# Tom Bigelow

Thomas Allan Bigelow (born October 31, 1939, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) is an American former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

## Racing career
### Midget car racing

He began his racing career at the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth. He had 1968 midget wins at Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and at the Sycamore, Illinois, track. He won the first Astro Grand Prix in the Houston Astrodome in 1969. His come back in Midgets started in 1981 driving for Sandy Racing.
In 1984, he was National USAC Midget Champion. For two years in a row (1982 and 1983), he was USAC Spreedrome champion.

### USAC/CART

He raced in USAC and CART in 17 seasons (1968–1983 and 1985), with 104 combined career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 every year during 1974 to 1982. He finished in the top ten 39 times, with his best finish in second position in 1978 at Texas World Speedway and Milwaukee.
Bigelow started in nine straight Indianapolis 500 races between 1974 and 1982, his best finish was sixth in 1977.

### Sprint car

Bigelow was the 1978 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion. He became the leader in USAC Sprint car single season wins with 14. Bigelow won 52 USAC Sprint Car races in his career.

### Return to midget cars

He returned to his roots won the 1984 USAC National Midget Series Champion. He finished fourth, third, and ninth in the following three season. He also won the 1982 USAC Midwest Regional midget car title. His car (number 16) was owned by Carl Sandy, husband of Carol Sandy and father of Duane, Mathew, and Troy Sandy.

### NASCAR

Bigelow made a single NASCAR start at the 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 at the Atlanta International Raceway, and he finished 40th with engine problems.

## Career awards

* He was a 2002 inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame at his home track in Sun Prairie.
* Bigelow was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996.

## Retirement

Starting in 2009, Bigelow was a color announcer for Fox Sports Network for Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series television coverage.

## Motorsports career results
### American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

#### USAC Championship Car

USAC Championship Car results :
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1968 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | HAN | LVS | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | MOS | MOS | LAN | PPR | CDR | NAZ | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | ISF | MIL | DSF 6 | INF DNQ | TRE | SAC 14 | MCH | HAN | PHX | RSD | 43rd | 80 |
| 1969 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL | LAN DNQ | PPR | CDR | | TRE 18 | IRP 21 | IRP 17 | MIL | | DOV DNQ | | | | | TRE DNS | SAC | SIR | SIR | PHX | RSD | | | | | 43rd | 110 |
| 1969 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | | | | | | | | NAZ 7 | | | | | ISF DNQ | | DSF 8 | INF DNQ | BRN | BRN | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43rd | 110 |
| 1970 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | SON | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL DNQ | LAN 17 | CDR | MCH | IRP DNQ | | MIL 13 | ONT | | | | TRE 17 | | PHX DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 200 |
| 1970 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | | | | | | | | | | ISF 7 | | | DSF 7 | INF DNQ | SED 6 | | SAC 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 200 |
| 1971 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | RAF 21 | RAF 22 | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | POC | MCH | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1972 | Ray W Smith | Eagle 68 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 120 |
| 1972 | Carl Gehlhausen | Gerhardt | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | MCH 21 | POC DNS | MIL 7 | ONT | TRE 13 | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31st | 120 |
| 1973 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | TWS | TRE | TRE | INDY DNQ | | POC 32 | | | ONT 7 | ONT | ONT 11 | MCH | MCH | TRE | TWS | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 160 |
| 1973 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kingfish 72 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | MIL 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 160 |
| 1973 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | | | MCH 15 | MIL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 160 |
| 1974 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT 9 | ONT | ONT 10 | PHX | TRE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 240 |
| 1974 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | | INDY 12 | MIL | POC 19 | MCH 22 | MIL | MCH | TRE | TRE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 240 |
| 1974 | Lodestar Lola | Lola T332 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHX 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 240 |
| 1975 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT | ONT 11 | ONT 16 | PHX | TRE | INDY 18 | MIL 12 | POC 21 | MCH 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 115 |
| 1975 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72/75 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | | | | | | MIL 9 | MCH | TRE | PHX 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 115 |
| 1976 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | PHX 20 | TRE 17 | | MIL 11 | POC 29 | MCH 12 | TWS 7 | TRE 21 | MIL 7 | ONT 5 | MCH 9 | TWS 14 | PHX 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 820 |
| 1976 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 72 | Offy 159 ci t | | | INDY 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 820 |
| 1977 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT 4 | PHX 4 | TWS 12 | TRE 15 | | | | MOS 8 | | | MIL 4 | | | PHX 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 1370 |
| 1977 | Leader Card Racers | Watson 77 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | INDY 6 | MIL 7 | POC 29 | | MCH 11 | TWS 10 | | ONT 28 | MCH 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 1370 |
| 1978 | AMI Racing | Wildcat Mk 2 | DGS 158 ci t | PHX 15 | ONT 7 | TWS 12 | TRE 8 | INDY 21 | | | POC 15 | MCH 8 | ATL | TWS | MIL 10 | ONT | MCH 4 | TRE | SIL | BRH | PHX 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 764 |
| 1978 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | | MOS 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 764 |
| 1978 | Leader Card Racers | Watson 77 | Offy 159 ci t | | | | | | | MIL 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 764 |
| 1979 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT 6 | TWS 12 | INDY 14 | MIL 3 | POC 8 | TWS 2 | MIL 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 1305 |
| 1980 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT | INDY 8 | MIL | POC | MDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 250 |
| 1981-82 | Gohr Racing | Penske PC-7 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | INDY 20 | POC 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 1280 |
| 1981-82 | Info not available | Info not available | Info not available | | | ISF 12 | DSF 2 | INF 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 1280 |
| 1981-82 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | | | | | INDY 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 1280 |
| 1982-83 | Info not available | Info not available | Info not available | ISF | DSF 25 | NAZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1982-83 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | | | INDY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983-84 | Info not available | Info not available | Info not available | DSF 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 8 |
| 1983-84 | Scott Cole | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | | INDY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 8 |
| Source: ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

