 0

Indy 500 results
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1997 Dallara Infiniti 17th 20th
1998 Dallara Infiniti 15th 21st
1999 Dallara Oldsmobile 31st 31st
2000 Dallara Oldsmobile Failed to Qualify
2001 Withdrew due to injury

References
  1. Magazine article on Miller. May 1998.
  2. "An Interview With Dr. Jack Miller". IndyCar advocate. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

3. "Reflections on the Driving Career of Dr. Jack Miller, the Racing Dentist - http://sopwithmotorsports.com/blog/indycar/item/133-indycar-remembering-dr-jack-miller-the-racing-dentist.html


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