Career
Nish competed in four CART races, one in 1984 at Phoenix International Raceway and 3 more in 1986 where he recorded his best finish of 10th place at Portland International Raceway. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1985 and 1986 but failed to qualify both years. He also attempted two more races in April 1987 but failed to qualify for both of them.
At Speed Week in August 2007, Nish captured the SCTA Associate of Arts/FS (Unlimited Fuel Streamliner) record with a speed of 377.715 mph (6078732 km/h).
On October 8, 2007, Nish attempted to break the world land speed record for carbureted vehicles set in 1965, but his engine failed after 30 seconds. On September 23, 2010, Nish broke the world land speed record for the FIA Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 Kilometer, Flying Start and Category A, Group 2, Class 9, 1 mile, Flying Start class with a speed of 285.359 mph (459242 km/h) for the Kilometer and 285.305 mph (459155 km/h) in the mile.
(key)
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Indycar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
1 Replaced by Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis 500.