Mike Chandler

Mike Chandler
Mike Chandler
Nationality	American
Born	April 21, 1958; San Marino, California, U.S.
Related to	Otis Chandler (father); Charles Abel Buffum (great-grandfather); Fern Smith Buffum (great-grandmother); Edwin Buffum (great-great uncle); Harrison Gray Otis (great-great grandfather); Norman Chandler (grandfather); Dorothy Buffum Chandler (grandmother); Camilla Chandler (aunt); Marilyn "Missy" Chandler (mother); Bettina Whitaker Chandler (stepmother); Edwin E. Buffum (great-uncle); Thurlyne Buffum (great-aunt); Stephen Otis (great-great-great grandfather); Sara Otis (great-great-great grandmother); Harry Chandler (great-grandfather); Moses K. Chandler (great-great grandfather); Emma J. Little Chandler (great-great grandmother); Marian Otis Chandler (great-grandmother); Eliza Ann Otis (great-great grandmother)
	Last updated on: January 22, 2014.

Michael Otis Chandler (born April 21, 1958), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9[1] career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981–1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at Riverside.

Family

Michael is the son of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler[2] and Marilyn "Missy" Chandler. Buffum's department stores were co-founded by his great-grandfather, former Mayor of Long Beach, California Charles Abel Buffum and great-grand uncle Edwin E. Buffum. Dorothy Buffum Chandler, a patron for the arts and a Regent for the University of California, was Michael's grandmother. He is the great-great grandson of newspaper publisher, Harrison Gray Otis.

Racing record

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos	Points
1979		TEX1 3	IRP 4	MIL1 6	POC 7	TEX2 1	MIL2 3	MIN1 2	MIN2 22	2nd	903
1980	Championship Racing Stables	MIL 18	POC 4	MDO 3	MIN1	MIN2	ONT 4			7th	384

Indy 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1981	Penske	Cosworth	25th	12th
1982	Eagle	Chevrolet	22nd	17th
1983	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	30th	16th
1984	Eagle	Pontiac	Practice Crash

Notes

9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.
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[1] 9 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race that year.

[2] Jenkins, Richard, Where are they now?, OldRacingCars.com, February 21, 2004