hiː hæd ɐ bˈɛst fˈɪnɪʃ ʌv nˈaɪnθ ɪnðə sˈɛkənd hˈiːt ʌvðə tɹˈɛntən ˈɪndi æt tɹˈɛntən spˈiːdweɪ, ðə kˈɛnt ˈɔɪl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti æt wˈɑːtkɪnz ɡlˈɛn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl, ðə fˈɜːst hˈiːt ʌvðə nˈɔːɹtən twˈɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv z ænd ðə ɡˈʊd ɡɹˈænd pɹˈiː, ðə lˈæɾɚ tˈuː æt mˈɪʃɪɡən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl spˈiːdweɪ, ænd fˈɪnɪʃt ðə sˈiːzən fˈɪftiːnθ ɪn pˈɔɪnts tə wˈɪn ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːɹt ɹˈʊki ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd.
He had a best finish of ninth in the second heat of the Trenton Indy at Trenton Speedway, the Kent Oil 150 at Watkins Glen International, the first heat of the Norton Twin 125s and the Gould Grand Prix, the latter two at Michigan International Speedway, and finished the season fifteenth in points to win the first CART Rookie of the Year Award.