Greg Moore (racing driver)

Template:Short description Template:Good article Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Champ Car driver Gregory William Moore (April 22, 1975 – October 31, 1999) was a Canadian professional race car driver who competed in the Indy Lights and Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series from 1993 to 1999. He began competitive karting at the age of ten and achieved early success, before progressing to open-wheel car racing in the Canadian Formula Ford Championship in 1991. Moore won the 1992 USAC FF2000 Western Division Championship and the 1995 Indy Lights Championship.

He began competing in CART with Forsythe Racing in 1996, finishing ninth in the drivers' championship and was second to Alex Zanardi in the Rookie of the Year standings. The following year, Moore claimed the first two victories of his career to finish seventh in the points' standings. He improved on his performance to place fifth overall with a further two wins in 1998. In 1999, he took another win as his form lowered and fell to tenth. At the season-ending Marlboro 500 at California Speedway, Moore was killed in a violent airborne collision with a concrete barrier on the race's tenth lap. He was the second driver to be killed in CART competition in 1999 after Gonzalo Rodríguez three races earlier at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It was scheduled to be Moore's final race for Forsythe Racing before moving to Team Penske in 2000.

Overall Moore competed in 72 CART races, winning five and achieving 17 podium finishes. He was a popular figure known as an oval track specialist. Moore's car number 99 was retired from the list of those available to drivers competing in CART and its support series as a mark of respect. Since his death, the Greg Moore Foundation was established in his honour to continue his legacy through charitable causes. Three establishments in British Columbia have been named after the driver. Moore was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame and BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

Early life

Gregory William Moore was born in New Westminster in the Canadian province of British Columbia on April 22, 1975.<ref name="Bio" /> His father, Ric, owned a Chrysler dealership in Maple Ridge, a city close to Vancouver,<ref name="Bio" /> and raced Can-Am cars at the club level,<ref name="MooreMar95PressConf">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> at tracks such as Westwood Motorsport Park.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> He divorced his wife Donna when Moore was five years old and the boy lived with his mother until the start of his karting career.<ref name="Bio" /> He had two siblings: a brother and a sister.<ref name=OC10YearsOn>Template:Cite news</ref> Moore was first educated at Meadowridge School. He was transferred to Pitt Meadows Secondary School for the final two years of his education,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> where he graduated with honours in 1993.Template:Efn<ref name="Bio" /><ref name="MooreMar95PressConf" />

He often climbed into his father's race car and pretended to race by gripping the steering wheel.<ref name="Bio" /> That encouraged his interest in auto racing,<ref name="Bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and his father gave him a go-kart at the age of six.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> Moore drove the go-kart with a minivan's plastic bodywork around it in the parking lot of his father's dealership. He developed vehicular control on dry slick tyres on a wet track.<ref name="DrivingCABC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He began competitive go-kart racing at the age of ten,<ref name="SLDPMay98">Template:Cite news</ref> and joined the Westwood Karting Club soon after.<ref name="DrivingCABC" /> It was there Moore was issued with his car number 99 because he was the club's 99th member; he used it throughout his career.Template:Efn<ref name="Autoweek102009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His father acted as his manager, tutor and financier and adopted a "no-nonsense" approach to his career.<ref name="DrivingCABC" />

While he had an inclination towards racing, he also played ice hockey.<ref name="Bio" /> From the age of ten, Moore was a goalie,<ref name="BCRMooreMay96" /> and began to drive go-karts in 1986.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was twice named Maple Ridge Athlete of the Year and he won the British Columbia Hockey Provincial Championship.<ref name="BCRMooreMay96">Template:Cite news</ref> Moore played on the same minor ice hockey team as future professional player Paul Kariya.<ref name="SIDriveMay98">Template:Cite magazine</ref> When he was 14, his father urged him to choose between ice hockey and racing if he wanted to further develop in sports. Moore ultimately decided to focus on racing.<ref name="BCRMooreMay96" /> His sporting idols were ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky and three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna.<ref name=PK38/>