#### PPG Indy Car World Series

PPG Indy Car World Series results :
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1979 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY 14 | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | | | NC | 0 | |
| 1980 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT | INDY 8 | MIL | POC | MDO | MCH | WGL | MIL 14 | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | | | | | 26th | 260 | |
| 1981 | Gohr Racing | Penske PC-7 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX | MIL 9 | ATL | ATL | MCH 5 | RIV | MIL 24 | MCH 9 | WGL | MEX | PHX 11 | | | | | | 12th | 60 | |
| 1982 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX | ATL | MIL 18 | CLE DNQ | MCH 5 | MIL 22 | POC 25 | RIV | ROA | MCH 20 | PHX | | | | | | 20th | 32 | |
| 1983 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | ATL | INDY DNQ | MIL 15 | CLE DNQ | MCH 29 | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | | | | | | | NC | 0 | |
| 1983 | Jet Engineering | Eagle 82 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | | | | | | | | | | CPL DNQ | LAG 17 | PHX DNQ | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Scott Cole | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH | PHX | INDY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - | |
| 1984 | Dale Coyne Racing | Eagle 82 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | | | MIL DNQ | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | NA | - | |
| 1985 | Leader Card Racers | March 85C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL 18 | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH 26 | ROA | POC 23 | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | | 47th | 0 | |
| 1988 | Dayton-Walther | March 86C | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | NA | - | |
| 1989 | Burns Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | | NA | - | |
| Source: |||||||||||||||||||||||

##### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 1970 | Huffaker | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ | Carl Gehlhausen |
| 1972 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ | Ray W Smith |
| 1973 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | DNQ | DNQ | Vollstedt Enterprises |
| 1974 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 23 | 12 | Vollstedt Enterprises |
| 1975 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 33 | 18 | Vollstedt Enterprises |
| 1976 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 32 | 14 | Leader Card Racers |
| 1977 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 22 | 6 | Thermo King |
| 1978 | Wildcat | DGS | 18 | 21 | AMI Racing |
| 1979 | Lola | Cosworth | 30 | 14 | AMI Racing |
| 1980 | Lola | Cosworth | 31 | 8 | AMI Racing |
| 1981 | Penske | Chevrolet | 14 | 20 | Gohr Racing |
| 1982 | Eagle | Chevrolet | 31 | 18 | HBK Racing |
| 1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ | HBK Racing |
| 1984 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | Scott Cole |
| 1985 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | Leader Card Racers |
| 1988 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | Dayton-Walther |
| 1989 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | Burns Racing |

### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1986 | Ball Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL 40 | RSD | 121st | 43 | |

### ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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 | ABSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1985 | Info not available | Info not available | Info not available | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF 22 | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | 74th | - | |
| 1986 | Bigelow Racing | 96 | Dodge | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL 37 | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | | | | | | | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1987 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF 32 | INF 15 | DSF 15 | SLM | ATL | | | | | | | | | 46th | - | |
| 1988 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL 38 | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM 26 | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF 22 | DSF 40 | SLM 4 | ATL | | | | | | | 32nd | - | |
| 1989 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | DEL | FRS | ISF 29 | TOL | DSF 28 | SLM 25 | ATL | | | | | | | | | 34th | - | |
| 1989 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Chevy | | ATL 17 | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | - |
| 1990 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG 10 | POC 13 | TAL | MCH 27 | ISF 27 | TOL | DSF 30 | WIN 26 | DEL | ATL 34 | | | | | | | | 24th | - | |
| 1991 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF 23 | TWS | ATL | | | | | | 103rd | - | |
| 1992 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF 27 | TOL | DSF 12 | TWS | SLM 17 | ATL | | | | | 60th | - | |
| 1993 | Bigelow Racing | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF 36 | DSF 21 | TOL | SLM 25 | WIN 20 | ATL | | | | | | | 40th | - | |
| 1994 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF 20 | I70 | ISF | | | | WIN 21 | ATL | | | | | 44th | 350 | |
| 1994 | | 01 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSF 27 | TOL | SLM | | | | | | | | | | | | 44th | 350 |
| 1995 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF 23 | | SLM 23 | | | | | | | 55th | 565 | |
| 1995 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSF 6 | | WIN 19 | ATL | | | | | | | | 55th | 565 | |
| 1996 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF 7 | SBS | ISF 18 | DSF 11 | KIL | SLM | WIN 23 | CLT | ATL | 54th | - | |
| 1997 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH 33 | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | 95th | - | |
| 1997 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSF 15 | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | | | | | | 95th | - | |
| 1998 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | | | | NA | - | |