Mike Groff

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Mike Groff
Nationality	United States
Date of Birth	November 16, 1961 (1961-11-16) (age 46)
Place of Birth	Van Nuys, California
Retired	1999
Related to	Robbie Groff
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1996-1998
Teams	A. J. Foyt Enterprises Walker Racing Byrd-Cunningham Racing
Starts	12
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	6th in 1996

CART Championship Car
Years active	1990-1994, 1996
Teams	Euromotorsport A. J. Foyt Enterprises Walker Racing Rahal-Hogan Racing
Starts	54
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	16th in 1991
Previous series
1986-1989 1985	American Racing Series American Formula Super Vee
Championship titles
1989	American Racing Series champion

Mike Groff (born November 16, 1961 in Van Nuys, California) is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994. After an otherwise dismal 1994 in CART and spending most of 1995 out of racing, Groff competed in all 3 races of the first IRL season in 1996 finishing 6th in the fledgling championship. His last open wheel race was the 1998 Indianapolis 500. He attempted to qualify for the 1999 "500" but failed to do so. His best finish in his 5 Indy 500 starts is a 12th in 1997. His younger brother Robbie was also a CART and IRL driver from 1994 to 1998.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1990	Lola	Cosworth	Failed to Qualify
1991	Lola	Cosworth	18th	24th
1992	Lola	Chevrolet	Raced by Scott Goodyear
1993	Rahal-Hogan	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1994	Penske	Ilmor	31st	31st
1995	Reynard	Ford-Cosworth	Raced by Bryan Herta
1996	Reynard	Ford-Cosworth	11th	20th
1997	G-Force	Infiniti	18th	12th
1998	G-Force	Oldsmobile	32nd	15th
1999	Dallara	Infiniti	Failed to Qualify