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Robin Lee Miller (born October 27, 1949, in Anderson, Indiana)〔(Robin Miller Bio ), ''Speed Channel'', Retrieved 2010-02-26〕 is an American motorsports journalist. He was an Indy car pit crew member and drove in the USAC midget series in the 1970s. Miller is best known for being a writer at ''The Indianapolis Star'' from 1968-2001. He has also written for ''Autoweek'' and ''Car and Driver'' and is currently a correspondent and senior writer for RACER magazine and RACER.com while also reporting on IndyCar racing for the NBC Sports Network. ==Racing career== Miller first visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1957, and attended his first Indianapolis 500 in 1959. In 1968, at the age of 18, he got to "stooge" for his driving hero Jim Hurtubise〔〔 at Indy. Miller was hired for free to do odd jobs with the pit crew, but was fired before the end of the month after he ruined the paint job on Hurtubise's car.〔 Miller become friends with chief mechanic Bill Finley, and driver Art Pollard. From 1971-1978 (concurrent to his work with ''The Star''), Miller began working on pit crews at the Indianapolis 500.〔〔 It was common during that time for racing teams to hire extra freelance help for the Indy 500 due to the extended (month-long) work commitment. He was assigned to various jobs, such as the pit board and vent man, but never worked mechanically on the cars.〔 Finley, one of the last true chief mechanics at Indianapolis, described Miller as "without a mechanical bone in his body." In 1972, he bought his first race car, from Andy Granatelli.〔 He raced a Formula Ford in 1972, and then bought a midget car in 1974 from Gary Bettenhausen.〔 He then competed in USAC midgets from 1975-1983. Miller's best race came in 1980 when he qualified 5th out of 93 cars for the annual "Hut 100" at the Terre Haute Action Track, a dirt race that featured 33 starters in 11 rows of three like Indy and also sported several top Indy drivers of the time. He considers that race the highlight of his career,〔 however, he blew his engine and dropped out. After about ten years, he quit driving due to his lack of mechanical knowledge, and massive debts.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robin Miller (journalist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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