Thom Burns Racing
Thom Burns Racing (also known as Milligan/Burns Racing Team, Burns Racing Team, Burns Motor Sports, Burns Motorsports and Lazier-Burns Racing) was an American auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series from 1989 to 2018. The team was owned by Thomas Burns, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based property developer. History 1989 In 1989, the team intended to make their debut at the Indianapolis 500 with Tom Bigelow driving for Milligan/Burns Racing Team. He would drive the No. 66 Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health March 86C-Cosworth DFX. On the third day of qualifying, Bigelow blew an engine and the team parked the car on Bump Day, when it was determined that Bigelow would not be fast enough to qualify for the field. 1990 For 1990, the team was rebranded as Burns Racing Team and Guido Daccò drove the No. 66 Lola T88/00-Judd V8 at the Indianapolis 500. However, after struggling to reach qualifying speed in practice, Daccò failed to qualify. Daccò ultimately tied for 29th place in the final standings with one point, although he also drove races for Euromotorsport, Bettenhausen Motorsports and Nu-Tech Motorsports. 1991 In 1991, Burns entered the Indianapolis 500 with two-time 500 winner Gordon Johncock driving the No. 66 Kroger Lola T89/00-Judd AV. However, Dominic Dobson would replace Johncock due to bringing additional sponsorship. On the morning practice of the second day of qualifying, Dobson lost control of his car in turn four and hit the outer wall. In the crash, Dobson suffered a fractured left thigh bone at the knee, although he could race with a brace. Dobson would eventually qualify for the race in 30th place. For the race, Coors and Rally's began to sponsor the car. In the race, Dobson made a pit stop on lap 43, while running in 16th place, when it was discovered that the right-rear half shaft was broken. He would ultimately finish 13th with 164 of 200 laps complete, in a race that had only 11 cars running at the finish. With no points, Dobson tied for 32nd place in the final CART standings. 1992 For 1992, Burns expanded to two cars, each for just Indianapolis: Mark Dismore in the No. 66 Comet Kart Sales Lola T90/00-Buick Indy V6 and Dobson in the No. 68 Tobacco Free America Lola T91/00-Chevrolet Indy V8. On Bump Day, the final day of qualifying, the two entries made attempts to qualify. Dismore would have his attempt be waived off, so he left for D. B. Mann Motorsports, while Dobson qualified at an average speed of 220.359 miles per hour in 29th place. In the race, Dobson initially stayed about where he started, as he was in 26th after 10 laps, with two retirements having occurred by that point. By lap 100, with 14 of the 33 starters retired, Dobson was in 14th place, albeit four laps down. Ultimately, Dobson finished seven laps down in 12th place. With one point, Dobson tied for 34th place in the final standings. 1993 In 1993, the