Bobby Olivero

Bobby Olivero (born December 24, 1946, Lakewood, California), is a former American driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1976-1978 seasons, with 17 career starts, including the 1977 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 5th position in 1977 at Ontario.

In 1979, Olivero was the USAC Silver Crown Series champion. Earlier in his career, he won the 1975 CRA season championship.

Complete USAC Championship Car results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Pos ! Points
1976 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;" \| PHX 13 \| TRE \|style="background:#FFCFCF;" \| INDY DNQ \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| MIL 10 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;" \| POC DNQ \| MCH \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| TWS 11 \| TRE \| MIL \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| ONT 9 \| MCH \|style="background:#FFCFCF;" \| TWS DNQ \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| PHX 14 \|colspan=5\| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 24th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 275
1977 \| ONT \| PHX \| TWS \| TRE \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| INDY 25 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| MIL 6 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| POC 32 \| MOS \| MCH \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| TWS 9 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| MIL 6 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;" \| ONT 5 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;" \| MCH 9 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| PHX 21 \|colspan=4\| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 13th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 920
1978 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| PHX 9 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| ONT 10 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| TWS 9 \|style="background:#CFEAFF;"\| TRE 6 \|style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| INDY DNQ \| MOS \| MIL \| POC \| MCH \| ATL \| TWS \| MIL \| ONT \| MCH \| TRE \| SIL \| BRH \| PHX !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 26th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 360
1981-82 \| INDY \| POC \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| ILL 18 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| DUQ 21 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| ISF 20 \| INDY DNP \| colspan=12\| !- !0
1982–83 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;" \| ISF {{small\|1}} \|style="background:#FFDF9F;" \| DSF {{small\|3}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| NAZ {{small\|26}} \|style="background:#FFCFCF;" \| INDY {{small\|DNQ}} \| colspan=14\| \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 15th \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 284
1983-84 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;" \| DUQ 24 \| INDY \| colspan=16\| !- !0

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! Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Points

1976

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | PHX
13

| TRE

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

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
10

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

| MCH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TWS
11

| TRE

| MIL

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | ONT
9

| MCH

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX
14

|colspan=5|

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

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 275

1977

| ONT

| PHX

| TWS

| TRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY
25

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
6

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

| MOS

| MCH

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | TWS
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MIL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ONT
5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | MCH
9

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

|colspan=4|

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 920

1978

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT
10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TWS
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TRE
6

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

| MOS

| MIL

| POC

| MCH

| ATL

| TWS

| MIL

| ONT

| MCH

| TRE

| SIL

| BRH

| PHX

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 360

1981-82

| INDY

| POC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ILL
18

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ISF
20

| INDY
DNP

| colspan=12|

1982–83

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ISF
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | DSF
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | NAZ
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=14|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 284

1983-84

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

| INDY

| colspan=16|

Complete PPG Indy Car World Series results

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Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts ! Ref
1982 ! \|style="background:#ffcfcf;"\| PHX {{small\|DNQ}} \| ATL {{small\| }} \| MIL {{small\| }} \| CLE {{small\| }} \| MCH {{small\| }} \| MIL {{small\| }} \| POC {{small\| }} \| RIV {{small\| }} \| ROA {{small

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! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Ref

1982

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| PHX
{{small|DNQ}}

| ATL
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| MIL
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| CLE
{{small| }}

| MCH
{{small| }}

| MIL
{{small| }}

| POC
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| RIV
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| ROA
{{small

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| MCH
{{small|}}

| PHX
{{small|}}

|colspan=5|

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/olivebo01/1982/R|title=Bobby Olivero – 1982 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

| rowspan=1| 1983

| ATL

| INDY
DNP

| MIL

| CLE

| MCH

| ROA

| POC

| RIV

| MDO

| MCH

| CPL

| LAG

| PHX

| colspan=3|

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/olivebo01/1983/R|title=Bobby Olivero – 1983 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

|rowspan=1| 1989

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

| MIL

| DET

| POR

| CLE

| MEA

| TOR

| MCH

| POC

| MDO

| ROA

| NAZ

| LAG
{{small| }}

| colspan=1|

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/olivebo01/1989/R|title=Bobby Olivero – 1989 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 16, 2023}}

References

External links

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Category:1946 births

Category:Living people

Category:Champ Car drivers

Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Lakewood, California

Category:Racing drivers from California

Category:USAC Silver Crown Series drivers