Stan Wattles Explained

Stan Wattles (born July 24, 1961 in Glen Cove, New York) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996–2001 seasons with nineteen career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998–2000. He placed eighth in two races, and led his two laps in his first, in 1996 at Walt Disney World Speedway, but never led in his other contests.

In the 1999 VisionAire 500K at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Wattles was involved in a crash that killed three spectators when debris from his car cleared the fence, and eighteen laps later, the race was cancelled.^[1]

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1988		Swift DB4			3	3	Running
1994		Ralt RT40			1	1	Running

American Open Wheel

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IndyCar

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points	Ref
1996	Leigh Miller Racing	WDW	PHX	INDY											25th	44	^[2]
1996-97	McCormack Motorsports	NHM	LVS	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	PPIR	CLT	NH2					31st	63	^[3]
1996-97	Metro Racing Systems										LV2						^[3]
1998	Metro Racing Systems	WDW	PHX	INDY	TXS	NHM	DOV	CLT	PPIR	ATL	TX2	LVS			25th	88	^[4]
1999	Metro Racing	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	ATL	DOV	PPI2	LVS	TX2			35th	19	^[5]
2000	Hemelgarn Racing	WDW	PHX	LVS	INDY 23	TXS	PPIR	ATL	KTY	TX2					43rd	7	^[6]
2001	Hemelgarn Racing	PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2	32nd	36	^[7]

Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1998	Riley & Scott	Oldsmobile	29th	28th
1999	Dallara	Oldsmobile	20th	17th
2000	Dallara	Oldsmobile	8th	23rd
2001	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Qualifying Crash

Notes and References

Web site: Tragedy at the track. https://archive.today/20130119192837/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/motorsports/news/1999/05/01/spectators_killed/. dead. January 19, 2013. CNN Sports Illustrated. 1999-08-16. 2012-12-21.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 1996 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 1997 Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.
Web site: Stan Wattles – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 6, 2023.