Tom Bigelow

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1939)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Tom Bigelow | image = TomBigelowHagerstown.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Thomas Allan Bigelow | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|10|31}} | birth_place = Elkhorn, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | titles = | awards = | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes | years = 1968–1985 | Total_Champ_Races = 110 | Years_In_Champ = 18 | Champ_Car_Team = | Best_Champ_Pos = 3rd – 1979 (USAC), 1981–82 (USAC) | First_Champ_Race = 1968 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin) | Last_Champ_Race = 1985 Domino's Pizza 500 (Pocono) | First_Champ_Win = | Last_Champ_Win = | Champ_Wins = 0 | Champ_Podiums = 5 | Champ_Poles = 2 }}|module2 = {{Infobox NASCAR driver|child=yes | name = | Total_Cup_Races = 1 | Years_In_Cup = 1 | Cup_Car_Team = | Prev_Cup_Pos = | Previous_Year = | Best_Cup_Pos = 121st (1986) | First_Cup_Race = 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | Last_Cup_Race = | First_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Win = | Cup_Wins = 0 | Cup_Top_Tens = 0 | Cup_Poles = 0 }}}}

'''Thomas Allan Bigelow'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Bigelow |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/BigelowTom.htm |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> (born October 31, 1939, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) is an American former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.

==Racing career== ===Midget car racing=== Bigelow began his racing career at the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.<ref name="NMARHoF">[http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Tom_Bigelow.htm Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032930/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Tom_Bigelow.htm |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth. He had 1968 midget wins at Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and at the Sycamore, Illinois, track. He won the first Astro Grand Prix in the Houston Astrodome in 1969.<ref name="NMARHoF" /><ref name=FlintJournal /> His come back in Midgets started in 1981 driving for Sandy Racing.

In 1984, Bigelow was National USAC Midget Champion. For two years in a row (1982 and 1983), he was USAC Spreedrome champion.

===USAC/CART=== thumb|left|Bigelow's 1981 Indycar (or replica) in a vintage car race Bigelow raced in USAC and CART in 17 seasons (1968–1983 and 1985), with 104 combined career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 every year during 1974 to 1982. He finished in the top-ten 39 times, with his best finish in second position in 1978 at Texas World Speedway and Milwaukee.<ref name=FlintJournal />

Bigelow started in nine straight Indianapolis 500 races between 1974 and 1982, his best finish was sixth in 1977.<ref name=FlintJournal />

===Sprint car=== Bigelow was the 1978 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.<ref name=FlintJournal /> He became the leader in USAC Sprint car single season wins with fourteen.<ref name="NMARHoF" /> Bigelow won 52 USAC Sprint Car races in his career.<ref name=FlintJournal />

===Return to midget cars=== Bigelow returned to his roots won the 1984 USAC National Midget Series Champion. He finished fourth, third, and ninth in the following three season. He also won the 1982 USAC Midwest Regional midget car title. His car (number 16) was owned by Carl Sandy, husband of Carol Sandy and father of Duane, Mathew, and Troy Sandy.

===NASCAR=== Bigelow made a single NASCAR start at the 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 at the Atlanta International Raceway, and he finished fourtieth with engine problems.<ref>[http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=bigelto01 NASCAR statistics at racing-reference.info]</ref>

==Career awards== *Bigelow was a 2002 inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame at his home track in Sun Prairie. *Bigelow was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996.

==Retirement== Starting in 2009, Bigelow was a color announcer for Fox Sports Network for Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series television coverage.<ref name=FlintJournal>{{cite news|last1=Tunnicliff|first1=Greg|title=Must See Racing announcer, Tom Bigelow, likes keeping busy|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2012/07/must_see_racing_announcer_tom.html|accessdate=May 28, 2015|publisher=Flint Journal|date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Motorsports career results==

===American open-wheel racing=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)

====USAC Championship Car==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- !colspan=34| USAC Championship Car results |- ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |- | 1968 ! nowrap| Carl Gehlhausen ! nowrap| Kurtis 4000D ! nowrap| Offy 252 ci | HAN | LVS | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | MOS | MOS | LAN | PPR | CDR | NAZ | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | ISF | MIL |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DSF {{small|6}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INF {{small|DNQ}} | TRE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAC {{small|14}} | MCH | HAN | PHX | RSD !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 43rd !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 80 |- |rowspan=2| 1969 !rowspan=2 nowrap| Carl Gehlhausen ! nowrap| Huffaker 66 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LAN {{small|DNQ}} | PPR | CDR | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP {{small|17}} | MIL | |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DOV {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=4| |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TRE {{small|DNS}} | SAC | SIR | SIR | PHX | RSD | colspan=4| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 43rd !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 110 |- ! nowrap| Kurtis 4000D ! nowrap| Offy 252 ci | colspan=7| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| NAZ {{small|7}} | colspan=4| |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ISF {{small|DNQ}} | |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DSF {{small|8}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INF {{small|DNQ}} | BRN | BRN | colspan=10| |- |rowspan=2| 1970 !rowspan=2 nowrap| Carl Gehlhausen ! nowrap| Huffaker 66 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | SON | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIL {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAN {{small|17}} | CDR | MCH |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP {{small|DNQ}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|13}} | ONT | colspan=3| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|17}} | |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=10| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 36th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 200 |- ! nowrap| Kurtis 4000D ! nowrap| Offy 252 ci | colspan=9| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ISF {{small|7}} | colspan=2| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| DSF {{small|7}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INF {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SED {{small|6}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAC {{small|17}} | colspan=11| |- | 1971 ! nowrap| Carl Gehlhausen ! nowrap| Huffaker 66 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 320 ci V8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RAF {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RAF {{small|22}} | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | POC | MCH | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX | colspan=16| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |- |rowspan=2| 1972 ! nowrap| Ray W Smith ! nowrap| Eagle 68 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | colspan=24| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31st !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 120 |- ! nowrap| Carl Gehlhausen ! nowrap| Gerhardt ! nowrap| Offy 159 ci t | colspan=4| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|21}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| POC {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|7}} | ONT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|13}} | PHX | colspan=18| |- |rowspan=3| 1973 ! nowrap| Vollstedt Enterprises ! nowrap| Vollstedt 72 !rowspan=3 nowrap| Offy 159 ci t | TWS | TRE | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|32}} | colspan=2| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT {{small|7}} | ONT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ONT {{small|11}} | MCH | MCH | TRE | TWS | PHX | colspan=12| !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 25th !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 160 |- ! Carl Gehlhausen ! Kingfish 72 | colspan=4| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|14}} | colspan=23| |- ! Vollstedt Enterprises ! Vollstedt 73 | colspan=6| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|15}} | MIL | colspan=20| |- |rowspan=3| 1974 !rowspan=2| Vollstedt Enterprises ! Vollstedt 72 !rowspan=2| Offy 159 ci t |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT {{small|9}} | ONT |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT {{small|10}} | PHX | TRE | colspan=23| !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24th !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 240 |- ! Vollstedt 73 | colspan=5| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|12}} | MIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|19}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|22}} | MIL | MCH | TRE | TRE | colspan=15| |- ! Lodestar Lola ! Lola T332 ! Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | colspan=13| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|23}} | colspan=14| |- |rowspan=2| 1975 !rowspan=2| Vollstedt Enterprises ! Vollstedt 73 !rowspan=2| Offy 159 ci t | ONT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT {{small|16}} | PHX | TRE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC {{small|21}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|16}} | colspan=19| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 115 |- ! Vollstedt 72/75 | colspan=9| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|9}} | MCH | TRE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|19}} | colspan=15| |- |rowspan=2| 1976 !rowspan=2| Leader Card Racers ! Eagle 74 !rowspan=2| Offy 159 ci t |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|20}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|17}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|11}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|29}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TWS {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|21}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ONT {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS {{small|14}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|18}} | colspan=15| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 820 |- ! Eagle 72 | colspan=2| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|14}} | colspan=25| |- |rowspan=2| 1977 !rowspan=2| Leader Card Racers ! Eagle 74 !rowspan=2| Offy 159 ci t |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ONT {{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PHX {{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|15}} | colspan=3| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MOS {{small|8}} | colspan=2| |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL {{small|4}} | colspan=2| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|19}} | colspan=14| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 1370 |- ! Watson 77 | colspan=4| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY {{small|6}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|29}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|11}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TWS {{small|10}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT {{small|28}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|15}} | colspan=15| |- |rowspan=3| 1978 ! AMI Racing ! Wildcat Mk 2 ! DGS 158 ci t |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|15}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS {{small|12}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|21}} | colspan=2| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC {{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|8}} | ATL | TWS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|10}} | ONT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH {{small|4}} | TRE | SIL | BRH |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|18}} | colspan=10| !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th !rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 764 |- !rowspan=2| Leader Card Racers ! Eagle 74 !rowspan=2| Offy 159 ci t | colspan=5| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOS {{small|14}} | colspan=22| |- ! Watson 77 | colspan=6| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|6}} | colspan=21| |- | 1979 ! AMI Racing ! Lola T500B ! Cosworth DFX V8 t |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT {{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|14}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MIL {{small|3}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TWS {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''MIL''' {{small|2}} | colspan=21| !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 1305 |- | 1980 ! AMI Racing ! Lola T500B ! Cosworth DFX V8 t | ONT |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY {{small|8}} | MIL | POC | MOH | colspan=23| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 250 |- |rowspan=3 nowrap| 1981-82 ! Gohr Racing ! Penske PC-7 ! Chevrolet 355 ci V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|20}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC {{small|3}} | colspan=26| !rowspan=3 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !rowspan=3 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 1280 |- ! colspan=3| Info not available | colspan=2| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''ISF''' {{small|12}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DSF {{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INF {{small|5}} | colspan=23| |- ! HBK Racing ! Eagle 81 ! Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | colspan=5| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|18}} | colspan=22| |- |rowspan=2| 1982-83 ! colspan=3| Info not available | ISF |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|25}} | NAZ | colspan=25| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |- ! HBK Racing ! Eagle 81 ! Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | colspan=3| |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=24| |- |rowspan=2| 1983-84 ! colspan=3| Info not available |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|17}} | colspan=27| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 33rd !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |- ! Scott Cole ! March 81C ! Cosworth DFX V8 t | |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=26| |- !colspan="34"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="OldRacingCars Tom Bigelow">{{cite web|url=http://oldracingcars.info/usnc/res.php?s=0&ch=0&d=277|title=Champcar complete – Tom Bigelow|work=OldRacingCars|accessdate=February 12, 2019}}</ref>}}}} |}

