Ted Prappas

{{Short description|American racing driver (1955–2022)}} {{more references needed|date=August 2025}} thumb|Prappas at the 2014 Indianapolis 500 '''Theodore Panos Prappas'''<ref name="californiabirthindex.org">{{cite web |url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/theodore_panos_prappas_born_1955_5647198 |title=Theodore Panos Prappas, Born 11/14/1955 in California |publisher=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> (November 14, 1955 – April 22, 2022),<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.indycar.com/news/2022/04/04-23-prappas-obit|title=IndyCar Series, Indianapolis 500 veteran Prappas dies at 66|first=Paul|last=Kelly|date=April 23, 2022|accessdate=April 23, 2022|website=indycar.com|publisher=Brickyard Trademarks, LLC.}}</ref> 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 four times and his best career finish was in sixth 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.<ref name="death" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2022/04/23/ted-prappas-1955-2022/|title=Ted Prappas, 1955-2022|first=Marshall|last=Pruett|date=April 23, 2022|accessdate=April 23, 2022|website=racer.com|publisher=Racer Media & Marketing, Inc/}}</ref>

==Career results== ===American Racing Series=== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- !colspan=45| 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 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CLE {{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MEA {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POC {{small|5}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MDO {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|ROA {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NAZ {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LS {{small|6}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIA {{small|6}} ! ! | style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''6th''' | style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''103''' |- |rowspan="2"| 1989 ! TEAMKAR International |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|10}} |MIL |style="background:#ffffbf;"|DET {{small|1}} | | | | | | | | ! ! |rowspan="2" style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''5th''' |rowspan="2" style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''99''' |- ! P.I.G. Racing | | | | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|POR {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MEA {{small|7}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TOR {{small|4}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|POC {{small|3}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|'''ROA''' {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NAZ {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LS {{small|17}} ! ! |- | 1990 ! P.I.G. Racing |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LBH {{small|8}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIL {{small|4}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|DET {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|CLE {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MEA {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''TOR''' {{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DEN {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VAN {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA {{small|12}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|NAZ {{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"|LS {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''135''' |}

===CART=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- !colspan=43| 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 V8 t |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SRF {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LBH {{small|6}} |PHX |style="background:#ffcfcf;"|INDY {{small|DNQ}} |MIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DET {{small|25}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR {{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CLE {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEA {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR {{small|16}} |MIC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DEN {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VAN {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA {{small|23}} |NAZ |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LAG {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''19th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''9''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/prappte01/1991/R|title=Ted Prappas – 1991 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1992 ! P.I.G. Enterprises ! Lola T92/00 ! Chevrolet 265A V8 t |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|SRF {{small|10}} |PHX |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LBH {{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|DET {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|POR {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIL {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NHA {{small|20}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TOR {{small|23}} |MIC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CLE {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ROA {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|VAN {{small|9}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MDO {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NAZ {{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LAG {{small|18}} ! |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''17th''' |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|'''12''' !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/prappte01/1992/R|title=Ted Prappas – 1992 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{DriverDB driver|ted-prappas}} *[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/PrappasTed.htm Profile at ChampCar stats] *[http://racing-reference.info/driver/Ted_Prappas Profile at Racing Reference]

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=North American Formula Atlantic Pacific Division Champion|before=Jeff Wood|after=Johnny O'Connell|years=1986}} {{s-end}}

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