:Stan Fox

{{About|the American racing driver|the English footballer|Stan Fox (footballer)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Stan Fox

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_name = Stanley Cole Fuchs

| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|07|07}}

| birth_place = Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|12|18|1952|07|07}}

| death_place = Waiouru, Ruapehu, New Zealand

| titles =

| awards =

| module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|child=yes

| years = 1984, 1987–1995

| Total_Champ_Races = 13

| Years_In_Champ = 10

| Champ_Car_Team =

| Best_Champ_Pos = 24th – 1991

| First_Champ_Race = 1984 Dana Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| First_Champ_Win =

| Last_Champ_Win =

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}|module2 = {{Infobox NASCAR driver|child=yes

| name =

| Total_Cup_Races = 2

| Years_In_Cup = 1

| Cup_Car_Team =

| Prev_Cup_Pos =

| Previous_Year =

| Best_Cup_Pos = 68th (1992)

| First_Cup_Race = 1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)

| First_Cup_Win =

| Last_Cup_Win =

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

}}}}

Stanley Cole Fuchs{{Cite web |title=Stan Fox |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/FoxStan.htm |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} (July 7, 1952 – December 18, 2000), known professionally as Stan Fox (Fuchs being the German word for "fox"https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=fuchs {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}), was an American open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120205190056/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Stan_Fox.htm Biography] at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Midget car career

Fox began his career as a midget car racer. He won the 1979 Badger Midget championship, and the 1979 and 1980 Belleville Midget Nationals. He placed in the top twelve in points in nine seasons, even after he raced sporadically after moving to United States Auto Club (USAC) open wheel events. He had 19 USAC career wins. He won the Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1990 at the last event at Ascot Park. He won the 1991 Turkey Night Grand Prix, two Copper World Classics, three Rex Easton Memorials at Springfield, Illinois, two Rodger Mauro Classics, and the midget car portion of the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway.

IndyCar career

Fox competed in the Indianapolis 500 eight times between 1987 and 1995 driving for A. J. Foyt and Ron Hemelgarn. He was also a motorcycle racing enthusiast.

=Near-fatal crash at Indianapolis=

While driving for Ron Hemelgarn, Fox was seriously injured during the 1995 Indianapolis 500 in an accident. After starting ninth, Fox went low into the first turn on the first lap of the race and spun. His car connected with the car of Eddie Cheever, Jr. and slammed into the outside wall. Several other cars also became involved. The front nose-cone was ripped from his car, exposing his legs. Fox suffered serious head injuries which put him in a coma for five days, and had surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain. After a month, Fox was moved from the Methodist Hospital critical care unit to a private room, and showed signs of improvement.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20979752/the_indianapolis_news/|title=Racer Stan Fox Shows Signs of Improvement|last=AP|work=The Indianapolis News|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en|via=Newspapers.com}}

The accident ended Fox's racing career but he stayed involved with the sport. He started the non-profit organization Friends of the Fox which supports people with head injuries and brings a person to the track each May to meet drivers and get VIP treatment.

Death

Fox was killed in a head-on collision on December 18, 2000, on the Desert Road some {{convert|200|mi|km}} south of Auckland, New Zealand. Fox was driving through the night to attend a speedway meeting and collided head on with a northbound truck and trailer Unit.{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-20-sp-2416-story.html| title = Archives - Los Angeles Times| website = Los Angeles Times| date = 20 December 2000}}

Career award

He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Racing record

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key)

==CART==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1984

! Pabst Racing

|LBH

|PHX

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL
24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POR
21

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MEA
DNQ

|CLE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIS
28

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|ROA
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|POC
32

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MDO
DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SAN
19

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|MIS2
DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|PHX2
DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|LS
DNQ

|CEA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1984/R|title=Stan Fox – 1984 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1987

! A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|LBH

|PHX

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
7

|MIL

|POR

|MEA

|CLE

|TOR

|MIS

|POC

|ROA

|MDO

|NAZ

|LS

|MIA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|32nd

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|6

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1987/R|title=Stan Fox – 1987 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1988

! A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
30

|MIL

|POR

|CLE

|TOR

|MEA

|MIS

|POC

|MDO

|ROA

|NAZ

|LS

|MIA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|48th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1988/R|title=Stan Fox – 1988 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1989

! A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY
DNQ

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|MEA

|TOR

|MIS

|POC

|MDO

|ROA

|NAZ

|LS

! NC

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1989/R|title=Stan Fox – 1989 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1990

! Kent Baker Racing

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
33

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|MEA

|TOR

|MIS

|DEN

|VAN

|MDO

|ROA

|NAZ

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|46th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1990/R|title=Stan Fox – 1990 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1991

! Hemelgarn Racing

|SRF

|LBH

|PHX

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
8

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|MEA

|TOR

|MIS

|DEN

|VAN

|MDO

|ROA

|NAZ

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|24th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|5

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1991/R|title=Stan Fox – 1991 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1992

! Hemelgarn Racing

|SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
27

|DET

|POR

|MIL

|NHM

|TOR

|MIS

|CLE

|ROA

|VAN

|MDO

|NAZ

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|59th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1992/R|title=Stan Fox – 1992 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1993

! Hemelgarn Racing

|SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
31

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|TOR

|MIS

|NHM

|ROA

|VAN

|MDO

|NAZ

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|54th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1993/R|title=Stan Fox – 1993 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1994