====PPG Indy Car World Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- !colspan=24| PPG Indy Car World Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts ! Ref |- | 1979 ! nowrap| AMI Racing ! nowrap| Lola T500B ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | PHX | ATL | ATL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY {{small|14}} | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | colspan=2| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1979/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1979 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1980 ! nowrap| AMI Racing ! nowrap| Lola T500B ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | ONT |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY {{small|8}} | MIL | POC | MOH | MCH | WGL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|14}} | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | colspan=4| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 260 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1980/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1980 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1981 ! nowrap| Gohr Racing ! nowrap| Penske PC-7 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL {{small|9}} | ATL | ATL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH {{small|5}} | RIV |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|24}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MCH {{small|9}} | WGL | MEX |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHX {{small|11}} | colspan=5| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 60 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1981/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1981 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1982 ! nowrap| HBK Racing ! nowrap| Eagle 81 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX | ATL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|18}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLE {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|22}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|25}} | RIV | ROA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|20}} | PHX | colspan=5| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 20th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 32 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1982/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1982 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2| 1983 ! nowrap| HBK Racing ! nowrap| Eagle 81 !rowspan=2 nowrap| Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | ATL |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|15}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLE {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|29}} | ROA | POC | RIV | MOH | MCH | colspan=6| !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC !rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 !rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1983/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1983 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- ! nowrap| Jet Engineering ! nowrap| Eagle 82 | colspan=10| |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CPL {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LAG {{small|17}} |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=3| |- |rowspan=2| 1984 ! nowrap| Scott Cole ! nowrap| March 81C ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | LBH | PHX |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=13| !rowspan=2| NA !rowspan=2| - !rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1984/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- ! nowrap| Dale Coyne Racing ! nowrap| Eagle 82 ! nowrap| Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | colspan=3| |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIL {{small|DNQ}} | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MOH | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL |- | 1985 ! nowrap| Leader Card Racers ! nowrap| March 85C ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | LBH |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL {{small|18}} | POR | MEA | CLE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|26}} | ROA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC {{small|23}} | MOH | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 47th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1985/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1985 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1988 ! nowrap| Dayton-Walther ! nowrap| March 86C ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | PHX | LBH |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MOH | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | ! NA ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1988/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- | 1989 ! nowrap| Burns Racing ! nowrap| March 86C ! nowrap| Cosworth DFX V8 t | PHX | LBH |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MOH | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ! NA ! - !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1989/R|title=Tom Bigelow – 1989 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}</ref> |- !colspan="23"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name="OldRacingCars Tom Bigelow"/>}}}} |}

