Rick Miaskiewicz (born March 22, 1953) is a former
American race car driver from
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
. He won the
Can-Am
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/ CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.
History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada (''Can'') and four races in the United ...
championship in 1985, the series' next to last year of operations, and then moved to the
CART
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It is different from the flatbed tr ...
series for 1986. He competed in five races in a
Cosworth
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-powered
March
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chassis. He returned the following year with a 1986 March and competed in four more races. His best CART finish was an 11th place at
Cleveland
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in 1986, one of the best finishes for any rookie that season. Miaskiewicz also raced
AMA Motocross
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and was an Alpine Ski racer.
Racing results
CART PPG Indy Car World Series
References
External links
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1953 births
Champ Car drivers
Living people
Racing drivers from Pittsburgh
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