John Paul Jr.
18 G Force/Aurora
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1996-97 season in review
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John Paul Jr. had a solid 1996-97 campaign going before a practice accident at Indianapolis sidelined him for much of the season. He returned for the VisionAire 500K at Charlotte, where he finished 11th, well off the pace. His seventh at New Hampshire represented his highest finish of the season. He return with PDM racing for the first two races of 1998 season, but will be replaced by Jack Hewitt for the Indy 500.
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Career
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Paul began racing in 1979, driving a Formula Ford.
He captured the IMSA GT championship with nine victories in 1982. That year he won the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours at Sebring.
His Indy-car debut came in 1983 and he broke a leg while practicing at Indianapolis. He came back with a stunning victory at the Michigan 500.
Along with a full IRL slate in 1996, he finished sixth in the IMSA World Sports Car standings.
Courtesy SpeedNet, from the Indianapolis Star/News
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Driver Stats
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Team: PDM Racing
Series: Indy Racing League
Car: #18 G Force / Aurora / Goodyear
Sponsor: Klipsch V-Line Overhead Door Earl's Perf Products
Car Owner: Paul Diatlovich, Chuck Buckman
Chief Mechanic: Randy Skinner
Resides: West Palm Beach, Fla.
D.O.B: 2/19/60
Indy car victories: 1983: Michigan
IRL points (standing): 1996 - 153 (15th); 1996-97 - 163 (15th)
CART points (standing): 1983 - 84 (8th); 1984 - 28 (17th); 1992 - 3 (29th)
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