Garza Racing (22 starts) Machinists Union Racing (66 starts)
Starts
88
Wins
0
Poles
0
Best finish
2nd Michigan 500 in 1986
Awards
1981
Josele Garza[1] (born March 15, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional race car driver. He started seven Indianapolis 500 races. Garza was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after starting sixth, leading 13 laps, and finishing 23rd at the age of 19. At 19 years, two months, and nine days, Garza is the second youngest driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and was not surpassed until 2003 by A. J. Foyt IV. USAC rules at the time required drivers to be 21 years of age, but Garza's racing license listed him as being 22 years old. Garza claims he does not know how the error occurred, but he did not notify officials of the error. He finished 10th in the 1984 Indianapolis 500.
Garza was winless in 88 CART races. His best career finish was a second place at the 1986 Michigan 500. In 1986, he tested a Brabham Formula One car, during free practice of the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix. After he finished his career in CART, he tested with Minardi in F1 during 1987-88 but never got the required sponsorship to be awarded a race seat and he never made his debut in F1. He came back to Mexico and later he became a team owner in Mexican F2 and F3000 and sometimes raced when his drivers were not up to standard, or absent for some reason.
JoseleGarza (born March 15, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional race car driver. He started seven Indianapolis 500 races. Garza was...
rookies of the field made most of the headlines for the afternoon. Young JoseleGarza (actually 19 at the time, lied on his entry form to say he was 21) and...
have won both the rookie prize and the race in the same calendar year. JoseleGarza is the youngest winner of the award; he was 19 years and 70 days old...
Mosley and Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year, JoseleGarza withdrew their entries from the Pocono 500. Garza's team instead entered Geoff Brabham at Pocono...
and led the field into turn one. In the first turn of the first lap, JoseleGarza was down low on the white line, and lost the back end of the car. Right...
drivers intended to make attempts but few actually took to the track. JoseleGarza and Pete Halsmer went out and quickly filled the field. Only two cars...
time were JoseleGarza who drove for the team from 1983 to 1987 and Roger Mears who drove for the team in 1982 and 1983.[citation needed] Garza finished...
the back of George Snider's car, and crashing into the parked car of JoseleGarza. None of the drivers were seriously injured, however, Firestone's car...
Atlantic Championship Season Date Winning Driver 1983 June 5 JoseleGarza Indy Lights 1989 June 18 Ted Prappas 1990 June 17 Tommy Byrne 1991 June 16 Éric...
Fletcher Racing by rookie driver Bob Lazier. JoseleGarza ran his first season with family-owned team Garza Racing. Steve Chassey ran his first full-time...
track incidents. George Snider spun but hit nothing. JoseleGarza and Ken Hamilton crashed, with Garza needing to use a backup car. Scott Brayton spun and...
later, Rahal's engine blew. Rutherford was now ahead by 25 seconds over JoseleGarza, and running fast laps in the 217 mph range. A late caution set up a...
Tom Klausler Jerry Karl Mario Andretti 1982 Tom Bigelow Pete Halsmer JoseleGarza 1983 Steve Krisiloff Chet Fillip Dennis Firestone 19843 Johnny Rutherford...
Mario Domínguez, CART Adrián Fernández, CART, American Le Mans Series JoseleGarza, CART Jorge Goeters, NASCAR Ricardo González, CART, FIA WEC Benito Guerra...
laps completed. Despite this Cogan lost the Rookie of the Year Award to JoseleGarza. Cogan then competed in the rival CART/PPG World Series for O'Connell...
Snider Pancho Carter Bill Whittington 6 Chip Ganassi Patrick Bedard R JoseleGarza 7 Steve Chassey R Dick Simon Danny Ongais 8 Kevin Cogan Johnny Parsons...
qualifying speed), Rutherford extended his lead over JoseleGarza who was seeking his first win. Garza was unable to catch Rutherford who won the Michigan...
42 Phil Krueger 3 Machinists Union Racing March 86C Cosworth DFX 55 JoseleGarza 1-11, 17 Johnny Parsons 12-13, 16 Desiré Wilson 14-15 59 11 Chip Ganassi...
stop. He was held up in traffic, and the car of JoseleGarza cut in front of him down the pit lane. Garza's car made contact, and broke the nosecone of Mario's...
Johnny Rutherford All Machinists Union Racing March 85C Cosworth DFX 55 JoseleGarza All 59 Pete Halsmer 2–6, 12 Rupert Keegan 10, 13, 15 Chip Ganassi 7 Galles...
another car and barrel-rolled his car four times. Ongais was unhurt. JoseleGarza led 22 laps and was running second on lap 110 when a suspension failure...
1929. Bobby Rahal led the first 14 laps. On lap 15, George Snider and JoseleGarza both suffered blown engine, bringing out the first caution. Mario Andretti...
Firestone 3 Machinists Union Racing Penske (1-2) March (3-16) Cosworth 55 JoseleGarza All Penske 76 Roger Mears 3 Gohr Racing Eagle (1, 3) March (All others)...
After 89 laps of green flag racing, the caution came out on lap 145 when JoseleGarza spun in turn one. Two cars were left in contention, with Andretti holding...
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