Stan Fox facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stan Fox
Nationality	American
Born	Stanley Cole Fuchs (1952-07-07)July 7, 1952 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2000(2000-12-18) (aged 48) Waiouru, Ruapehu, New Zealand
Champ Car career
13 races run over 10 years
Years active	1984, 1987–1995
Best finish	24th – 1991
First race	1984 Dana Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee)
Last race	1995 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Cup Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	68th (1992)
First race	1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Last race	1992 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Stanley Cole Fuchs (July 7, 1952 – December 18, 2000), known professionally as Stan Fox (Fuchs being the German word for "fox"), was an American open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing world and the Indianapolis 500.

Midget car career

Fox began his career as a midget car racer. He won the 1979 Badger Midget championship, and the 1979 and 1980 Belleville Midget Nationals. He placed in the top twelve in points in nine seasons, even after he raced sporadically after moving to United States Auto Club (USAC) open wheel events. He had 19 USAC career wins. He won the Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1990 at the last event at Ascot Park. He won the 1991 Turkey Night Grand Prix, two Copper Classics, three Rex Easton Memorials at Springfield, Illinois, two Rodger Mauro Classics, and the midget car portion of the 4-Crown National at Eldora Speedway.

IndyCar career

Fox competed in the Indianapolis 500 eight times between 1987 and 1995 driving for A. J. Foyt and Ron Hemelgarn. He was also a motorcycle racing enthusiast.

Near-fatal crash at Indianapolis

While driving for Ron Hemelgarn, Fox was seriously injured during the 1995 Indianapolis 500 in an accident. After starting ninth, Fox went low into the first turn on the first lap of the race and spun. His car connected with the car of Eddie Cheever, Jr. and slammed into the outside wall. Several other cars also became involved. The front nose-cone was ripped from his car, exposing his legs. Fox suffered serious head injuries which put him in a coma for five days, and had surgery to have a blood clot removed from his brain. After a month, Fox had been moved from the Methodist Hospital critical care unit to a private room, and was showing signs of improvement.

The accident ended Fox's racing career but he stayed involved with the sport. He started the non-profit organization Friends of the Fox which supports people with head injuries and brings a person to the track each May to meet drivers and get VIP treatment.

Death

Fox was killed in a head-on collision on December 18, 2000, on the Desert Road some 200 miles (320 km) south of Auckland, New Zealand. Fox was driving through the night to attend a speedway meeting and collided head on with a northbound truck and trailer Unit.

Career award

• He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

CART

Indianapolis 500

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

SuperTruck Series