Steve Chassey

Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945, in Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in nine seasons (1981, 1983–1989, and 1992), with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, and 1988. He finished in the top-ten four times, with his best finish in fifth position in 1981 at Watkins Glen International. He raced his last Indy 500 in 1988 for Gary Trout Motorsports, finishing 24th. Chassey served in the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Soldier's Medal for his actions during a helicopter rescue. Chassey was also a regular competitor in the USAC Silver Crown Series championship, racing from 1975 to 1992. He was runner-up in the 1980 season, and had two career wins, at the 1984 Hoosier Hundred and 1988 Tony Bettenhausen 100. After retiring from driving, he also worked for ESPN, commentating on Thursday night "Thunder" USAC events.

American racing driver

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Steve Chassey (born February 27, 1945, in Brockton, Massachusetts), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in nine seasons (1981, 1983–1989, and 1992), with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, and 1988. He finished in the top-ten four times, with his best finish in fifth position in 1981 at Watkins Glen International. He raced his last Indy 500 in 1988 for Gary Trout Motorsports, finishing 24th. Chassey served in the 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Soldier's Medal for his actions during a helicopter rescue.^[1]

Chassey was also a regular competitor in the USAC Silver Crown Series championship, racing from 1975 to 1992. He was runner-up in the 1980 season, and had two career wins, at the 1984 Hoosier Hundred and 1988 Tony Bettenhausen 100.^[2][3] After retiring from driving, he also worked for ESPN, commentating on Thursday night "Thunder" USAC events.^{[citation needed]}

American open–wheel racing results

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PPG Indycar Series

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1981	Jet Engineering	PHX DNQ	MIL 24	ATL 23		MCH 20	RIV 15	MIL 15	MCH 12	WGL 5	MEX	PHX DNQ							20th	31	[4]
	Alex Foods				ATL 22
1982	Jet Engineering	PHX DNQ	ATL	MIL	CLE	MCH	MIL	POC	RIV	ROA	MCH	PHX							—	0	[5]
1983	Gohr Racing	ATL 17	INDY 11	MIL 19	CLE 22	MCH 10	ROA 6	POC 25	RIV 17	MDO	MCH	CPL 12	LAG 10	PHX 19					19th	17	[6]
1984	Gohr Racing	LBH DNQ	PHX DNQ	INDY DNQ	MIL DNQ	POR	MEA DNQ	CLE 16	MCH 32	ROA 24	POC 22	MDO 28	SAN	MCH 20	PHX DNQ	LAG 16	CPL DNQ		NC	0	[7]
1985	Gohr Racing	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL DNS	POR DNQ	MEA 20	CLE DNS	MCH 12	ROA 26	POC 11	MDO 12	SAN	MCH 14	LAG 15	PHX 11	MIA DNQ			34th	6	[8]
1986	Gohr Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL 17	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH 28	POC	MDO	SAN						NC	0	[9]
	Arciero Racing													MCH 17	ROA	LAG	PHX	MIA
1987	United Oil	LBH	PHX	INDY 25	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG	MIA			NC	0	[10]
1988	Gary Trout Motorsports	PHX	LBH	INDY 24	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG	MIA			NC	0	[11]
1989	R. Kent Baker Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE											NC	0	[12]
	Bettenhausen Motorsports								MEA 28	TOR	MCH 29	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG
1990	D.B. Mann Motorsports	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG		—	0	[13]
1992	Euromotorsport	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY	DET	POR	MIL 22	NHA 19	TOR	MCH 19	CLE	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LAG		NC	0	[14]

Indy 500 results

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Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1981	Eagle	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1982	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	Practice Crash
1983	Eagle	Chevrolet	19th	11th
1984	Eagle	Chevrolet	Qualifying Crash
1985	March	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify even after setting one and four lap records for normally aspirated push rod V-8 engines
1986	March	Buick	Failed to Qualify
1987	March	Cosworth	32nd	25th
1988	March	Cosworth	26th	24th
1989	March	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1990	Lola	Buick	Practice Crash

References

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1. ^ "RetroIndy: Indy 500 drivers who served in the military". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
2. ^ "Steve Chassey Champ Car World Series". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
3. ^ "Steve Chassey".
4. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1981 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
5. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1982 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
6. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1983 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
8. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
9. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
10. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
11. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
12. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
13. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
14. ^ "Steve Chassey – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links

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• Steve Chassey career summary at DriverDB.com