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Ted Prappas (November 14, 1955 – April 22, 2022),
was a driver in the
CART
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Championship Car
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Competitive events ...
series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992
Indianapolis 500
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. 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 (born April 14, 1964) is a former American race car driver. He competed in CART, and was the series' Rookie of the Year in 1991.
Personal life
Jeff is the youngest son of Dee Ann (Hoch) and legendary Italian-born 1969 Indy 500 C ...
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
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Indy Lights
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championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by
James Stewart
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, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Prappas died April 22, 2022, aged 66 of
colon cancer
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.
Career results
American Racing Series
CART
References
External links
Driver DataBase ProfileProfile at Racing Reference
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1955 births
2022 deaths
American racing drivers
Champ Car drivers
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Indy Lights drivers
SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers
Atlantic Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
Racing drivers from California
Racing drivers from Los Angeles
Deaths from colorectal cancer