Robbie Groff

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} '''Robert Clayton Groff'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radaris.com/~Robert-Groff/1291350548 |title=Robert C Groff from Calabasas, CA |publisher=Radaris.com |accessdate=10 June 2024}}</ref> (born January 31, 1966, in Mission Hills, California), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and CART Championship Car series and is brother of Mike Groff. He raced in the 1994 CART season and 1997-1998 IRL seasons with nine combined starts. His best career finish was in his first race, a ninth place at the 1997 Indianapolis 500.

==Motorsports Career Results==

===American Open-Wheel racing results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)

====American Racing Series / Indy Lights==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |- | 1990 ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX {{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LBH {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MIL {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|DET {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CLE {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEA {{small|9}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"|TOR {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DEN {{small|10}} |VAN |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MDO {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ROA {{small|5}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|NAZ {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|LS {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''104''' |- | 1991 ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|LBH {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|PHX {{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|MIL {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DET {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR {{small|9}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|CLE {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MEA {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''DEN''' {{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''NAZ''' {{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LS {{small|15}} | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''107''' |- | 1992 ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|PHX {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|LBH {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DET {{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|POR {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MIL {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NHA {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TOR {{small|5}} |CLE |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|VAN {{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|''MDO'' {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NAZ {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''LS''' {{small|1}} | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''128''' |- |rowspan=2| 1993 ! Bradley Motorsports |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|PHX {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LBH {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL {{small|15}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|DET {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR {{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CLE {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR {{small|5}} | | | | | | | |rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''5th''' |rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''103''' |- ! Groff Motorsports | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|NHA {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VAN {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NAZ {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|LS {{small|3}} | | |}

====CART Indy Car World Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | 1994 ! Bettenhausen Motorsports ! Penske PC-22 ! Ilmor 265C/D V8 t |SRF |PHX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|13}} |IND |MIL |DET |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR {{small|13}} |CLE |TOR |MIC |MDO |NHA |VAN |ROA |NAZ |LS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''34th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''0''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/groffro01/1994/R|title=Robbie Groff – 1994 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> |}

====Indy Racing League==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! No. ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Rank ! Points |- | 1996-97 ! McCormack Motorsports ! G-Force GF01 ! 30 ! rowspan=2| Oldsmobile Aurora V8 |NHM |LVS |WDW |PHX |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLT {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NH2 {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LV2 {{small|18}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''20th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''135''' |- | 1998 ! Blueprint Racing ! Dallara IR8 ! 27 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|WDW {{small|28}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PHX {{small|DNQ}} |INDY |TXS |NHM |DOV |CLT |PPIR |ATL |TX2 |LSV |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''41st''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''2''' |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Years ! Teams ! Races ! Poles ! Wins ! Podiums (Non-win) ! Top 10s (Non-podium) ! Indianapolis 500 Wins ! Championships |- |2 |2 |7 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{DriverDB driver|robbie-groff}}

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