Tony Renna

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Renna
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1976(1976-11-23)
Age	48
Date Of Death	October 22, 2003, Speedway, IN
Birthplace	California
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tony Renna Biography

Tony Renna is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on November 23, 1976 in California, California, United States. Race car driver who died tragically after his car spun out of control on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2003. He was signed to Kelley Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing during his career.

He and Scott Dixon were teammates on the Chip Ganassi Racing team.

Anthony James Renna (November 23, 1976 – October 22, 2003) was an American racing driver who competed in Indy Lights and the Indy Racing League (IRL) from 1998 to 2003. Renna began competitive racing at the age of six, winning 252 races and two national quarter-midget championships before the age of 15. Renna progressed to car racing at 16, competing for three years in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and partnering with stock car driver Jerry Nadeau and finishing second for the United States team for the 1996 EFDA Nations Cup. He progressed to Championship Auto Racing Teams’ developmental series Indy Lights, winning one race during his three seasons in the championship from 1998 to 2000.

At age 16, Renna progressed to car racing, competing in the Skip Barber Formula Ford Racing Series in 1993, in a bid to become a road course ringer. He took one win and seven top-three finishes for tenth in the final points standings. His form improved the following year, when he won eight races and gained three second-place finishes to win the series championship.

Following his death, his father, Joe, dedicated a room in his house to his son’s memory.

Tony Renna Net Worth

Tony Renna is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Renna 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first race in the Indy Racing League came in July 2002.

He filled in for Al Unser Jr., who was receiving treatment for alcoholism, twice during the 2002 season.

Tony Renna was born in Victorville, California, on November 23, 1976, to jockey and meat-company owner Joe Renna and his wife Mary. Tony Renna had two sisters; he was a cousin of George Steinbrenner IV, co-owner of Harding Steinbrenner Racing. The family moved to Apple Valley, California, from Tampa, Florida, in 1975 and Renna’s parents subsequently divorced. His family later moved to the Orlando neighborhood of College Park before residing in DeLand.

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In April 1999, CART imposed a one-year suspension on Mattco Raceworks from its racing series for illegal engine modifications in the car of Renna’s teammate Mark Hotchkis. Renna, still contracted to Mattco, sought employment in either NASCAR’s Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) or the Truck Series. Motor-racing journalist Jeremy Shaw and the Team USA Scholarship made the PacWest Racing team aware of Renna’s potential. He drove a partial 1999 Indy Lights schedule for PacWest, and was the test and development driver for its CART team. Renna drove the No. 17 vehicle, gaining two top-ten finishes and a 16th-place finish in the drivers’ championship with 22 points.

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Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Renna celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

Renna made one appearance in the U.S. F2000 National Championship for DSTP Motorsports in its No. 23 Van Diemen-Ford car at Walt Disney World Speedway in January 1997, finishing ninth. He continued to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, entering eight races and claiming three podium finishes and two pole positions to score 54 points and place tenth in the championship. In September 1997, Mattco Raceworks founder and owner Matt Cohen hired Renna to drive for its Indy Lights (at the time Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART)’s feeder series) team for the 1998 season. Renna moved from DeLand to a studio in New York City later that year to be closer to the team. He visited Mattco’s headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey four days per week to acquaint himself with the team. Driving the No. 77 Lola-Buick car, he won at Michigan International Speedway, took two pole positions, and had six top ten finishes to place eighth in the drivers’ championship with 68 points.