1990 American Racing Series season

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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

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Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap

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1 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 7, 1990 | 100 | 1.6093=160.93 km | 1'02:25.213 | 154.690 km/h | Paul Tracy | Mark Smith | Paul Tracy | ?
2 | Long Beach | California | April 22, 1990 | 43 | 1.834602=78.887886 km | 0'51:49.703 | 91.326 km/h | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 3, 1990 | 87 | 1.6607976=144.489391 km | 0'49:03.020 | 176.744 km/h | Paul Tracy | Robbie Buhl | Paul Tracy | ?
4 | Detroit | Michigan | June 17, 1990 | 24 | 4.02325=96.558 km | 0'58:28.764 | 99.069 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
5 | Portland | Oregon | June 24, 1990 | 40 | 3.0930746=123.722984 km | 0'46:01.151 | 161.311 km/h | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
6 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 8, 1990 | 32 | 3.8124317=121.9978144 km | 0'37:52.520 | 193.262 km/h | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
7 | Meadowlands | New Jersey | July 15, 1990 | 63 | 1.9585181=123.38664 km | 0'48:32.089 | 152.534 km/h | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
8 | Toronto |  Canada | July 22, 1990 | 42 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'51:50.015 | 139.579 km/h | Paul Tracy | Ted Prappas | Paul Tracy | ?
9 | Denver | Colorado | August 26, 1990 | 25 | 3.05767=76.44175 km | 0'46:41.156 | 98.242 km/h | Mark Rodrigues | P. J. Jones | Robbie Buhl | ?
10 | Vancouver |  Canada | September 2, 1990 | 44 | 2.8500703=125.4030932 km | 0'52:28.220 | 143.399 km/h | Vinicio Salmi | Paul Tracy | Paul Tracy | ?
11 | Lexington | Ohio | September 16, 1990 | 29.5 | 3.86232=113.45565 km | 0'53:43.000 | 126.727 km/h | Brian Till | Robbie Buhl | Paul Tracy | ?
12 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | September 23, 1990 | 19 | 6.4372=122.3068 km | 0`53:43.000 | km/h | Paul Tracy | Mike Snow | Paul Tracy | ?
13 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | October 7, 1990 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'33:55.189 | 201.970 km/h | Robbie Groff | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Groff | ?
14 | Monterey | California | October 21, 1990 | 34 | 3.5629902=121.1416668 km | 0'55:03.40 | 132.018 km/h | Ted Prappas | Paul Tracy | Ted Prappas | ?

## Race summaries

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### Phoenix race

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Held April 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Smith won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Mark Smith
3. Éric Bachelart
4. Ted Prappas
5. Marty Roth

### Long Beach race

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Held April 22 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Paul Tracy won the pole.[1]

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Mark Smith
3. Tommy Byrne
4. Steve Shelton
5. Johnny O'Connell

### Milwaukee race

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Held June 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Robbie Buhl
3. Robbie Groff
4. Ted Prappas
5. P. J. Jones

### Detroit race

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Held June 17 at the Detroit street circuit. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Tommy Byrne
2. Éric Bachelart
3. Mike Snow
4. Justin Bell
5. Ted Prappas

### Portland race

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Held June 24 at Portland International Raceway. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. P. J. Jones
3. Mike Snow
4. Mitch Thieman
5. Ted Prappas

### Cleveland race

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Held July 8 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. P. J. Jones
3. Éric Bachelart
4. Mark Smith
5. Ted Prappas

### Meadowlands race

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Held July 15 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Ted Prappas
3. Mike Snow
4. Robbie Buhl
5. Cathy Muller

### Toronto race

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Held July 22 at Exhibition Place. Ted Prappas won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Ted Prappas
3. P. J. Jones
4. Vinicio Salmi
5. Cathy Muller

### Denver race

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Held August 26 at the Denver, Colorado street circuit. P. J. Jones won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Mark Rodrigues
2. Robbie Buhl
3. Vinicio Salmi
4. Marty Roth
5. Roberto Quintanilla

### Vancouver race

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Held September 2 at Pacific Place. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Vinicio Salmi
2. Mark Smith
3. Marty Roth
4. Tom Christoff
5. Paul Tracy

### Mid-Ohio race

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Held September 16 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Robbie Buhl
3. Robbie Groff
4. Tom Christoff
5. Mark Rodrigues

### Elkhart Lake race

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Held September 23 at Road America. Mike Snow won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Paul Tracy
2. Robbie Buhl
3. Mark Smith
4. Éric Bachelart
5. Robbie Groff

### Nazareth race

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Held October 7 at Nazareth Speedway. Robbie Buhl won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Robbie Groff
2. Robbie Buhl
3. Ted Prappas
4. Mark Rodrigues
5. Mark Smith

### Laguna Seca race

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Held October 21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Paul Tracy won the pole.

