William James Moran, known as Rocky Moran Sr. (February 3, 1950 – September 21, 2024), was an American auto racing driver who primarily drove in the CART Championship Car series. He competed during the 1981, 1985–1990 and 1992–1993 seasons, with 24 career starts, including three in the Indianapolis 500. He failed to qualify for the race on two other occasions and did not appear in 1994 despite being named to an entry. He had two top-ten finishes in CART, both sixth places: at Watkins Glen in 1981 and at Long Beach in 1988.
Moran also teamed up with P. J. Jones and Mark Dismore to win the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona event.
Moran was the father of racer Rocky Moran Jr., with whom he opened the Moran Raceway kart track in Beaumont, California, in June 2003. The track was long, had 19 turns, a straight, and a top speed by 125cc shifter karts of nearly . The track closed in 2007.
Moran died of cancer at the age of 74 on September 21, 2024 in Coto de Caza, California.Rocky Moran
American Open-Wheel racing results
PPG Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref 1981 All American Racers PHX MIL ATL ATL MCH RIV MIL MCH WGL MEX PHX 26th 16 1985 Leader Card Racing LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA 45th 0 1986 Gohr Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC MDO SAN MCH ROA LAG PHX MIA 36th 0 1987 Gohr Racing LBH PHX 39th 0 Walther INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MIA 1988 Gohr Racing PHX LBH MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ LAG MIA 25th 9 A. J. Foyt Enterprises INDY 1989 Curb Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ 38th 0 A. J. Foyt Enterprises LAG 1990 Gohr Racing PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG 43rd 0 1992 Menard Racing SRF PHX LBH INDY DET POR MIL NHA TOR MCH CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG NC - 1993 Team Losi SRF PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE TOR MCH NHA ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG NC - 1994 Burns Adcox Motor Sports SRF PHX LBH INDYWth1 MIL DET POR CLE TOR MCH MDO NHA VAN ROA NAZ LAG NC -
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