Ted Prappas

Prappas at the 2014 Indianapolis 500.

Theodore Panos Prappas[1] (November 14, 1955 – April 22, 2022),[2] 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 4 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 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.[2][3]

Career results

American Racing Series

American Racing Series / Indy Lights results
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
1988	TEAMKAR International	PHX 5	MIL 6	POR 12	CLE 8	TOR 5	MEA 4	POC 5	MDO 3	ROA 3	NAZ 10	LS 6	MIA 6			6th	103
1989	TEAMKAR International	PHX 5	LBH 10	MIL	DET 1											5th	99
	P.I.G. Racing					POR 3	MEA 7	TOR 4	POC 3	MDO 4	ROA 12	NAZ 7	LS 17
1990	P.I.G. Racing	PHX 4	LBH 8	MIL 4	DET 5	POR 5	CLE 5	MEA 2	TOR 2	DEN 11	VAN 10	MDO 11	ROA 12	NAZ 3	LS 1	2nd	135

CART

PPG IndyCar World Series results
Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1991	P.I.G. Enterprises	Lola T91/00	Judd V8t	SRF 22	LBH 6	PHX	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET 25	POR 17	CLE 18	MEA 22	TOR 16	MIC	DEN 21	VAN 14	MDO 12	ROA 23	NAZ	LAG 23	19th	9	[4]
1992	P.I.G. Enterprises	Lola T92/00	Chevrolet 265A V8t	SRF 10	PHX	LBH 14	INDY 16	DET 14	POR 15	MIL 15	NHA 20	TOR 23	MIC	CLE 13	ROA 10	VAN 9	MDO 11	NAZ 19	LAG 18		17th	12	[5]

References

1. "Theodore Panos Prappas, Born 11/14/1955 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
2. Kelly, Paul (April 23, 2022). "IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500 veteran Prappas dies at 66". indycar.com. Brickyard Trademarks, LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
3. Pruett, Marshall (April 23, 2022). "Ted Prappas, 1955-2022". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc/. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
4. "Ted Prappas – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
5. "Ted Prappas – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

External links

• Ted Prappas career summary at DriverDB.com
• Profile at ChampCar stats
• Profile at Racing Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeff Wood	North American Formula Atlantic Pacific Division Champion 1986	Succeeded by Johnny O'Connell