Brian Bonner (born September 22, 1959) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.
Bonner began his racing career on two wheels, racing motorcycles from 1975 to 1985. He attended a racing school at Lime Rock Park in 1986 and quickly saw success in Formula Ford competition. He then drove in the Firestone Firehawk Series and Barber Saab Pro Series.Profiles Of 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie Drivers, Associated Press via The Seattle Times, May 3, 1992 In 1990 and 1991, Bonner drove full-time in the IMSA GT Championship for Essex Racing in 1990 and Tom Milner Racing in 1991.IMSA 1990, WSPR-Racing.com He also made three starts in 1989 and 1990 in the American Racing Series.Brian Bonner, ChampCarStats.com
In 1992, Bonner moved to CART Champ Car and completed his rookie test at Sebring Raceway. He qualified for his first CART race, the 1992 Indianapolis 500 driving for Dale Coyne Racing in the 26th position but was knocked out by a crash after 97 laps. His best CART finish came two weeks later and was tenth position at the 1992 Detroit Grand Prix driving for Foyt Enterprises. He made one other start in 1992 with Dale Coyne Racing (Mid-Ohio). he made his final start in 1993 with Hemelgarn Racing at the Cleveland Grand Prix after failing to qualify for the 1993 Indianapolis 500.
Racing record
American Open Wheel results (key)
IndyCar World Series Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref 1992 Dale Coyne RacingSRFPHXLBHINDY19MILDNSNHADNSTORMISCLEROAVANMOH17 NAZ LAG28th3 A. J. Foyt EnterprisesDET10POR 1993 Leadercard RacingSRFPHXLBHINDYDNQMILDETPOR50th0 Nu-TechCLE26TORMISNHAROAVANMOHNAZLAG
NASCAR (key)
Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pts Ref 1994 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 50 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLNDNQ MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATLDNQ N/A 0
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