# Dennis Firestone

Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver who raced from 1979 to 1987. He was the 1980 CART Rookie of the Year in finishing 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that season. He made five starts at the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981. An accident at Indianapolis in 1987 resulted in a broken neck and ended his racing career. Since his driving days, he has run a California trucking company, and participates in vintage racing events.

## American Open Wheel racing results
### SCCA National Championship Runoffs

| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | Titan | Ford | Formula Ford | 24 | 9 | Retired |
| 1974 | Road Atlanta | ADF Mk. 2 | Ford | Formula Ford | 4 | 5 | Running |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | Crosslé 30F | Ford | Formula Ford | 1 | 3 | Running |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | March | Cosworth | Formula B | 8 | 9 | Running |
| 1977 | Road Atlanta | Crosslé 32F | Ford | Formula Ford | 3 | 17 | Running |
| 1979 | Road Atlanta | Crosslé | Ford | Formula Ford | 21 | 12 | Retired |
| 1981 | Road Atlanta | Crosslé 50F | Ford | Formula Ford | 2 | | Running |
| 1982 | Road Atlanta | Crosslé 50F | Ford | Formula Ford | 6 | | Running |

### Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
| 1978 | Crosslé Cars Pacific | PIR1 5 | TRE1 24 | MOS 3 | MIL1 22 | TEX 6 | MIL2 1 | OMS1 24 | OMS2 1 | TRE2 16 | PIR2 2 | 2nd | 894 |
| 1979 | | TEX1 1 | IRP 2 | MIL1 1 | POC 2 | TEX2 2 | MIL2 1 | MIN1 1 | MIN2 1 | | | 1st | 1480 |

### American Super Vee Championship

* 1978 – 17th
* 1979 – 9th
* 1980 – 16th

### USAC Gold Crown Championship

* 1981–82 – 24th
* 1983–84 – 15th

### 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 |
| 1979 | AMS Oil | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT 31 | MCH | ATL | PHX | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | Scientific Drilling | ONT | INDY 16 | MIL | POC 30 | MDO | MCH 14 | WGL | MIL | ONT 6 | MCH DNS | MEX 5 | PHX 5 | | | | | | 12th | 743 |
| 1981 | Rhoades Racing | PHX | MIL | ATL 18 | ATL | MCH | RIV | MIL | MCH | WGL | MEX | PHX | | | | | | | 44th | 1 |
| 1982 | BVC Racing | PHX 20 | ATL | MIL | CLE | MCH | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MCH | PHX | | | | | | | 44th | 1 |
| 1983 | Simpson Sports | ATL | INDY 24 | MIL | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | CPL | LAG | PHX | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Hoosier Transportation | LBH | PHX | INDY 12 | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 1 |
| 1984 | Pace Electronics | | | | | | | | MCH DNQ | ROA 17 | POC 26 | MDO | SAN 16 | MCH | PHX | LAG DNQ | CPL 21 | | 39th | 1 |
| 1985 | Pace Racing | LBH 22 | INDY DNQ | MIL 20 | POR 18 | MEA DNQ | CLE 21 | MCH 11 | ROA 20 | POC 9 | MDO 17 | SAN 14 | MCH DNS | LAG 23 | PHX | MIA | | | 33rd | 6 |
| 1986 | Pace Racing | PHX | LBH | INDY Wth$^1$ | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH 17 | POC 28 | MDO | SAN 14 | MCH 14 | ROA | LAG | PHX 17 | MIA | 40th | 0 |
| 1987 | Raynor Garage Door | LBH 21 | PHX 7 | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | ROA | MDO | NAZ | LAG | MIA | | | 31st | 6 |
    $^1$ Wrecked after qualifying

### Indy 500 results

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
| 1980 | Penske | Cosworth | 24th | 16th |
| 1981 | Wildcat | Cosworth | 28th | 10th |
| 1982 | Eagle | Milodon | 21st | 27th |
| 1983 | March | Cosworth | 33rd | 24th |
| 1984 | March | Cosworth | 32nd | 12th |
| 1985 | March | Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | DNQ |
| 1986 | March | Cosworth | Withdrew* | N/A |
| 1987 | Lola | Cosworth | Practice Crash | DNQ |
* Firestone qualified for the 1986 race, but was forced to withdraw from the field after a serious crash totalled the car during the final Carburetion Day practice.