| Mark Dismore | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Greenfield, Indiana, U.S. |
| Retired: | 2002 |
| Last Series: | Indy Racing League IndyCar Series |
| Years Active: | 1996-2002 |
| Teams: | Team Menard PDM Racing Kelley Racing Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Starts: | 58 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Poles: | 4 |
| Best Finish: | 3rd |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Prev Series: | CART Toyota Atlantic |
| Prev Series Years: | 1989, 1991-1992 1992-1995 |
| Titles: | North American Formula Atlantic |
| Title Years: | 1990 |
| Awards: | 24 Hours of Daytona Overall win |
| Award Years: | 1993 |
Mark Dismore (born October 12, 1956, in Greenfield, Indiana) is an American former racecar driver. In Indy Racing League he won the fall 1999 Texas Motor Speedway race and earned four pole positions out of 62 starts. He finished a career-best third in points in 1999. Dismore claimed the 1990 Toyota Pacific championship,[1] and won the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with All American Racers in a Toyota GTP car with co-drivers Rocky Moran and P. J. Jones.[2]
Dismore was badly injured in a practice crash for the 1991 Indianapolis 500. At the exit of the fourth turn, his car veered sharply towards the entrance of pit road and back-ended the fence, only to careen across the pit lane and smash virtually head on at sizeable speed against the edge of pit wall; this second impact tore off the front of the car leaving Dismore's legs exposed. Among the injuries he suffered, the most severe was a broken neck.[3]
Dismore was largely out of open wheel racing until the 1996 Indy 500 where he drove for Team Menard, though he did try to qualify in the 1992 Indianapolis 500 for Concept Motorsports in an outdated Lola/Buick. In 1997, he drove a second car at the Indy 500 for Kelley Racing and would become a full-time fixture there until the 2001 season. He returned to Menard for a partial season in 2002. He also represented the IRL in the International Race of Champions in 2000 and 2001.
Dismore currently owns and operates New Castle Motorsports Park, a Karting facility in New Castle, Indiana.[4] its the home of the Dan Wheldon Memorial Pro-Am Karting Challenge, a fundraising event that is popular with racers, crews, sponsors and fans of IndyCar racing.[5] The event returned in May 2019 after a nearly four-year hiatus. Dismore is also vice president of Comet Kart Sales in Greenfield, Indiana,[6] the business was founded by his father and has been in family ownership ever since.[7]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Mann Motorsports | Lola T87/00 | Buick 3300 V6t | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 49th | 0 | [8] | |||
| 1991 | Arciero Racing | Penske PC17 | Buick 3300 V6t | SRF | LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | DEN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | 39th | 0 | [9] | ||
| 1992 | Mann Motorsports | Lola T90/00 | Buick 3300 V6t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY | DET | POR | MIL | NHA | TOR | MCH | CLE | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | NC | - | [10] |
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Lola T95/00 | 30 | Menard V6t | WDW | PHX | INDY | 32nd | 16 | [11] | |||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 3 | NHA | LVS | WDW | PHX | 17th | 158 | [12] | ||||||||||||||
| Dallara IR7 | 28 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NHA | LVS | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Kelley Racing | Dallara IR8 | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | NHA | DOV | CLT | PPR | ATL | TMS2 | LVS | 15th | 180 | [13] | ||||||
| 1999 | Dallara IR9 | WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPR | LVS | TXS | 3rd | 240 | [14] | |||||||
| 2000 | Dallara IR-00 | WDW | PHX | LVS | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TXS | 5th | 202 | [15] | |||||||||
| 2001 | Dallara IR-01 | PHX | HMS | ATL | INDY | TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KEN | GAT | CHI | TXS | 14th | 205 | [16] | |||||
| 2002 | Dallara IR-02 | 99 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | HMS | PHX | FON | NAZ | INDY | TXS | 29th | 73 | [17] | ||||||||||
| 2 | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIS | KTY | GAT | CHI | TXS |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Penske PC17 | Buick 3300 V6t | Practice Crash | Arciero Racing | |||
| 1992 | Lola T90/00 | Buick 3300 V6t | DNQ | Mann Development | |||
| 1996 | Lola T95/00 | Menard V6t | 14 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 19 | Team Menard | |
| 1997 | Dallara IR7 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 25 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 28 | Kelley Racing | |
| 1998 | Dallara IR8 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 12 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 27 | Kelley Racing | |
| 1999 | Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 5 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 16 | Kelley Racing | |
| 2000 | Dallara IR-00 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 11 | align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 11 | Kelley Racing | |
| 2001 | Dallara IR-01 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 4 | align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 16 | Kelley Racing | |
| 2002 | Dallara IR-02 | Chevrolet Indy V8 | 33 | align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;" | 32 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
(key) (
Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)| International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
| 2000 | Pontiac | DAY | TAL | MCH | IND | 12th | 15 | [18] |
| 2001 | DAY | TAL | MCH | IND | 11th | 25 | [19] | |
