Mike Nish (December 10, 1959 – December 14, 2022)Mike Nish was an American racing driver who competed in the CART Indy car series and competed in world land speed record events.
Nish competed in four CART races, one in 1984 at Phoenix International Raceway, and three more in 1986, where he recorded his best finish of tenth place at Portland. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and 1986, but failed in both years. At Speed Week in August 2007, Nish captured the SCTA AA/FS (Unlimited Fuel Streamliner) record with a speed of 377.715 mph (607.8732 km/h). He was also awarded the Hot Rod Trophy for achieving the top speed of the meet on the Bonneville Salt Flats.Chevy High Performance November, 2008
On October 8, 2007, Nish attempted to break the world land speed record for carbureted vehicles set in 1965, but his engine failed after 30 seconds. Mike Nish, as well as his father Terry and brothers Jeff and T. J. have successfully broken 14 different world land speed records over the years.
On September 23, 2010, Nish broke the world land speed record for the FIA Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 Kilometer, Flying Start and Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 mile, Flying Start class with a speed of 285.359 mph (459.242 km/h) for the Kilometer and 285.305 mph (459.155 km/h) in the mile.Nish Motorsports records page
American open–wheel racing results
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PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 1984 Dick Simon Racing LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH PHX LAG CPL NC 0 1985 A. J. Foyt Enterprises LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA NC - 1986 A. J. Foyt Enterprises PHX LBH INDY 30th 3 Machinists Union Racing MIL POR MEA CLERpl1 TOR MCH POC MDO SAN MCH ROA LAG PHX MIA 1987 Machinists Union Racing LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MIA NC -
1 Replaced by Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 1985 March Cosworth DNQ A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1986 March Chevy V6 DNQ A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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