Jack Miller (racing driver)

Not to be confused with Jack Miller (motorcyclist).

Jack Miller (born June 14, 1961, in Indianapolis), usually known as Dr. Jack Miller, is an American retired racing driver. He drove in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a practicing dentist and was accordingly "The Racing Dentist." For much of his racing career, he was sponsored by dental product companies including Crest and Water Pik.^[1]

Jack Miller
Nationality	American
Born	(1961-06-14) June 14, 1961 (age 63) Indianapolis, Indiana
Retired	2001
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active	1997–2001
Teams	Arizona Motorsport Sinden Racing Services Tri-Star Racing Cahill Racing
Starts	22
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	9 in 1996–1997 & 1998
Previous series
1986, 1992–1996	Indy Lights
Championship titles
1993	Indy Lights B-Series Champion

Miller's best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Charlotte. His best finish in the Indianapolis 500 was a 20th his rookie year of 1997. During his stay in Indy Lights he won the 1993 B-series championship. This class of racing was only run in 1993 and consisted of drivers using the previous March chassis as the rest of the series introduced new Lola chassis. Miller won the championship by virtue of being the only driver to compete in every race in a B-series car.^[2]

Miller's final IRL start came at Atlanta in 2001. Miller was involved in a 13-car crash, and suffered injuries that ended his racing career. He was planning on entering the 2001 Indianapolis 500, but withdrew after the crash and retired from driving.^[3]

In 2016, Miller co-founded Miller Vinatieri Motorsports with former Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, with the team initially entering cars in the Formula 4 United States Championship, but later moving to the Road to Indy with entries into the U.S. F2000 National Championship and the Indy Pro 2000 Championship.^[4]

Miller's son, Jack William Miller, is also a racing driver and has driven for the Miller Vinatieri team since 2018.

Motorsports Career Results

American Open-Wheel

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

IndyCar

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points	Ref
1996-97	Arizona Motorsports	NWH	LSV	WDW 15	PHX 20	INDY 20	TXS 24	PPI 16	CHR 23	NH2 19	LV2 29				23rd	114	[5]
1998	Sinden Racing Services	WDW 23	PHX DNQ	INDY 21	TXS 22	NWH 16	DOV 20	CLT 9	PPIR 23	ATL 27	TX2 12	LSV 28			23rd	100	[6]
1999	Tri-Star Motorsports	WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY 31	TXS	PPI	ATL 18	DOV	PP2	LSV	TX2			39th	13	[7]
2000	Tri-Star Motorsports	WDW	PHX	LSV 24	INDY DNQ	TXS	PPI	ATL	KTY	TX2					45th	6	[8]
2001	Cahill Racing	PHX	HMS	ATL 25	INDY Wth	TXS	PPI	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	STL	CHI	TX2	46th	5	[9]

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
5	3	22	0	0	0	1	0	0

Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1997	Dallara	Infiniti	17th	20th
1998	Dallara	Infiniti	15th	21st
1999	Dallara	Oldsmobile	31st	31st
2000	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Failed to Qualify
2001	Withdrew due to injury

References

1. "Interview: Jack Miller, the Racing Dentist". RACER. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
2. Magazine article on Miller. May 1998.
3. "An Interview With Dr. Jack Miller". IndyCar advocate. 2012-05-10. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
4. "MILLER VINATIERI MOTORSPORTS". usf2000.com. Andersen Promotions. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
5. "Jack Miller – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
6. "Jack Miller – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
7. "Jack Miller – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
8. "Jack Miller – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
9. "Jack Miller – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

3. "Reflections on the Driving Career of Dr. Jack Miller, the Racing Dentist - http://sopwithmotorsports.com/blog/indycar/item/133-indycar-remembering-dr-jack-miller-the-racing-dentist.html

External links

• Jack Miller career summary at DriverDB.com