Mike Hiss

Mike Hiss (7 July 1941 – 19 December 2018)[1] was an American driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1972–1976 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1972–1975. He finished in the top ten 13 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1972 at Ontario. His 7th-place finish at Indy in 1972 earned him the title of Rookie of the Year.

Hiss was the centerfold of the first preview issue of Playgirl published in January 1973. He was briefly married to Arlene Hiss, the first woman to start a USAC Champ Car event.[2]

Complete motorsports results

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American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1966 Riverside Triumph TR3 Triumph F Production 3 Running
1970 Road Atlanta Lola T200 Ford Formula Ford 5 8 Running

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1972 Eagle Offy 25 7
1973 Eagle Offy 26 17
1974 McLaren Offy 3 14
1975 Finley Offy 31 29
1976 Riley Offy DNQ
1978 Penske Cosworth 8 DNS †

† Qualified Car for Mario Andretti who was driving Formula 1

USAC Champ Car results

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(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 18 Rank Points
1972 Page Racing Enterprises PHX
10
TRE
7
INDY
7
MIL
13
MCH
26
POC
6
MIL TRE
14
PHX
DNQ
6th 1665
Penske Racing ONT
2
1973 Don Gerhardt TWS
22
TRE
14
TRE
13
INDY
17
MIL
10
POC
6
MCH
25
MIL
5
ONT
3
ONT ONT
27
MCH
9
MCH
3
TRE
21
TWS
11
PHX 14th 1050
1974 Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team ONT ONT ONT
31
PHX TRE 18th 420
Penske Racing INDY
14
MIL POC MCH
7
MIL MCH
4
TRE TRE PHX
1975 Vatis Racing ONT ONT ONT PHX TRE INDY
29
MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE PHX NC 0
1976 Hopkins PHX TRE INDY
DNQ
MIL POC MCH TWS TRE MIL NC 0
Ralph Wilke ONT
19
MCH TWS PHX
1978 Penske Racing PHX ONT TWS TRE INDY
Rpl
MOS MIL POC MCH ATL TWS MIL ONT MCH TRE SIL BRH PHX NC 0

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results

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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 30 NWCC Pts
1976 Black Gold Oil 94 Chevrolet RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
22
NC 0
1977 Black Gold 94 Chevrolet RSD
DNQ
DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NC 0

References

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  1. ^ 1972 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Hiss Dies at 77
  2. ^ "Hiss challenges best of men". Fremont Argus. Fremont, CA. 12 March 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year

1972
Succeeded by