Birthdate: Dec. 17, 1968
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ont., Canada
Honda Resides: Las Vegas, Nev.
Height/Weight: 5'10", 190 lbs.
Personal: Single Two children (Alysha, Conrad)
Interests: Motorcycling, karting, biking
When Paul Tracy was a young boy in suburban Toronto, he would often spend entire days at a local kart track. He still spends entire days at the track, but now it's the FedEx Championship Series and Tracy is one of the stars of the sport.
Last year, Tracy started the season in fine form, with third place finishes in Monterrey, Mexico and at Nazareth Speedway to become an early season championship points leader before a run of mechanical failures and crashes blunted his title challenge.
After becoming the youngest Canadian Formula Ford champion in history at age 16, Tracy progressed rapidly through the ranks of open wheel competition. Winning the Indy Lights title in 1990, he made his CART debut in 1991 driving for Dale Coyne Racing, then signed with Team Penske as a test driver, taking part in three more races that season.
Tracy's first full year of Champ Car competition came in 1993 and he made the most of the opportunity, winning five times to finish third in the PPG Cup points battle. More victories have followed almost every season. Tracy joined Team KOOL Green with Honda power in 1998, and continues to be a frequent race winner and championship contender.
CART Racing Record
|
Year |
Starts |
1st |
2-10th |
11-20th |
Standings |
Notes & Highlights |
|
2001 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
14th |
Championship contender through first half of the season |
|
2000 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
5th |
Three wins, including a charge from last to first at Road America |
|
1999 |
19 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3rd |
Wins at Milwaukee and Houston |
|
1998 |
19 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
13th |
Three 5th place finishes |
|
1997 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
5th |
Won three consecutive races, two poles and led the points for seven races |
|
1996 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
13th |
Two poles and six top-ten finishes; sets a new track record at Nazareth |
|
1995 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
6th |
Two wins (Australia &Laguna Seca) and three second place finishes |
|
1994 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
3rd |
Wins at Detroit, Nazareth & Laguna Seca; two second place finishes |
|
1993 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3rd |
First full CART season and lap leader (757 of career-high five wins; the series 2112) |
|
1992 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
12th |
Team Penske test driver, started 11 races in place of injured Rick Mears |
|
1991 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
21st |
Made his CART debut at Long Beach |