=====Indianapolis 500===== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish ! Team |- | 1970 | Huffaker | Chevrolet |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Carl Gehlhausen |- | 1972 | Eagle | Chevrolet |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Ray W Smith |- | 1973 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | nowrap| Vollstedt Enterprises |- | 1974 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser |align=center| 23 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 | Vollstedt Enterprises |- | 1975 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser |align=center| 33 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18 | Vollstedt Enterprises |- | 1976 | Eagle | Offenhauser |align=center| 32 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 | Leader Card Racers |- | 1977 | Eagle | Offenhauser |align=center| 22 |align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6 | Thermo King |- | 1978 | Wildcat | DGS |align=center| 18 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21 | AMI Racing |- | 1979 | Lola | Cosworth |align=center| 30 |align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 | AMI Racing |- | 1980 | Lola | Cosworth |align=center| 31 |align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8 | AMI Racing |- | 1981 | Penske | Chevrolet |align=center| 14 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 20 | Gohr Racing |- | 1982 | Eagle | Chevrolet |align=center| 31 |align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18 | HBK Racing |- | 1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | HBK Racing |- | 1984 | March | Cosworth |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Scott Cole |- | 1985 | March | Cosworth |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Leader Card Racers |- | 1988 | March | Cosworth |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Dayton-Walther |- | 1989 | March | Cosworth |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ | Burns Racing |}

===NASCAR=== (key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

====Winston Cup Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- !colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1986 ! nowrap| Ball Motorsports ! 99 ! Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL {{small|40}} | RSD ! 121st ! 43 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1986/W|title=Tom Bigelow – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |}

===ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series=== (key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- !colspan=32| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! {{Tooltip|ABSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1985 ! colspan=3| Info not available | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|22}} | TOL | colspan=11| ! 74th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1985/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1986 ! rowspan=10 nowrap| Bigelow Racing ! 96 ! Dodge | ATL | DAY | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL {{small|37}} | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | colspan=9| ! NA ! 0 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1986/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1987 ! rowspan=8| 60 ! rowspan=3| Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|32}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INF {{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF {{small|15}} | SLM | ATL | colspan=8| ! 46th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1987/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1988 | DAY | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL {{small|38}} | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM {{small|26}} | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|22}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|40}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SLM {{small|4}} | ATL | colspan=6| ! 32nd ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1988/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 1989 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=8| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL {{small|DNQ}} | DEL | FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|29}} | TOL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|28}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM {{small|25}} | ATL | colspan=8| ! rowspan=2| 34th ! rowspan=2| - ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1989/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! Chevy | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL {{small|17}} | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | colspan=16| |- ! 1990 ! rowspan=5| Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HAG {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC {{small|13}} | TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|27}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|27}} | TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|30}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN {{small|26}} | DEL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL {{small|34}} | colspan=7| ! 24th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1990/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1991 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|23}} | TWS | ATL | colspan=5| ! 103rd ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1991/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1992 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|27}} | TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF {{small|12}} | TWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM {{small|17}} | ATL | colspan=4| ! 60th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1992/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1993 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|36}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|21}} | TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM {{small|25}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN {{small|20}} | ATL | colspan=6| ! 40th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1993/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 1994 ! 8 | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INF {{small|20}} | I70 | ISF | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN {{small|21}} | ATL | colspan=4| ! rowspan=2| 44th ! rowspan=2| 350 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1994/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! ! 01 ! Chevy | colspan=16| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF {{small|27}} | TOL | SLM | colspan=6| |- ! rowspan=2| 1995 ! rowspan=6| Bigelow Racing ! rowspan=6| 8 ! Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF {{small|23}} | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM {{small|23}} | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 55th ! rowspan=2| 565 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1995/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! Chevy | colspan=17| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF {{small|6}} | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN {{small|19}} | ATL | colspan=4| |- ! 1996 ! Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| INF {{small|7}} | SBS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF {{small|18}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF {{small|11}} | KIL | SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN {{small|23}} | CLT | ATL ! 54th ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1996/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 1997 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY {{small|DNQ}} | ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH {{small|33}} | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | colspan=11| ! rowspan=2| 95th ! rowspan=2| - ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1997/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! Pontiac | colspan=14| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF {{small|15}} | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | colspan=3| |- ! 1998 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY {{small|DNQ}} | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | colspan=3| ! NA ! - ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1998/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> |}

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