Rocky Moran, Sr. (born February 3, 1950 in

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) is a retired American race car driver. Moran, Sr. started three Indianapolis races (

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, 1989, and 1990 Indianapolis 500) with a best finish of 14th in 1989. Moran also teamed with

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and

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to win the 1993

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event. Moran is the father of racer

Rocky Moran Jr. William James "Rocky" Moran Jr. (born January 11, 1980) is an American racing driver from Irvine, California. He is the son of retired racer Rocky Moran. Racing career Early career Moran participated in karting from 1990 to 1994. In 1994 he trans ...

With his son, Moran, Sr. opened the Moran Raceway kart track in

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in June 2003. One mile in length the track boasted 19 turns, 860 ft. long straight, and a top speed by 125cc shifter karts of nearly 100 mph. There were six different track configurations; however, most preferred to run the full distance. In 2007, the track was closed.

American Open-Wheel racing results

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(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) : ''¹ Did not appear

References

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