Mike Hiss

Mike Hiss (July 7, 1941 – December 19, 2018) was an American driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1972–1976 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1972–1975. He finished in the top-ten 13 times, with his best finish in second position in 1972 at Ontario. His seventh-place finish at Indy in 1972 earned him the title of Rookie of the Year.

Hiss was the centerfold of the first preview issue of Playgirl published in January 1973. He was briefly married to Arlene Hiss, the first woman to start a USAC Champ Car event.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 1966 Riverside Triumph TR3 Triumph F Production 3 Running 1970 Road Atlanta Lola T200 Ford Formula Ford 5 8 Running

Indy 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1972 Eagle Offy 25 7 1973 Eagle Offy 26 17 1974 McLaren Offy 3 14 1975 Finley Offy 31 29 1976 Riley Offy DNQ 1978 Penske Cosworth 8 DNS † † Qualified Car for Mario Andretti who was driving Formula 1

USAC Champ Car results (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 18 Rank Points 1972 Page Racing Enterprises PHX10 TRE7 INDY7 MIL13 MCH26 POC6 MIL TRE14 PHXDNQ 6th 1665 Penske Racing ONT2 1973 Don Gerhardt TWS22 TRE14 TRE13 INDY17 MIL10 POC6 MCH25 MIL5 ONT3 ONT ONT27 MCH9 MCH3 TRE21 TWS11 PHX 14th 1050 1974 Eisenhour-Brayton Racing Team ONT ONT ONT31 PHX TRE 18th 420 Penske Racing INDY14 MIL POC MCH7 MIL MCH4 TRE TRE PHX 1975 Vatis Racing ONT ONT ONT PHX TRE INDY29 MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE PHX NC 0 1976 Hopkins PHX TRE INDYDNQ MIL POC MCH TWS TRE MIL NC 0 Ralph Wilke ONT19 MCH TWS PHX 1978 Penske Racing PHX ONT TWS TRE INDYRpl MOS MIL POC MCH ATL TWS MIL ONT MCH TRE SIL BRH PHX NC 0

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results (key)

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pts 1976 Black Gold Oil 94 Chevrolet RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT22 NC 0 1977 Black Gold 94 Chevrolet RSDDNQ DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NC 0