Junior career

In 1989 and 1990, Moore won the North American Enduro Kart Racing Championship.<ref name=PK40/> His father wanted to know whether his son's achievements were down to his driving abilities or the equipment.<ref name="Bio" /> He took Moore to the Spenard-David Racing School in Shannonville, Ontario, in August 1990,<ref name="Bio" /> where racer David Empringham instructed him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He won a race over 40 drivers.<ref name="2000Documentary">Template:Cite AV media</ref> Track owner Richard Spenard was impressed by Moore's ability and invited him to return later that year to partake in a "Top Gun" series.<ref name="G&MJul93" /> He got a special waiver to enter the school,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and won against almost 800 fellow drivers at the conclusion of the school's three-day run-offs.<ref name="G&MJul93">Template:Cite news</ref> Moore learnt how to select a lower gear, where to locate the apex of a corner, and how to avoid an accident.<ref name="MooreMar95PressConf" />

He made the decision to progress to car racing in 1991,<ref name="G&MJul93" /> and was assigned Steve Challis as his race engineer and adviser.<ref name="RacerTribute">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Moore competed in the eight-round Canadian Formula Ford Championship in a Van Diemen RF91-Ford;<ref name=1991CFFC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> his father purchased the car from England and competed against drivers double his age.<ref name=PK40>Template:Harvnb</ref> He won the Shannonville Motorsport Park round, and took a further four top-ten results to finish fourth in the final points' standings with 120 accrued.<ref name=1991CFFC/> He was named the series' Rookie of the Year.<ref name=PK140141>Template:Harvnb</ref> Moore moved to the higher-tier USAC FF2000 Western Division Championship in 1992 after plans to enter the Canadian F2000 Championship fell through when that series folded.<ref name="G&MJul93" /><ref name=TSNov92>Template:Cite news</ref> He took four pole positions and four victories en route to taking the championship at the season's final round at Willow Springs.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="G&MJul93" /> Moore was voted Rookie of the Year at this tier after advancing at the start of the season,<ref name="G&MJul93" /> and was inducted into the series' Hall of Fame in 1999 as a 1992 graduate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> For winning the title, he drove a Formula Atlantic car in California and tested for Van Diemen at Snetterton Circuit in England.<ref name=TSNov92/>

During the off-season, he was employed in the service department of a dealership in Duncan, British Columbia.<ref name="VSOct95">Template:Cite news</ref> For 1993, his family believed a progression to Formula Atlantic would help his career develop.<ref name=2000Documentary/> The series' sanctioning body, the Sports Car Club of America, refused to grant Moore a racing licence because he was under the age of 18 at the time.<ref name="G&MJul93" /> Moore's father talked to the president and CEO of Indy Lights Roger Bailey in Vancouver, who agreed to grant Moore a provisional racing licence for the 1993 season's first two rounds at Phoenix International Raceway and Long Beach. Because he was 17, he was obliged to remain in his car in the pit lane until he was towed into the paddock, and was then allowed to vacate.<ref name=2000Documentary/> Around this time, Moore asked permission from Brian Stewart, owner of Brian Stewart Racing, to retain race number 99 after it was assigned to Stewart's team for the 1992 season.<ref name="TSOct09">Template:Cite news</ref> He sought to win Rookie of the Year and finish in the top five in points.<ref name="VSSep94">Template:Cite news</ref> In twelve races, Moore took seven top-ten finishes, with a best result of third at Portland International Raceway, and placed ninth in the points' standings with 64 points.<ref name="Moore93IndyLights" /> He was one of the fastest drivers on oval tracks but was slower on road and street circuits.<ref name=TSApr94>Template:Cite news</ref>

