Rocky Moran

Moran at the 1990 IMSA Del Mar Grand Prix

Moran at the 2014 Indianapolis 500.

Rocky Moran Sr. (February 3, 1950 – September 21, 2024) was an American race car driver. He started three Indianapolis 500-mile (800 km) races (1988, 1989, and 1990 Indianapolis 500) with a best finish of 14th in 1989.^[1]

Moran also teamed with P. J. Jones and Mark Dismore to win the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona event.^[2]

Moran was the father of racer Rocky Moran Jr., with whom he opened the Moran Raceway kart track in Beaumont, California, in June 2003.^[3] The track was 1 mile (1.6 km) long, had 19 turns, a 860-foot-long (260 m) straight, and a top speed by 125cc shifter karts of nearly 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). The track closed in 2007.

Moran died of cancer at the age of 74 on September 21, 2024 in Coto de Caza, California.^[4][5]

American Open-Wheel racing results

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1981	All American Racers	PHX	MIL	ATL	ATL	MCH	RIV	MIL	MCH	WGL 6	MEX	PHX							26th	16	[6]
1985	Leader Card Racing	LBH 15	INDY	MIL	POR DNQ	MEA DNQ	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	LAG	PHX	MIA			45th	0	[7]
1986	Gohr Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA 13	CLE 16	TOR	MCH	POC 25	MDO 25	SAN	MCH DNQ	ROA 21	LAG 15	PHX 21	MIA 16	36th	0	[8]
1987	Gohr Racing	LBH 13	PHX																39th	0	[9]
	Walther			INDY DNQ	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MCH	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG	MIA
1988	Gohr Racing	PHX	LBH 6		MIL	POR 13	CLE 22	TOR 12	MEA 15	MCH	POC	MDO 13	ROA 17	NAZ	LAG 28	MIA 13			25th	9	[10]
	A. J. Foyt Enterprises			INDY 16
1989	Curb Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY 14	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	POC	MDO	ROA	NAZ				38th	0	[11]
	A. J. Foyt Enterprises															LAG 28
1990	Gohr Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY 25	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	MEA	TOR	MCH	DEN	VAN	MDO	ROA	NAZ	LAG		43rd	0	[12]
1992	Menard Racing	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	DET	POR	MIL	NHA	TOR	MCH	CLE	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LAG		NC	-	[13]
1993	Team Losi	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	NHA	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LAG		NC	-	[14]
1994	Burns Adcox Motor Sports	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY Wth^1	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MCH	MDO	NHA	VAN	ROA	NAZ	LAG		NC	-	[15]

¹ Did not appear

References

1. "Indy 500 Career Stats - Rocky Moran". Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
2. "GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Ready for All-American Assault". Grand-AM Road Racing. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
3. Holtzclaw, Kenneth M.; Mayor Jeff Fox (2007). Beaumont Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4713-8.
4. Rocky Moran 1950-2024
5. Rocky Moran
6. "Rocky Moran – 1981 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. "Rocky Moran – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
8. "Rocky Moran – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
9. "Rocky Moran – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
10. "Rocky Moran – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
11. "Rocky Moran – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
12. "Rocky Moran – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
13. "Rocky Moran – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
14. "Rocky Moran – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
15. "Rocky Moran – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.