Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958) is a former driver in the
CART
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Championship Car
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series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the
Indianapolis 500
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in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.
Family
Michael is the son of
Los Angeles Times
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publisher
Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler (November 23, 1927 – February 27, 2006) was the publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'' between 1960 and 1980, leading a large expansion of the newspaper and its ambitions. He was the fourth and final member of the Chandler fami ...
[Jenkins, Richard]
Where are they now?
OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004 and Marilyn "Missy" Chandler.
Racing record
Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results
Indianapolis 500 results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
24 Hours of Daytona results
Notes
1958 births
Living people
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Indy Lights drivers
SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers
People from San Marino, California
Racing drivers from Los Angeles
Racing drivers from Los Angeles County, California
Chandler family (publishing)
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
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