Ted Prappas
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Ted Prappas is a former driver in the CART
Championship Car series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500
. He finished in the top ten 4 times and his best career finish was in 6th position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to Jeff Andretti
for Rookie of the Year
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986 West Coast Atlantic Racing
champion and was runner up in the 1990
Indy Lights championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by James Stewart
, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
Championship Car series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
. He finished in the top ten 4 times and his best career finish was in 6th position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti
Jeff Andretti is an American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.-Racing career:...
for Rookie of the Year
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986 West Coast Atlantic Racing
Champ Car Atlantic Championship
The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda was a formula race car series with races throughout North America. It is often colloquially referred to as the Atlantic Championship, Champ Car Atlantics , Toyota Atlantics , or just Atlantics or Formula...
champion and was runner up in the 1990
1990 in Indy Lights
The 1990 Firestone American Racing Series Championship consisted of 14 races. Paul Tracy won nine times and captured seven poles on his way to the championship.-Calendar:-Phoenix race:Held April 7 at Phoenix International Raceway...
Indy Lights championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by James Stewart
James Stewart (actor)
James Maitland Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime...
, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.