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Stan Wattles (born July 24, 1961 inGlen Cove, New York) is a former driver in theIndy Racing League. He raced in the 1996–2001 seasons with nineteen career starts, including theIndianapolis 500 in 1998–2000. He placed eighth in two races, and led his two laps in his first, in 1996 atWalt Disney World Speedway, but never led in his other contests. In the 1999VisionAire 500K atLowe'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]
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Road Atlanta | Swift DB4 | Toyota | Formula Atlantic | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 1994 | Mid-Ohio | Ralt RT40 | Toyota | Formula Atlantic | 1 | 1 | Running |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Leigh Miller Racing | WDW 13 | PHX Wth | INDY | 25th | 44 | [2] | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | McCormack Motorsports | NHM 16 | LVS 18 | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NH2 | 31st | 63 | [3] | ||||
| Metro Racing Systems | LV2 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Metro Racing Systems | WDW 22 | PHX DNQ | INDY 28 | TXS 10 | NHM 17 | DOV | CLT | PPIR Wth | ATL 26 | TX2 8 | LVS 13 | 25th | 88 | [4] | ||
| 1999 | Metro Racing | WDW 24 | PHX | CLT C | INDY 17 | 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 16 | HMS 26 | ATL 12 | INDY DNQ | TXS | PPI | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | STL | CHI | TX2 | 32nd | 36 | [7] |
| 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 | |
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