April 22, 1975 – Oct. 31, 1999
5 CART Wins
12 CART Podiums
1995 Indy Lights Champion
Forsythe Racing brought in Moore as a rookie in the CART Series in 1996. Moore had tough competition for the Rookie of the Year title, finishing Runner-up to winner Alex Zanardi. By 1997 he would hold another youngest winners accomplishment, taking home the trophy at the Milwaukee Mile (at 22 years, 1 month, 10 days old – the record held until 2001), he also won at Detroit the following week. 1998 he would claim the pole at Homestead and claim 2 wins at Rio de Janeiro and the U.S. 500.
It was in 1999 that Greg seemed poised to fulfill his potential in the series. He opened up the season with a pole and a win at Homestead. He ran well and led the Championship for the first few races. At seasons end in the Marlboro 500 at California Speedway, it would be Greg Moore’s last race. The world lost a great star in Moore, and a future Champion. He would have opened the following season at Penske Racing, but upon his death the seat was filled by Helio Castroneves. In light of the sportsmanship and character of Greg Moore the series came up with the Greg Moore Legacy Award.
“Greg is the reason you see drivers get on so well before the race and still race each other hard on the track. He’s the guy who taught all of us that you can race a guy on the track and still be friends at the end of the day.”
~ Dario Franchitti ~