About Ted Prappas
Lived 1955 – 2022 (aged 66–67). Ted Prappas was an American engineer and racing driver.
Theodore Panos Prappas (November 14, 1955 – April 22, 2022), was a driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1991-1992 seasons with 26 career starts, including the 1992 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top-ten four times and his best career finish was in sixth position at the 1991 Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished the 1991 season as runner-up to Jeff Andretti for Rookie of the Year.
Before moving to CART, Prappas was the 1986 West Coast Atlantic Racing champion and was runner up in the 1990 Indy Lights championship. He started racing in Super Vee in 1983, in a car bought for him by James Stewart, who had previously hired his mother as his business agent.
Prappas died April 22, 2022, aged 66 of colon cancer.
Career results American Racing Series
CART
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Who was Ted Prappas?
American racing driver
When was Ted Prappas born?
Ted Prappas was born on 14 November 1955 in Santa Monica.
When did Ted Prappas die?
Ted Prappas died in 2022.
What was Ted Prappas's occupation?
Ted Prappas was an engineer and racing driver.
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Ted Prappas was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ted Prappas. https://biography.guide/ted-prappas/
MLA: "Ted Prappas." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ted-prappas/.
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