Ted Prappas
Theodore Panos Prappas, was a driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top-ten four times and his best career finish was in 6th position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to Jeff Andretti for Rookie of the Year.
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986 Champ [Car Atlantic Championship|West Coast Atlantic Racing] champion and was runner up in the 1990 Indy Lights championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by James Stewart, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Prappas died April 22, 2022, aged 66 of colon cancer.