Tero Palmroth (born 28 May 1953, Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in the CART series.[1] He raced in the 1988–1992 seasons with 12 career starts, including the 1988–1991 Indianapolis 500. His best CART finish was in 12th position at the 1990 Indianapolis 500. He never qualified for further racing events.

Racing career results

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PPG Indycar Series

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1988 Dick Simon Racing PHX
LBH
INDY
19
MIL
POR
18
CLE
TOR
MEA
MCH
POC
MDO
ROA
NAZ
LAG
MIA
42nd 0 [2]
1989 Gohr Racing PHX
LBH
16
INDY
16
MIL
43rd 0 [3]
Hemelgarn Racing DET
27
POR
CLE
MEA
TOR
MCH
Euromotorsport POC
25
MDO
ROA
NAZ
LAG
1990 Dick Simon Racing PHX
LBH
INDY
12
MIL
DET
28
POR
CLE
MEA
27
TOR
MCH
DNS
DEN
VAN
MDO
ROA
NAZ
LAG
33rd 1 [4]
1991 Paragon Racing SRF
LBH
PHX
INDY
23
MIL
DET
POR
CLE
MEA
TOR
MCH
DEN
VAN
MDO
ROA
NAZ
LAG
48th 0 [5]
1992 Walker Motorsport SRF
PHX
DNQ
LBH
INDY
DET
POR
MIL
NHA
TOR
MCH
58th 0 [6]
Euromotorsport CLE
26
ROA
VAN
MDO
NAZ
Team Losi LAG
28
1994 Dick Simon Racing SRF PHX
LBH
INDY
DNQ
MIL
DET
POR
CLE
TOR
MCH
MDO
NHA
VAN
ROA
NAZ
LAG
NC - [7]
1995 Dick Simon Racing MIA
SRF
PHX
LBH
NAZ
INDY
DNQ
MIL
DET
POR
ROA
TOR
CLE
MCH
MDO
NHA
VAN
LAG
NC - [8]

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1988 Lola Cosworth 25th 19th
1989 Lola Cosworth 16th 16th
1990 Lola Cosworth 16th 12th
1991 Lola Cosworth 26th 23rd
1994 Lola Ford-Cosworth Did not qualify
1995 Lola Buick Did not qualify

References

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  1. ^ "Only a Month Ago, Palmroth Had Drive an Indy Car". Los Angeles Times. 29 May 1988. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tero Palmroth – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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