# Frank Weiss

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**Frank Weiss** (July 25, 1944 in [Cardston, Alberta](/source/Cardston,_Alberta) – January 31, 2014 in [Plainfield, Indiana](/source/Plainfield,_Indiana)) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) racecar driver. He competed in the [USAC](/source/United_States_Automobile_Club) and [CART](/source/Champ_Car) [Championship Car](/source/Championship_Car) series.[1]

Weiss made his Champ Car debut in 1975 at [Milwaukee](/source/Milwaukee_Mile). He returned the following year to race at Milwaukee and [Michigan](/source/Michigan_International_Speedway). In 1978, he attempted to qualify for the fall [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix_International_Raceway) race but failed to qualify. 1979 was his most active year as the CART/USAC split ruptured champ car racing and Weiss competed in the USAC events at [Ontario](/source/Ontario_Motor_Speedway), both Milwaukee races, and [Pocono Raceway](/source/Pocono_Raceway) and the September CART race at [Atlanta Motor Speedway](/source/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway). He registered a career-best finish of 7th in the August race at Milwaukee and finished 16th in the 1979 USAC National Championship.

## Indianapolis 500 attempts

Weiss attempted to qualify for his first [Indianapolis 500](/source/Indianapolis_500) in [1979](/source/1979_Indianapolis_500) but failed to complete rookie orientation. The following [year](/source/1980_Indianapolis_500), Weiss returned to Indianapolis and finished orientation but failed to make the field. During practice, he suffered a crash, and had to sit out the month with a fractured knee and ankle. Weiss failed to qualify at Indianapolis in 1981 as well, in what would be his final attempt at a Champ Car race.

## References

1. ["Frank Weiss"](https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/frank-weiss/). *Driver Database*. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

## External links

- [Frank Weiss at ChampCarStats.com](http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/WeissFrank.htm)

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