Before the 1994 season, Moore did a conditioning program to lose weight and improve his stamina, and his car was rebuilt following analysis.<ref name=TSApr94/> His team had a small budget of US$380,000 and the family home and dealership was mortgaged to allow Moore to continue racing. Their financial situation forced him to drive conservatively to preserve tires three times longer than other drivers, and not strain mechanical parts, since his family lacked the capital to purchase additional equipment.<ref name=2000Documentary/> Nevertheless, in the season's opening round at Phoenix, Moore surpassed Paul Tracy's record as the youngest Indy Lights pole position starter at age 18,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and became the youngest driver in history to win a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART)-sanctioned event.<ref name="Bio" /> He won two more races (at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Nazareth Speedway) to finish the championship with 154 points and take third in the drivers' standings.<ref name="Moore94IndyLights" /> In November 1994, Moore undertook a two-day test session with Penske Racing's CART team on a test-specific road course at Nazareth Speedway.<ref name="MooreMovingNov94">Template:Cite news</ref>

His reputation and recognition of his ability (and lobbying by his father) attracted the attention of Forsythe Racing owner Gerald Forsythe, who sought a Canadian driver for his Indy Lights team in 1995.<ref name="TSOct09" /><ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> Forsythe was willing to relieve Moore's financial burdens that had built up when a sponsorship agreement fell through in mid-1994 and had seen his father take out mortgages by incorporating his son into the team,<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref><ref name="MMAGMoorePP05">Template:Cite journal</ref> and signing Moore to a five-year contract.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Three of Moore's mechanics transferred from his family's team to Forsythe Racing. While his father remained his manager, he did not join the organization as an employee.<ref name="G&MMar95">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="CHAug95">Template:Cite news</ref> Driving a Lola T93/20-Buick 3800 V6, he dominated the championship, winning ten of twelve races.<ref name="Bio" /> He broke the record for consecutive wins at the season's start with the first five races and the most victories in an Indy Lights season, both held by Paul Tracy from the 1990 championship (nine out of fourteen).<ref name=":1" /> Moore led a total of 375 out of 583 laps over all twelve races,<ref name=Moore95IndyLights/> covering Template:Convert en route to winning the drivers' championship with a record 242 points scored.<ref name="Bio" /><ref name=":1" />

Championship Auto Racing Teams

1996: Debut season

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Moore driving for Forsythe Racing during practice for the 1996 Miller 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

After testing for Forsythe Racing at Phoenix International Raceway in September 1995,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the team's primary sponsor, Player's, confirmed on October 19 Moore would replace the outgoing Jacques Villeneuve for the 1996 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He spent 30 days testing for the team in the United States, and underwent a conditioning program to prepare himself physically with the Template:Convert turbocharged No. 99 Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz IC108 V8t for the Template:Convert to Template:Convert races.<ref name="MPNewsMar96">Template:Cite news</ref> Fellow drivers did not give him much advice so Moore observed them.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He debuted at the season-opening Grand Prix of Miami at the Homestead–Miami Speedway. Starting in sixth he finished in seventh, after incurring a stop-and-go penalty for an illegal overtake on Juan Manuel Fangio II under yellow flag conditions, and unlapped himself from the race winner, Jimmy Vasser.<ref name="Autoweek102009" /><ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> Two races later, Moore had the first podium of his career (third place) at Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> He bettered that result with a second-place finish at Nazareth Speedway two rounds after that.<ref name="MCallApr96">Template:Cite news</ref> Although Forsythe Racing had sub-par equipment,<ref name="RBooksMoore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he regularly challenged for victories and claimed three podium finishes.<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> Moore finished his rookie season ninth in the drivers' standings with 84 points,<ref name="Moore96CART" /> and was second to Alex Zanardi in the Rookie of the Year standings.<ref name=PK140141/>