Top Five Results

1. Ted Prappas
2. Mike Snow
3. Robbie Groff
4. Vinicio Salmi
5. Mark Smith

## Final points standings

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### Driver

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For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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1 | Paul Tracy |  Canada | Landford Racing | 214 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | - | 12 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1
2 | Ted Prappas |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | 135 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21
3 | Mark Smith |  United States | Evergreen Racing | 128 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10
4 | Robbie Buhl |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 118 | - | - | 17 | - | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 17 | \-
5 | Robbie Groff |  United States | Groff Motorsports | 104 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 14 | 10 | 21 | 14
6 | Mike Snow |  United States | Bradley Motorsports | 89 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 11 | - | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16
7 | Mark Rodrigues |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 89 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McNeill Motorsports |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | \-
8 | P. J. Jones |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | 68 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | \-
| Vinicio Salmi |  Italy | Genoa Racing | 68 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | 12 | 14 | 20 | - | 3 | - | 12
10 | Éric Bachelart |  Belgium | Ganassi-Stimola Racing ARS | 63 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 16 | - | 14 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 12 | - | \-
11 | Marty Roth |  Canada | Stuart Moore Racing | 59 | 10 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | - | - | \-
| Tom Christoff |  Canada | Landford Racing | 59 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 8 | - | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1
13 | Tommy Byrne |  Ireland | Genoa Racing | 52 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
14 | Roberto Quintanilla |  Mexico | Roquin Motorsports | 38 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 8
15 | Justin Bell |  United Kingdom | Ganassi-Stimola Racing ARS | 29 | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | \-
16 | Cathy Muller |  France | McNeill Motorsports | 28 | 1 | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stuart Moore Racing |  |  | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | \-
17 | Steve Sheldon |  United States | Stuart Moore Racing | 21 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McNeill Motorsports |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | \-
18 | Hunter Jones |  Canada | Baci Racing | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | \-
19 | Johnny O'Connell |  United States | R & K Racing | 16 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Essex Racing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
20 | Mitch Thieman |  United States | Thieman Racing | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
21 | Colin Trueman |  United States | TrueSports Racing | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
22 | John Brooks |  United States | Baci Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | \-
| Cheryl Glass |  United States | Glass Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | \-
24 | Dave Kudrave |  United States | Dave White Motorsports | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| Brian Bonner |  United States | TEAMKAR International | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| John Marconi |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5
27 | E.J. Lenzi |  United States | Baci Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | \-
| Mark Ritchey |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4
29 | Bob Dorricott, Jr. |  United States | Cameron-McGee Motorsports | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3
30 | Dale Evans |  United States | Bradley Motorsports | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2

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Race 13 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

## Complete Overview

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first column of every race | 10 | = grid position

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second column of every race | 10 | = race result

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R15=retired, but classified NS=did not start (11)=place after practice, but grid position not held free

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1 | Paul Tracy |  Canada | Landford Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | R15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | R10 | 1 | R15
2 | Ted Prappas |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | 7 | 4 | 2 | R8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | R11 | 2 | R10 | 3 | R11 | 8 | R12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1
3 | Mark Smith |  United States | Evergreen Racing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | R11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | R9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | R9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5
4 | Robbie Buhl |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 15 | R22 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | R18 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | R11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | R16
5 | Robbie Groff |  United States | Groff Motorsports | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | R12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | R9 | (11) | NS | 7 | R10 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3
6 | Mike Snow |  United States | Bradley Motorsports | 26 | R20 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | R14 | 5 | 8 | 10 | R12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | R9 | 6 | 2
7 | Mark Rodrigues |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | 16 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 15 | R19 | 14 | R16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McNeill Motorsports |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | R14
8 | P. J. Jones |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | 11 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | R12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | R12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | R12 | 9 | R11 | 7 | R12 | 11 | R13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | R13
| Vinicio Salmi |  Italy | Genoa Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | 11 | R11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 10 | - | - | 7 | 4
10 | Éric Bachelart |  Belgium | Ganassi-Stimola Racing ARS | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | R8 | - | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | \-
11 | Marty Roth |  Canada | Stuart Moore Racing | 10 | 5 | 10 | R24 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| Tom Christoff |  Canada | Landford Racing | 18 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 13 | R13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | R13 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | R12
13 | Tommy Byrne |  Ireland | Genoa Racing | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
14 | Roberto Quintanilla |  Mexico | Roquin Motorsports | 22 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | R15 | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | - | - | 10 | 6
15 | Justin Bell |  United Kingdom | Ganassi-Stimola Racing ARS | - | - | 16 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 7 | R13 | 6 | 10 | 9 | R13 | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | \-
16 | Cathy Muller |  France | McNeill Motorsports | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stuart Moore Racing |  |  |  |  | 14 | R17 | 7 | R16 | 9 | R15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
17 | Steve Sheldon |  United States | Stuart Moore Racing | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McNeill Motorsports |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | R12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
18 | Hunter Jones |  Canada | Baci Racing | 2 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
19 | Johnny O'Connell |  United States | R & K Racing | - | - | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |  |
Essex Racing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 7
20 | Mitch Thieman |  United States | Thieman Racing | 20 | 14 | 8 | R25 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
21 | Colin Trueman |  United States | TrueSports Racing | 23 | 18 | 22 | 16 | - | - | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
22 | John Brooks |  United States | Baci Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| Cheryl Glass |  United States | Glass Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 17 | NS
24 | Dave Kudrave |  United States | Dave White Motorsports | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| Brian Bonner |  United States | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
| John Marconi |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8
27 | E.J. Lenzi |  United States | Baci Racing | - | - | - | 23 | R22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | R11 | 10 | 11 | - | \-
| Mark Ritchey |  United States | P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9
29 | Bob Dorricott, Jr. |  United States | Cameron-McGee Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | R10
30 | Dale Evans |  United States | Bradley Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | R11
- | Jay Cochran |  United States | Essex Racing | 21 | R24 | 18 | R23 | 16 | 14 | 10 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
- | Rusty Scott |  United States | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
- | Kenji Momota |  Japan | TEAMKAR International | 24 | 17 | 24 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
- | Peter Lockhart |  Canada | Leading Edge Motorsport | 19 | R23 | 21 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
- | Steve Barclay |  United States | R & K Racing | 9 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-
- | Arthur Abrahams |  Australia | Baci Racing | 12 | R21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-

## References

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1. ^ Wagner, Dick (April 23, 1990). "Tracy Starts and Stays Out Front in ARS Event". Los Angeles Times. p. 58. Retrieved November 24, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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