Dale Coyne attempted to make 5 other races that year but only made the field in one of them, the race at Mid-Ohio where he finished 14th in his first race.
14 Facts About Dale Coyne
1.
2.
Dale Coyne returned in 1985 and again failed to qualify or had mechanical issues that prevented him from qualifying in the first five races he attempted.
3.
Dale Coyne made four more starts that season and was sidelined in all of them by mechanical problems.
4.
Dale Coyne was earlier credited with 12th place at Cleveland even though he was taken out of the race by a broken half-shaft.
5.
The DC-1 was disposed of for 1987 and Dale Coyne switched to the more reliable year-old March 86C chassis.
6.
Dale Coyne made 8 starts but only finished one race and did not earn any championship points.
7.
Dale Coyne returned with the same now two-year-old March in 1988 and after failing to qualify for the Phoenix race, Dale Coyne made his first attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, in 1988 but he failed to make that race as well.
Related searches
Walter Payton 8.
Dale Coyne made 9 starts in 14 attempts that year and finished two of them.
9.
Dale Coyne was credited with a single point and 12th place in the Miami race despite being knocked out by engine failure.
10.
Dale Coyne attempted to make the Indy 500 again in 1989 but missed the field.
11.
Dale Coyne drove in the Pocono Raceway race but was knocked out after 4 laps by gearbox failure.
12.
Dale Coyne returned to the cockpit in 1991 when he had no pay driver to fill his seat and made two starts in 3 attempts but again suffered mechanical issues in both races.
13.
Dale Coyne largely retired from competition in 1989 to field other drivers and formed Payton Dale Coyne Racing in 1998 with Walter Payton.
14.
The number 18 entry went under the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan banner, driven by Sebastian Bourdais.