Cory Witherill
Cory Witherill (born December 17, 1971) is a Native American Navajo race car driver from Los Angeles in the Indy Racing League, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Lights, and ARCA series. He made an incredible bump day run on a brand new engine to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, becoming the only full-blooded Native American to race in the Indy 500. He finished 19th. In 2002 and 2003, with the collapse of the IRL team he drove for, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series driving for Ron Hemelgarn Racing. In 2002, he had 8 podium finishes and 1 win at Nashville Superspeedway. He attempted to become the first full-blooded Native American in NASCAR.
| Cory Witherill | |
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 Cory Witherill Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2003 | |
| Born | December 17, 1971 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Personal life
He currently lives in Santa Monica, with his wife Jennifer Khasnabis (former reporter for MotorWeek TV). Their first child, Graham Liston Witherill, was born in September 2009. In late 2017, the couple announced they were separating, and subsequently filed for divorce. Now he is going the help future Rez Racing get into NASCAR owned by two Native Americans (Navajo).
Career results
CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Genoa Racing | HMS | LBH | NAZ | GAT | MIL 13 |
DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO | VAN 15 |
LAG 12 |
FON 4 |
23rd | 13 |
| 1999 | HMS 15 |
LBH 14 |
NAZ 14 |
MIL 17 |
POR 19 |
CLE 16 |
TOR 11 |
MIS 17 |
DET 12 |
CMS 15 |
LAG 11 |
FON 4 |
18th | 17 | |||
| 2000 | LBH 19 |
MIL 13 |
DET 15 |
POR 15 |
MIS 11 |
CMS 14 |
MDO | VAN | LAG | GAT DNS |
HOU | FON 13 |
19th | 2 | |||
| 2001 | Indy Regency Racing | MTY 9 |
LBH 7 |
TXS | MIL 11 |
POR 7 |
KAN 6 |
TOR 11 |
MDO 8 |
GAT 10 |
ATL 10 |
LAG 11 |
FON 10 |
12th | 44 | ||
IndyCar Series
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Indy Regency Racing | G-Force | Oldsmobile | PHX | HMS | ATL 22 |
INDY 19 |
TXS | PPIR | RIR | KAN | NSH | KTY | GTW | CHI | TXS | 40th | 19 |
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 31 | 19 | Indy Regency Racing |
Infiniti Pro Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports | KAN 3 |
NSH 1* |
MIS DNS |
KTY 3 |
GAT 11 |
CHI 13 |
TXS 2 |
4th | 213 | |||||
| 2003 | HMS 12 |
PHX 9 |
INDY 2 |
PPR 12 |
KAN 5 |
NSH 6 |
MIS 15 |
GAT 2 |
KTY 2 |
CHI 6 |
FON 9 |
TXS 3 |
5th | 336 | |
| 2004 | Hemelgarn Racing | HMS | PHX | INDY 7 |
KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PPR | CHI 15 |
FON | TXS | 21st | 41 |