Mike Nish

American racing driver (born 1959)

Mike Nish at speed in the Royal Purple 'Frankenstein' streamliner, September 2010 (Photo by Ray the Rat) Mike (and father Terry) receiving FIA certificate of record, September 2010 (Photo by Ray the Rat)

Mike Nish (December 10, 1959 – December 14, 2022)[1] was an American racing driver who competed in the CART Indy car series and competed in world land speed record events.

Nish competed in four CART races, one in 1984 at Phoenix International Raceway and three more in 1986 where he recorded his best finish of 10th place at Portland. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and 1986, but failed in both years. At Speed Week in August 2007, Nish captured the SCTA AA/FS (Unlimited Fuel Streamliner) record with a speed of 377.715 mph (607.8732 km/h). He was also awarded the Hot Rod Trophy for achieving the top speed of the meet on the Bonneville Salt Flats.[2]

On October 8, 2007, Nish attempted to break the world land speed record for carbureted vehicles set in 1965, but his engine failed after 30 seconds. Mike Nish, as well as his father Terry and brothers Jeff and T. J. have successfully broken 14 different world land speed records over the years.[3]

On September 23, 2010, Nish broke the world land speed record for the FIA Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 Kilometer, [Flying Start] and Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 mile, Flying Start class with a speed of 285.359 mph (459.242 km/h) for the Kilometer and 285.305 mph (459.155 km/h) in the mile.[4]

## 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

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1984 | Dick Simon Racing | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX
15 | LAG | CPL
DNQ |  | NC | 0 | [5]
1985 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | LBH | INDY
DNQ | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX
EX | MIA |  |  | NC  | \-  | [6]
1986 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | PHX | LBH | INDY
DNQ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30th | 3 | [7]
Machinists Union Racing |  |  |  | MIL
DNS | POR
10 | MEA
25 | CLE
Rpl1 | TOR
22 | MCH | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA
1987 | Machinists Union Racing | LBH
DNQ | PHX
DNQ | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA |  |  | NC  | \-  | [8]

1 Replaced by Johnny Parsons

### Indianapolis 500

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1985 | March | Cosworth | DNQ  | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1986 | March | Chevy V6 | DNQ  | A. J. Foyt Enterprises

## References

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1. ^ Mike Nish
2. ^ Chevy High Performance [1] November, 2008
3. ^ Grass, Ray, Nish clan is driven to break land speed record, Deseret Morning News, October 11, 2007
4. ^ Nish Motorsports [2] records page
5. ^ "Mike Nish – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
6. ^ "Mike Nish – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
7. ^ "Mike Nish – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
8. ^ "Mike Nish – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Headquarters: Speedway, Indiana

Personnel|

* A. J. Foyt (Owner)
* Larry Foyt (Team Principal)

IndyCar Series|

* (4) David Malukas
* (14) Santino Ferrucci

Vehicles|

* Dallara IR-18

Partnerships and affiliations|

* Team Penske

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Dick Simon Racing

Years active|

1983-2001

Personnel|

* Dick Simon

Former drivers|

* Michele Alboreto
* Ian Ashley
* Fulvio Ballabio
* Raul Boesel
* Gary Brabham
* Scott Brayton
* John Brook
* Eddie Cheever
* Wally Dallenbach Jr.
* Jean-Pierre Frey
* Philippe Gache
* Bertrand Gachot
* Racin Gardner
* Joe Gosek
* Marco Greco
* Stéphan Grégoire
* Carlos Guerrero
* Roberto Guerrero
* Maurício Gugelmin
* Dean Hall
* Ludwig Heimrath Jr.
* Davy Jones
* Michel Jourdain Jr.
* Jorge Koechlin
* Arie Luyendyk
* Hideshi Matsuda
* Hiro Matsushita
* Mike Nish
* Tero Palmroth
* Tom Phillips
* Scott Pruett
* John Richards
* Chip Robinson
* Johnny Rutherford
* Eliseo Salazar
* Jim Sauter
* Dick Simon
* Joe Sposato
* Lyn St. James
* Didier Theys
* Fermín Vélez
* Dennis Vitolo
* Jeff Wood
* Alessandro Zampedri

Partnerships and affiliations|

* Team Scandia

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Machinists Union Racing

Years active|

1981-1990

Personnel|

* Andy Kenopensky

Former drivers|

* Scott Atchison
* Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
* Pancho Carter
* Kevin Cogan
* Larry Dickson
* Chip Ganassi
* Josele Garza
* Pete Halsmer
* Jerry Karl
* Rupert Keegan
* Peter Kuhn
* Jan Lammers
* Randy Lewis
* Roger Mears
* Rick Miaskiewicz
* Mike Nish
* Johnny Parsons
* Teddy Pilette
* Scott Pruett
* Chip Robinson
* Tom Sneva
* Sammy Swindell
* Phil Threshie
* Rich Vogler
* Desiré Wilson

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