Mike Chandler

Mike Chandler
Nationality	American
Born	(1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 66) San Marino, California, U.S.
Related to	Otis Chandler (father)
Last updated on: January 22, 2014.

Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9[1] career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.

Family

Michael is the son of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler[2] and Marilyn "Missy" Chandler.

Racing record

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos	Points
1979		TEX1 3	IRP 4	MIL1 6	POC 7	TEX2 1	MIL2 3	MIN1 2	MIN2 22	2nd	903
1980	Championship Racing Stables	MIL 18	POC 4	MDO 3	MIN1	MIN2	ONT 4			7th	384

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1981	Penske	Cosworth	25th	12th
1982	Eagle	Chevrolet	22nd	17th
1983	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	30th	16th
1984	Eagle	Pontiac	Practice Crash

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1981	Thunderbird Swap Shop	Preston Henn Marcel Mignot	Porsche 935-K3/80	IMSA GTX	45	DNF	DNF

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1983	All American Racers	Dennis Aase Al Unser Jr.	Toyota Celica Mk. III	GTU	130	DNF	DNF
1984	All American Racers	Dennis Aase Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Toyota Celica Mk. III	GTU	49	DNF	DNF

Notes

1. 9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.
2. Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004