! Hemelgarn Racing

|SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
13

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|CLE

|TOR

|MIS

|MDO

|NHM

|VAN

|ROA

|NAZ

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|37th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1994/R|title=Stan Fox – 1994 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

1995

! Hemelgarn Racing

|MIA

|SRF

|PHX

|LBH

|NAZ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
30

|MIL

|DET

|POR

|ROA

|TOR

|CLE

|MIS

|MDO

|NHM

|VAN

|LS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|46th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1995/R|title=Stan Fox – 1995 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish ! Team
1984 \| March 83C \| Cosworth DFX \|colspan=2 align=center\| Practice Crash \| Pabst Racing
1987 \| March 86C \| Cosworth DFX \|align=center\| 26 \|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| 7 \| A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1988 \| March 86C \| Chevrolet V6 \|align=center\| 29 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 30 \| A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1989 \| March 86C \| Chevrolet V6 \|colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| DNQ \| A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1990 \| Lola T87/00 \| Buick V6 \|align=center\| 27 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 33 \| Kent Baker Racing
1991 \| Lola T91/00 \| Buick V6 \|align=center\| 17 \|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| 8 \| Hemelgarn Racing
1992 \| Lola T91/00 \| Buick V6 \|align=center\| 13 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 27 \| Hemelgarn Racing
1993 \| Lola T91/00 \| Buick V6 \|align=center\| 20 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 31 \| Hemelgarn Racing
1994 \| Reynard 94I \| Ford-Cosworth XB \|align=center\| 13 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 13 \| Hemelgarn Racing
1995 \| Reynard 95I \| Ford-Cosworth XB \|align=center\| 11 \|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| 30 \| Hemelgarn Racing

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

1984

| March 83C

| Cosworth DFX

|colspan=2 align=center| Practice Crash

|align=center| 26

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1988

| March 86C

| Chevrolet V6

|align=center| 29

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1989

| March 86C

| Chevrolet V6

|colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1990

| Lola T87/00

| Buick V6

|align=center| 27

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 33

| Kent Baker Racing

1991

| Lola T91/00

| Buick V6

|align=center| 17

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

| Hemelgarn Racing

1992

| Lola T91/00

| Buick V6

|align=center| 13

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 27

| Hemelgarn Racing

1993

| Lola T91/00

| Buick V6

|align=center| 20

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 31

|align=center| 13

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 13

|align=center| 11

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30

| Hemelgarn 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 ! 30 ! 31 ! {{Tooltip\|NWCC\|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1992 ! rowspan=3\| Folsom Racing ! 13 ! rowspan=3\| Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| DAR \| BRI \| NWS \| MAR \| TAL \| CLT \| DOV \| SON \| POC \| MCH \| DAY \| POC \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TAL 36 \| GLN \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MCH 37 \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| PHO \| ATL \| colspan=2\| ! 68th ! 107 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1992/W\|title=Stan Fox – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 17, 2023}}
rowspan=2\| 1993 ! 31 \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| DAR \| BRI \| NWS \| MAR \| TAL \| SON \| CLT \| DOV \| POC \| MCH \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| DAY DNQ \| NHA \| POC \| TAL \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| colspan=3\| ! rowspan=2\| NA ! rowspan=2\| - ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1993/W\|title=Stan Fox – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 17, 2023}}
13 \| colspan=28\| \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| PHO DNQ \| ATL \|
1994 ! Roulo Brothers Racing ! 09 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| DAR \| BRI \| NWS \| MAR \| TAL \| SON \| CLT \| DOV \| POC \| MCH \| DAY \| NHA \| POC \| TAL \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| IND DNQ \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| PHO \| ATL ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1994/W\|title=Stan Fox – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

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

! 30

! 31

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1992

! rowspan=3| Folsom Racing

! 13

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| SON

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
36

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
37

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 68th

! 107

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1992/W|title=Stan Fox – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 1993

! 31

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| SON

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| colspan=3|

! rowspan=2| NA

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1993/W|title=Stan Fox – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

| colspan=28|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO
DNQ

| ATL

1994

! Roulo Brothers Racing

! 09

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| SON

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| NHA

| POC

| TAL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IND
DNQ

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1994/W|title=Stan Fox – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

==SuperTruck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45\| NASCAR SuperTruck 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 ! {{Tooltip\|NCTC\|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1995 ! Decuir Racing ! 10 ! Chevy \| PHO \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TUS 30 \| SGS \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| MMR 18 \| POR \| EVG \| I70 \| LVL \| BRI \| MLW \| CNS \| HPT \| IRP \| FLM \| RCH \| MAR \| NWS \| SON \| MMR \| PHO ! 67th ! 182 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1995/C\|title=Stan Fox – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

colspan=45| NASCAR SuperTruck 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

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1995

! Decuir Racing

! 10

! Chevy

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUS
30

| SGS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MMR
18

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| LVL

| BRI

| MLW

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| FLM

| RCH

| MAR

| NWS

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

! 67th

! 182

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/foxst01/1995/C|title=Stan Fox – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Stan_Fox}}
[http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/5980.html] 1995 Indy 500 Crash Photos
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060503181600/http://www.indymotorspeedway.com/stanwreck.jpg] 1995 Indy 500 Crash Photos
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080530174733/http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/1059/foxcrsh3.jpg] 1995 Indy 500 Crash Photos
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195357/http://www.racingone.com/images/articles/4585.jpg] Picture of Stan Fox

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