Dennis Firestone
Dennis Firestone is a former CART driver who raced from 1979 to 1987. He was the [1980 Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART PPG Indy Car World Series|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, Firestone 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
USAC Gold Crown Championship
- 1981–82 – 24th
- 1983–84 – 15th
PPG Indycar Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 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 Wth1 | 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 |
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 | Lola | Cosworth | Withdrew* | N/A |
| 1987 | Lola | Cosworth | Practice Crash | DNQ |