but missed the field. He also drove in the Pocono Raceway race but was knocked out after 4 laps by gearbox failure. He returned to the cockpit in 1991 when he had no pay driver to fill his seat and made two starts in 3 attempts but again suffered mechanical issues in both races. Team ownership Coyne largely retired from competition in 1989 to field other drivers and formed Payton Coyne Racing in 1988 with Walter Payton. In his early years of team ownership, Coyne launched some impressive careers, including that of Paul Tracy (1991) and Michel Jourdain Jr. (1997). The perennial hopeful never had substantial funding and scored a then-best finish of 3rd at the 1996 U.S. 500 at Michigan International Speedway with veteran Roberto Moreno. The result was matched in 2004 when Oriol Servia accomplished the feat at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Servia also scored the team's best finish in the points with 10th. 2007 was a breakout year for Dale Coyne Racing. With driver Bruno Junqueira behind the wheel, he posted three consecutive podium finishes (Zolder, Belgium; Assen, the Netherlands & Surfer Paradise, Australia) for the team and gave Dale Coyne Racing its highest finish ever with a second place in Zolder, Belgium in August. With open wheel unification prior to the 2008 season, Dale Coyne Racing made the transition to the IndyCar Series for 2008 with Junqueira joined by rookie Mario Moraes In 2009 season, Dale Coyne Racing entered one driver into the Indycar series, Justin Wilson in the #18. On July 5 Wilson won the Camping World Grand Prix at Watkins Glen and gave Coyne his first championship-level victory as either driver or owner. In the current season, 2018, Dale Coyne Racing fields two cars. The number 18 entry is entered under the Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan banner and is driven by Sebastian Bourdais. The number 19 entry is shared between Brazilian driver Pietro Fittipaldi and Canadian Zachary Claman de Melo. In addition, Dale Coyne Racing intends to field further entries for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 for Pippa Mann and Conor Daly. Racing record American Open Wheel racing results (key) CART Indianapolis 500 External links Dale Coyne Racing homepage Dale Coyne's driving stats at ChampCarStats.com 1954 births Auto racing crew chiefs Champ Car drivers IndyCar Series team owners Dale Coyne Racing Living people People from Minooka, Illinois Racing drivers from Illinois Dale Coyne Racing