# Robbie Groff > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robbie_Groff > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robbie_Groff.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Groff > Source revision: 1348938208 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} '''Robert Clayton Groff'''{{cite web|url=https://radaris.com/~Robert-Groff/1291350548 |title=Robert C Groff from Calabasas, CA |publisher=Radaris.com |accessdate=10 June 2024}} (born January 31, 1966, in [Mission Hills, California](/source/Mission_Hills%2C_Santa_Barbara_County%2C_California)), is a former driver in the [Indy Racing League](/source/Indy_Racing_League) and [CART](/source/Champ_Car) [Championship Car](/source/Championship_Car) series and is brother of [Mike Groff](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1990_American_Racing_Series_season) ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[PHX](/source/Slick_50_200)
{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[LBH](/source/Long_Beach_Grand_Prix)
{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[DET](/source/Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix)
{{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[POR](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Portland)
{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[CLE](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland)
{{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[MEA](/source/Meadowlands_Grand_Prix)
{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"|[TOR](/source/Honda_Indy_Toronto)
{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[DEN](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Denver)
{{small|10}} |[VAN](/source/Molson_Indy_Vancouver) |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[MDO](/source/Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Mid-Ohio)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[ROA](/source/Champ_Car_Grand_Prix_of_Road_America)
{{small|5}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[NAZ](/source/Firestone_Indy_225)
{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[LS](/source/Monterey_Grand_Prix)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''104''' |- | [1991](/source/1991_Indy_Lights_season) ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[LBH](/source/Long_Beach_Grand_Prix)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[PHX](/source/Slick_50_200)
{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|[MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[DET](/source/Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix)
{{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[POR](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Portland)
{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[CLE](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[MEA](/source/Meadowlands_Grand_Prix)
{{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[TOR](/source/Honda_Indy_Toronto)
{{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''[DEN](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Denver)'''
{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[MDO](/source/Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Mid-Ohio)
{{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''[NAZ](/source/Firestone_Indy_225)'''
{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[LS](/source/Monterey_Grand_Prix)
{{small|15}} | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''107''' |- | [1992](/source/1992_Indy_Lights_season) ! Groff Motorsports |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[PHX](/source/Slick_50_200)
{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[LBH](/source/Long_Beach_Grand_Prix)
{{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[DET](/source/Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix)
{{small|15}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[POR](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Portland)
{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
{{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[NHA](/source/New_Hampshire_Indy_225)
{{small|12}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[TOR](/source/Honda_Indy_Toronto)
{{small|5}} |[CLE](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland) |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[VAN](/source/Molson_Indy_Vancouver)
{{small|10}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|''[MDO](/source/Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Mid-Ohio)''
{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[NAZ](/source/Firestone_Indy_225)
{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'''[LS](/source/Monterey_Grand_Prix)'''
{{small|1}} | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''128''' |- |rowspan=2| [1993](/source/1993_Indy_Lights_season) ! [Bradley Motorsports](/source/Bradley_Motorsports) |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[PHX](/source/Slick_50_200)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[LBH](/source/Long_Beach_Grand_Prix)
{{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[MIL](/source/Milwaukee_225)
{{small|15}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[DET](/source/Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix)
{{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[POR](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Portland)
{{small|14}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[CLE](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Cleveland)
{{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[TOR](/source/Honda_Indy_Toronto)
{{small|5}} | | | | | | | |rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''5th''' |rowspan=2 style="background:#DFFFDF;"|'''103''' |- ! Groff Motorsports | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|[NHA](/source/New_Hampshire_Indy_225)
{{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[VAN](/source/Molson_Indy_Vancouver)
{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[MDO](/source/Indy_Grand_Prix_of_Mid-Ohio)
{{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|[NAZ](/source/Firestone_Indy_225)
{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|[LS](/source/Monterey_Grand_Prix)
{{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](/source/1994_CART_World_Series_season) ! [Bettenhausen Motorsports](/source/Bettenhausen_Racing) ! [Penske](/source/Penske_Racing) [PC-22](/source/Penske_PC-22) ! [Ilmor](/source/Ilmor) [265C/D](/source/Ilmor) [V8](/source/V8_engine)[t](/source/Turbocharger) |[SRF](/source/1994_Australian_FAI_Indycar_Grand_Prix) |PHX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH
{{small|13}} |[IND](/source/1994_Indianapolis_500) |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''' !{{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}} |} ====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](/source/1996-1997_in_IRL) ! [McCormack Motorsports](/source/McCormack_Motorsports) ! [G-Force](/source/G-Force_Technologies) GF01 ! 30 ! rowspan=2| [Oldsmobile](/source/Oldsmobile) [Aurora](/source/Northstar_engine_series) [V8](/source/V8_engine) |[NHM](/source/1996_True_Value_200) |[LVS](/source/1996_Las_Vegas_500K) |[WDW](/source/1997_Indy_200_at_Walt_Disney_World) |[PHX](/source/1997_Phoenix_200) |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[INDY](/source/1997_Indianapolis_500)
{{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[TXS](/source/1997_True_Value_500)
{{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[PPIR](/source/1997_Samsonite_200)
{{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[CLT](/source/1997_VisionAire_500)
{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|[NH2](/source/1997_Pennzoil_200)
{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[LV2](/source/1997_Las_Vegas_500K)
{{small|18}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''20th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''135''' |- | [1998](/source/1998_in_IRL) ! Blueprint Racing ! [Dallara](/source/Dallara) IR8 ! 27 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[WDW](/source/1998_Indy_200_at_Walt_Disney_World)
{{small|28}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|[PHX](/source/1998_Dura_Lube_200)
{{small|DNQ}} |[INDY](/source/1998_Indianapolis_500) |[TXS](/source/1998_True_Value_500) |[NHM](/source/1998_New_England_200) |[DOV](/source/1998_Pep_Boys_400K) |[CLT](/source/1998_VisionAire_500K) |[PPIR](/source/1998_Radisson_200) |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}} {{HVM Racing}} {{McCormack Motorsports}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Groff, Robbie}} Category:1966 births Category:Champ Car drivers Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers Category:Indy Lights drivers Category:SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers Category:IndyCar Series drivers Category:24 Hours of Daytona drivers Category:Living people Category:People from Mission Hills, Santa Barbara County, California Category:Racing drivers from Santa Barbara County, California {{US-autoracing-bio-stub}} Category:Bettenhausen Racing drivers Category:12 Hours of Sebring drivers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robbie Groff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Groff) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Groff?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.