1997: First two victories

For the 1997 CART World Series, Moore drove a 1996 Reynard vehicle after trials of a Lola car in pre-season testing at Homestead–Miami Speedway reduced Forsythe Racing's performance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He began the season with three top-four finishes—including second-places at Surfers Paradise and Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet—in the first six races.<ref name="Moore97CART" /> At the season's seventh race, the Miller Genuine Draft 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, Moore ran the final 92 laps without making a pit stop.<ref name="MooreFirstWin">Template:Cite news</ref> He held off Michael Andretti to take his first career victory becoming—at the age of 22 years, 1 month and 10 days—the youngest driver to win a CART race.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>Template:Efn A week later, he won the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix at The Raceway on Belle Isle after PacWest Racing teammates Maurício Gugelmin and Mark Blundell ran out of fuel on the final lap.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> Thereafter Moore, who was considered a contender for the championship,<ref name=TSPMar98>Template:Cite news</ref> achieved two top-five finishes at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Portland International Raceway as mechanical attrition and accidents hindered him. He was seventh in the points standings with 111.<ref name="Moore97CART" /><ref name="EDAug97">Template:Cite news</ref>

1998: Fifth place in points

For the 1998 season, he drove a Reynard car with a lighter and smaller Mercedes-Benz engine, and built up his endurance for races in training.<ref name=TSPMar98/> The season-opening Grand Prix of Miami saw Moore start from pole position for the first time in his career, becoming—at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 18 days—the youngest pole position starter in CART history.<ref name="SLDPMay98" /> He finished the race in second position after an air jack fault during a pit stop dropped him down the order and he gained track position.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nevertheless, Moore continued driving well, taking another three top-ten finishes in the next three races becoming the drivers' championship leader.<ref name="Moore98CART" /> At the Rio 400, he took his third career victory for an increased points' lead with a pass on Zanardi with five laps to go.<ref name="SIDriveMay98" /> Moore took two more pole positions at Gateway International Raceway and The Raceway on Belle Isle,<ref name="Moore98CART" /> and his second win of 1998 at the U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway and the Vanderbilt Cup after a duel between the Chip Ganassi Racing duo of Zanardi and Jimmy Vasser in the final five laps.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The rest of his season included five consecutive retirements,<ref name="Moore98CART" /> and a fourth career pole position at the Grand Prix of Houston,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> despite his engine lacking traction on road courses.<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> At the season-ending Marlboro 500 at California Speedway, Moore finished second after Vasser passed him before the last lap.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He placed fifth in the drivers' standings with 141 points,<ref name="Moore98CART" /> and his performance throughout the season established him as one of CART's top drivers.<ref name="RosewaterInterview2">Template:Cite journal</ref>

1999: Final season

Entering the 1999 season, CART's fanbase and the media considered Moore a favourite to win the title.<ref name=TGAMFeb00>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He spent much of the pre-season testing on road and street courses, telling the New York Daily News his objective for the season was to win as many races as possible and claim the drivers' championship.<ref name="NYDNMooreMar99">Template:Cite news</ref> He led 96 laps in his fifth career win at the season-opening round, the Grand Prix of Miami, from the pole position.<ref name=PK140141/> Moore said afterward he learned from Alex Zanardi to accept finishing a race without a victory as part of maturing as a driver.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He finished in the top ten four more times over the next six races, losing the lead in the points standings after a 12th-place finish at the season's fourth round, the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at Nazareth Speedway.<ref name="Moore1999CART" /> Moore's qualifying performance diminished thereafter, as he fell further in the drivers' championship. He took three additional finishes within the top four in the season's final eleven races,<ref name="Moore1999CART" /> as he drove an under-powered, unreliable car fitted with a Mercedes-Benz engine.<ref name=VSSep99>Template:Cite news</ref> He concluded the season tenth with 97 points in the drivers' championship.<ref name="Moore1999CART" />

Contract negotiations for the 2000 season

With his five-year contract with Forsythe Racing ending after the 1999 season, Moore began negotiations with several CART teams and other auto racing series.<ref name="CPSwitch">Template:Cite news</ref> He admitted to being interested in NASCAR, and established friendships with drivers such as Jeff Burton, and discussed competing in stock cars with Bobby Labonte.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Moore told USA Today: "I think your career can be longer over there. You can be older and still be competitive because of the way the cars are. It's not as physically demanding. It's more a thinking-man's kind of thing."<ref name="MooreNASCAR?">Template:Cite news</ref> He discussed driving for Cal Wells' PPI Motorsports team,<ref name=TSNMooreWells>Template:Cite news</ref> and with Andy Petree Racing.<ref name=JayskiJun99>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Moore entered into discussions with Forsythe Racing on June 30.<ref name=JayskiJun99/> Team owner Gerald Forsythe made him an offer that was rejected because of monetary limitations.<ref name="MooreForsytheAutosport">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In August 1999, Moore signed a $10 million three-year contract to replace Al Unser Jr. at Penske's CART team from 2000 onward alongside Gil De Ferran. Template:Efn<ref name=OC10YearsOn/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to CART driver Tony Kanaan, Moore planned to spend three to four more years in CART, before entering NASCAR.<ref name=Autoweek102009/>

Other racing ventures

Frank Williams, the founder and principal of the Williams Formula One team, asked about Moore's services as a test driver, but was told he was under contract to Forsythe Racing.<ref name="2000Documentary" /> Moore was asked by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to fill in for commentator Jackie Stewart for its broadcast of the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix. Formula One officials forbade it because he was a CART driver.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In late 1997, he drove for AMG-Mercedes in the FIA GT Championship at the season's final two rounds, the Sebring 3 Hours and the Laguna Seca 3 Hours, sharing the No. 12 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR with Alexander Wurz in the GT1 category. Their car finished in seventh place in both races.Template:Efn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Moore was one of twelve drivers invited to compete in the four-race International Race of Champions (IROC) stock car racing series in 1999.<ref name="1999IROCDrivers">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Driving a Pontiac Firebird, he finished 12th (and last) in the points' standings with three top-ten finishes and earned 25 points.<ref name="Moore1999IROC" />

Death

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The Marlboro 500 at California Speedway on October 31 was the final race of the 1999 season, and was scheduled to be Moore's last race with Forsythe Racing before moving to Penske in 2000.<ref name="APOct99">Template:Cite news</ref> On the morning of the day before the race,<ref name="LATImesMooreDeath">Template:Cite news</ref> he was knocked off his motor scooter by a paddock vehicle in the hospitality area because its driver was blinded by the rising sun.<ref name=TACDeath>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=SIMooreDeath>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Moore suffered a deep laceration to his right hand that required fifteen stitches, bruising to his right hip,<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /><ref name=APOct99/> and a fractured index finger on his right hand.<ref name="SIMooreDeath" /> Uncertain whether Moore would participate, Forsythe Racing employed Roberto Moreno as an emergency reserve driver in the event doctors deemed Moore unfit to race.<ref name="MCOMMooreTribute">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After a six-lap on-track test session,<ref name=APOct99/> which he was judged to have run at a sufficient pace later that day, and two medical consultations with Steve Olvey, CART's director of medical affairs,<ref name="MooreLATDied" /> he was permitted to drive in a protective hand brace and use a modified steering wheel.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> Officials required him to start at the back of the grid because he missed qualifying.<ref name=LATImesMooreDeath/><ref name=":0" />

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Moore's memorial headstone at Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery

Following an early race rolling restart for a fourth-lap accident for Richie Hearn that entailed five slow laps behind the pace car to allow for Hearn's car to be cleared,<ref name=PK126>Template:Harvnb</ref> on lap 10, Moore was 15th when he lost control of his car midway through turn two,<ref name="MooreLATDied" /><ref name="MooreRacerDeath" /> possibly due to losing the slipstream of a car ahead of him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He attempted to regain control but left skid marks on the track<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> as he spun almost Template:Convert down the circuit,<ref name=MooreRacerDeath>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and into the infield grass at more than Template:Convert.<ref name="TACDeath" /> Moore hit an access road lower than the damp grass he had gone across earlier,<ref name="IndyStarDeath">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Hummel>Template:Harvnb</ref> went sideways into the air for about Template:Convert,<ref name="Autoweek102009" /><ref name="TSNObit" /> barrel rolled and slammed into an immovable infield concrete barrier lacking a tire wall to absorb the impact at unabated speed at a 90-degree angle.<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The impact, registered at Template:Convert by the vehicle's black box,Template:Efn<ref name="Autoweek102009" /><ref name="IndyStarDeath" /> split the car in two, scattered a large amount of debris as the open-cockpit compartment seating the driver disintegrated.<ref name="APOct99" /><ref name="AP031199">Template:Cite news</ref> Moore's helmet struck the ground multiple times before the car rested upside down after spinning four times.<ref name=MooreLATDied>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="AP031199" /> He was extricated from it and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation by circuit medics before being transported by helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Moore was pronounced dead at 13:21 Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00) with severe head and internal injuries.<ref name=ESPNMooreCoverage>Template:Cite news</ref> He was the second driver to die from injuries sustained in a crash during a CART race that season: Gonzalo Rodríguez died in a practice accident at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca three races earlier.<ref name="LATImesMooreDeath" />

At the pronouncement of Moore's death, chief steward Wally Dallenbach Sr. ordered all track flags to be lowered to half staff and no post-race celebrations occurred.<ref name="TACDeath" /> The other drivers were not informed of the situation until the event's conclusion.<ref name=PK126/> At the request of Moore's father, the CART end-of-season awards banquet at The Century Plaza Hotel continued as scheduled the following night;Template:Efn<ref name="MooreLATDied" /> its format was changed to include a 15-minute tribute to Moore and Rodríguez.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Makeshift memorials were built at Pitt Meadows Secondary School and his father's car dealership.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Canadian Motor Sports Hall of Fame had a book of condolence for fans to sign for later delivery to the Moore family.<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref> He was cremated on November 2. A private memorial service was held at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church in downtown Vancouver, attended by 1,200 family members and close friends on the following day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On November 4, a second public memorial service took place at Maple Ridge Baptist Church in Moore's home town of Maple Ridge attended by 1,500 mourners.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

CART impounded what was left of Moore's car for an investigation into the cause of the accident, and would review footage of the event.<ref name=TSNObit/> On December 20, CART stated its investigation of Moore's crash found there was no single cause for it. CART engineers obtained and analyzed a plethora of data from equipment installed in Moore's car, discovering he began losing vehicular control halfway in turn two but not why it went airborne on the asphalt access road.<ref name=MooreRacerDeath/> Tim Mayer, CART's vice-president of racing operations, commented, "I think the answers we know show that there isn't a clear-cut answer, but he was reacting to a situation that started in the middle of Turn Two, and there's nothing there that seems unusual. We're confident that there was no mechanical failure. The cause of the accident is something of a mystery. I mean that the initial factor that set the chain of events in motion is unknown."<ref name=MooreRacerDeath/>

Driving style and racing overalls

Moore was described as having "Gilles Villeneuve-esque car control" that accompanied "his fearless style, and his incredible determination."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In his CART career, he was known as an oval track specialist,<ref name="Autoweek102009" /><ref name="RacerTribute" /><ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> locating the optimum amount of grip as he drove near to oversteering.<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" /> Moore refined this ability after having difficulty on oval tracks in his first two years in Indy Lights. He drove the car correctly, always wanting to retain control of the rear end of his car. He learned to drive a "loose" car after his father entered him in some ice races on the advice of race engineer Steve Challis.<ref name="RacerTribute" /> During practice for the oval track races, he focused on the set-up of his vehicle believing he could pass other drivers in the race.<ref name="MMAGMoorePP05" />

Moore's Indy Lights helmet design featured a mixture of lightning bolts and a checkered flag. Upon moving to CART, Forsythe Racing's primary sponsor asked for a more subtle and corporate helmet design.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Regardless of the blue colour of his team's primary sponsor Player's, Moore wore a pair of red racing gloves to emphasise the pride in his Canadian nationality.<ref name=MooreHinch>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personality and legacy

Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun described Moore as "tall and fair-haired with wire-rimmed glasses" and someone who "possessed a wholesome, innocent bearing and boyish enthusiasm that was infectious."<ref name="VSMooreTribute">Template:Cite news</ref> Race car driver Mario Andretti described him as articulate, a meaningful speaker, and considered him "very professional and mature for his age".<ref name="ESPNTribute2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Moore was cordial with the media,<ref name=NP20YearsLater>Template:Cite news</ref> and CART fans and fellow drivers regarded him with affection because of his occasional "wacky and over-the-top sense of humour",<ref name="MooreSNTribute">Template:Cite news</ref> particularly with children.<ref name=NP20YearsLater/> He was serious while driving,<ref name="MooreSNTribute" /> was positive career-wise,<ref name="Wheels20YearsOn" /> played practical jokes on others outside of his profession,<ref name=MooreSNTribute/> and was devoted to his family and fans.<ref name="DrivingCABC" /> Moore admitted to errors he had made,<ref name=Wheels20YearsOn>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> established friendships with several drivers and organized social gatherings.<ref name="ESPNTribute2009" /> From August 1998 until his death, he led a four-man international group of drivers called "The Brat Pack" with Max Papis, Dario Franchitti, and Tony Kanaan.Template:Efn The quartet had an energetic longing for enjoyment, going to all-night parties, discussing life, and for maintaining close contact with one another.<ref name="NYTimesBratPack">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=CTBratPack>Template:Cite news</ref>

As a mark of respect, CART, Indy Lights and Formula Atlantic retired Moore's car number 99 from the list of those available to drivers in all three series.<ref name="CART2000Award">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On September 1, 2000, CART established the Greg Moore Legacy Award to honour "the driver who best typifies Moore's legacy of outstanding talent on track as well as displaying a dynamic personality with fans, media and within the CART community."<ref name="CART2000Award" /> A maximum of four or five drivers were nominated by a panel of experts with at least one competitor representing CART, Indy Lights and Formula Atlantic.<ref name="CART2000Award" /> Hélio Castroneves was its first recipient in 2000. Others to receive the award include Dario Franchitti in 2001, Sébastien Bourdais in 2003, Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2004, and J. R. Hildebrand when it was limited to Indy Lights drivers in 2009.<ref name="MCOMMooreTribute" /> The 2010 award was presented to James Hinchcliffe,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a driver who idolizes Moore and put a pair of Moore's red racing gloves in his race suit in qualifying for the 2012 Indianapolis 500.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Others to list Moore as a role model include Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy competitor Stefan Rzadzinski and sports car driver Scott Hargrove.<ref name="Wheels20YearsOn" />

The Greg Moore Foundation was established by his father to continue his son's legacy through charitable work.<ref name=TGAMJun00>Template:Cite news</ref> It supports scholarships for young people to continue their education after graduating from secondary school, provides funding to five health charities and local hospitals, aids in the development of amateur athletes and works against drunk driving.<ref name=TGAMJun00/><ref name="CBCJun2000">Template:Cite news</ref> Moore was posthumously awarded the Jack Diamond Award, which honours "an individual who consistently demonstrated a competitive and co-operative spirit, who excelled in sport and who made a positive contribution to the community".<ref name="TGAMFeb00" /> It was collected by his family at a dinner ceremony in Vancouver's Jewish Community Centre on February 15, 2000.<ref name=TGAMFeb00/> He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame and the BC Sports Hall of Fame that year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2007, Moore's stepmother opened a glass case gallery containing his racing artifacts in the BC Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A go-kart track in Chilliwack,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a youth centre in Maple Ridge established in October 2001,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the Emergency Department at the Ridge Meadows Hospital inaugurated eight years later by British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and the Minister of Health George Abbott are all named after Moore.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Moore was honoured by the organizers of the Molson Indy Vancouver with the words "Courage, Greg Moore No. 99" written in large white block letters across the start/finish line of the Concord Pacific Place temporary street circuit in 2000.<ref name="CBCJun2000" /> Starting from that year's race until its discontinuation in 2004, the pole position starter received the Greg Moore Pole Award.<ref name=TGAMJun00/> A book Greg Moore: A Legacy of Spirit written by journalists Dan Proudfoot, Jim Taylor and Gordon Kirby was published by Whitecap Books on August 30, 2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The following year, a documentary to complement the book Greg Moore – A Racer's Story, was narrated and hosted by actress Ashley Judd. It was shown twice on The Sports Network in 2001 and had a subsequent release on VHS.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dario Franchitti dedicated his 2002 Molson Indy Vancouver win to Moore,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and again after his 2009 IndyCar Series championship victory.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A second documentary, A Hero's Drive: The Greg Moore Tribute, was shown on Sportsnet in May 2013.<ref name=MooreHinch/> Two months later, Autosport magazine named Moore one of the 50 greatest drivers to have never raced in Formula One.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podium	Poles	Point	Position
1992	USAC FF2000 Eastern Division Championship	n/a	2	1	2	0	36	8th
	USAC FF2000 Western Division Championship	n/a	7	4	5	3	118	1st
1993	Firestone Indy Lights Championship	Greg Moore Racing	12	0	1	0	64	9th
1994	Firestone Indy Lights Championship	Greg Moore Racing	12	3	6	2	154	3rd
1995	PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship	Forsythe Racing	12	10	11	7	242	1st
1996	PPG Indy Car World Series	Forsythe Racing	16	0	3	0	84	9th
1997	CART PPG World Series	Forsythe Racing	17	2	5	0	111	7th
	FIA GT Championship	AMG-Mercedes	2	0	0	0	0	NC
1998	CART FedEx Championship Series	Forsythe Racing	19	2	6	4	140	5th
1999	FedEx Championship Series	Forsythe Racing	20	1	3	1	97	10th
	International Race Of Champions	CART Series	3	0	0	0	25	12th
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American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Small number denotes finishing position)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Template:Tooltip	Points	Template:Abbr
1993	Greg Moore Racing	PHX 5	LBH 17	MIL 5	DET 8	POR 3	CLE 10	TOR 8	NHA 16	VAN 18	MDO 4	NAZ 8	LGS 19	9th	64	<ref name=Moore93IndyLights>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Greg Moore Racing	PHX 1	LBH 2	MIL 3	DET 7	POR 5	CLE 2	TOR 12	MDO 7	NHA 1	VAN 5	NAZ 1	LGS 5	3rd	154	<ref name=Moore94IndyLights>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	Player's/Forsythe Racing	MIA 1	PHX 1	LBH 1	NAZ 1	MIL 1	DET 2	POR 1	TOR 1	CLE 1	NHA 1	VAN 5	LGS 1	1st	242	<ref name=Moore95IndyLights>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CART

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Template:Tooltip	Points	Template:Abbr
1996	Player's/Forsythe Racing	Reynard 96I	Mercedes-Benz IC108C V8 t	MIA Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	US Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MIC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small					9th	84	<ref name=Moore96CART>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1997	Player's/Forsythe Racing	Reynard 97I	Mercedes-Benz IC108D V8 t	MIA Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	GAT Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MIC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	FON Template:Small				7th	111	<ref name=Moore97CART>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Player's/Forsythe Racing	Reynard 98I	Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8 t	MIA Template:Small	MOT Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	GAT Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MIC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	FON Template:Small		5th	141	<ref name="Moore98CART">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Player's/Forsythe Racing	Reynard 99I	Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8 t	MIA Template:Small	MOT Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	RIO Template:Small	GAT Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MIC Template:Small	DET Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	CHI Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	HOU Template:Small	SRF Template:Small	FON Template:Small	10th	97	<ref name="Moore1999CART">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led. Small number denotes finishing position)

International Race of Champions results
Year	Make	1	2	3	4	Template:Abbr	Points	Template:Abbr
1999	Pontiac	DAY 5	TAL 7	MCH 9	IND 12	12th	25	<ref name=Moore1999IROC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of Canadians in Champ Car

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