Nicholas Stanley Firestone (born March 31, 1966) is an American former race car driver. A great-grandson of Harvey Samuel Firestone (founder of the

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) and Idabelle Smith, grandson of Roger (1912–1970) and son of Peter, he graduated from

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in 1989. Starting in Karts, he moved to junior formula cars and finally on the British Formula 2 Championship. He competed in 42

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races from 1993 to 1996. His best finish was second at

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and The

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in 1993."Nick Firestone" ''champcarstats.com''
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for

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but failed to make the field. He has now moved back to racing Karts. He has two children, Peter and Annabel.

Career Results

American Open-Wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

USAC FF2000 Championship results

Indy Lights results

IndyCar Series

References

External links

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Firestone Kart site
1966 births Living people Princeton University alumni American people of Austrian descent Firestone family Indy Lights drivers British Formula 3000 Championship drivers EFDA Nations Cup drivers Racing drivers from Phoenix, Arizona U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub