Cory Witherill

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| name = Cory Witherill

| image = Cory.jpg

| image Size =

| caption = Cory Witherill Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2003

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|17}}

| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

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Cory Witherill (born December 17, 1971) is an American race car driver from Los Angeles who competed in the Indy Racing League, Infiniti Pro Series, Indy Lights, and ARCA series. He made an incredible bump day run on a brand new engine to qualify for the 2001 Indianapolis 500, becoming the only full-blooded Native American to race in the Indy 500. He finished 19th. In 2002 and 2003, with the collapse of the IRL team he drove for, he went to the Infiniti Pro Series driving for Ron Hemelgarn Racing. In 2002, he had 8 podium finishes and 1 win at Nashville Superspeedway. He attempted to become the first full-blooded Native American in NASCAR.

Personal life

He currently lives in Santa Monica, with his wife Jennifer Khasnabis (former reporter for MotorWeek TV). Their first child, Graham Liston Witherill, was born in September 2009. In late 2017, the couple announced they were separating, and subsequently filed for divorce.

Racing record

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

==CART Indy Lights / Infiniti Pro Series==

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

! Rank

! Points

1998

! Genoa Racing

| HMS

| LBH

| NAZ

| GAT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|13}}

| DET

| POR

| CLE

| TOR

| MIS

| TRO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAN
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FON
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23rd

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

1999

!Genoa Racing

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HMS
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NAZ
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CMS
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FON
{{small|4}}

| colspan="2"|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17

2000

!Genoa Racing

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LBH
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CMS
{{small|14}}

| MDO

| VAN

| LAG

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GAT
{{small|DNS}}

| HOU

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FON
{{small|13}}

| colspan="2"|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19th

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 2

2001

! Indy Regency Racing

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MTY
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LBH
{{small|7}}

| TXS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| KAN
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GAT
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FON
{{small|10}}

| colspan="2"|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 44

2002

! Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports

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

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

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MIS
{{small|DNS}}

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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GAT
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TXS
{{small|2}}

| colspan="7"|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 213

2003

!Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HMS
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| INDY
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PPR
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KAN
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| NSH
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GAT
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KTY
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CHI
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| FON
{{small|9}}

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

| colspan="2"|

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 336

2004

! Hemelgarn Racing

| HMS

| PHX

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY
{{small|7}}

| KAN

| NSH

| MIL

| MIS

| KTY

| PPR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
{{small|15}}

| FON

| TXS

| colspan="2"|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 21st

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 41

==IndyCar Series==

(key)

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! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

2001

!rowspan=6| Indy Regency Racing

!rowspan=11| G-Force

! 16

! Oldsmobile

| PHX

| HMS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|19}}

| TXS

| PPIR

| RIR

| KAN

| NSH

| KTY

| GTW

| CHI

| TXS

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 40th

!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/witheco01/2001/O/|title=Cory Witherill – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

==Indianapolis 500==

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Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish ! Team
2001 \| G-Force \| Oldsmobile \| 31 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 19 \| Indy Regency Racing

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Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

2001

| G-Force

| Oldsmobile

| 31

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19