John Ranson Lewis III (born July 18, 1945 in
Charlotte, North Carolina
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), better known as Randy Lewis is an American racing driver who competed in the
Indianapolis 500
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five times. His best starting position was 11th in 1988 and 1989. His best finish was 14th in 1990 and 1991. His last race at Indy was in
1991
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. In his 81
CART
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A handcart ...
starts his best finish was an 8th in 1987. He started his career in
Formula Three
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History
Formula Three (adop ...
in Europe and gradually moved up to
Formula 5000
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, then the
Can-Am
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The Can-Am rules were deliberately simple and placed few limits on the entries. This led to a wide variet ...
series.
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
CART/Indy Car
Series Summary
Indianapolis 500 results
See also
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References
1945 births
Champ Car drivers
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Living people
Racing drivers from Charlotte, North Carolina
SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers
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