Greg Moore (race car driver)

Greg Moore was a well-liked driver by both racing fans and members of the CART racing community. Makeshift memorials were started at his former high school, Pitt Meadows, and at Greg's father's car dealership, Maple Ridge Chrysler. The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in Toronto also had a small memorial with a condolence book for people to sign.

A funeral service was held in Greg's hometown of Maple Ridge, and was attended by more than 1500 people. The church was full and consequently a tent with TV screens and speakers was set up outside the church for many others who attended but could not get inside.

Auto Club Speedway was in the process of being sold from Penske Motorsports to International Speedway Corporation, which reacted quickly to his fatal crash. Following similar changes at ISC's Daytona International Speedway in 1984 (on the Turn 4 side) and 1995 (on the backstretch) and Talladega Superspeedway in 1995 (start-finish line section) and 1998 (Turn 2 and Turn 4), ISC paved over the backstretch infield at both Auto Club and Michigan.

CART mandated a head-and-neck restraint system on ovals shortly afterwards, with the rule eventually being mandatory on all tracks. The most common of these restraint systems is the HANS device. However, it is unknown whether such a device would have saved Moore.

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Legacy

Moore's car number, 99, was retired by CART as a mark of respect after Greg's death (although since the merger, the number is not retired by the Indy Racing League; The Atlantic Championship, which is still owned and operated by the former Champ Car organization, has kept the number retired), and presented a trophy annually called the Greg Moore Legacy Award. It is given every year to a driver who best typifies Moore's legacy of outstanding talent on track, as well as displaying a dynamic personality with fans, media, and within the CART community. As Greg was a product of the CART Ladder System, having competed in the Indy Lights Championship from 1993-95 and won the series title in 1995, drivers from The Atlantic Championship series are also eligible for the award. (The Atlantic Championship remains under the ownership of the former Champ Car owners.) Moore was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000.

Fellow racer Dario Franchitti was a close friend of Moore. Moore was responsible for introducing Franchitti to his future wife, actress Ashley Judd. Moore brought Franchitti to a party hosted by his friend, actor and fellow Vancouverite Jason Priestley and it was at that party that the Scot met Judd. Franchitti dedicated his win in the Molson Indy Vancouver in 2002 to Moore's memory. When the Scot won the last IRL race at the Auto Club Speedway in 2005, the Andretti Green Racing team drove their cars to the exit of Turn 2, where Moore had his fatal crash, for their victory celebration.

Moore is remembered in his hometown. Banners in tribute to him hang in the schools he attended, Meadowridge School and Pitt Meadows Secondary. The Maple Ridge youth center, opened in 2003, was named the Greg Moore Youth center in his honor. The McDonald's on the Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge has a trophy case with memorabilia dedicated to Moore. His father Ric Moore, an active member of the community, continues his legacy through the Greg Moore Foundation.

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Complete Champ Car results

Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Rank	Points
1996	Player's	MIA 7	RIO Ret	SUR 3	LBH Ret	NAZ 2	500 Ret	MIL 5	DET 20	POR Ret	CLE 3	TOR 4	MIC 17	MDO Ret	ROA Ret	VAN Ret	LAG 6					9th	84
1997	Player's	MIA 4	SUR 2	LBH Ret	NAZ 16	RIO 2	GAT 13	MIL 1	DET 1	POR 5	CLE Ret	TOR Ret	MIC Ret	MDO 2	ROA Ret	VAN Ret	LAG Ret	FON Ret				7th	111
1998	Player's	MIA 2	MOT 4	LBH 6	NAZ 3	RIO 1	GAT 3	MIL 13	DET 5	POR Ret	CLE Ret	TOR 11	MIC 1	MDO Ret	ROA Ret	VAN Ret	LAG Ret	HOU Ret	SUR 8	FON 2		5th	141
1999	Player's	MIA 1	MOT 4	LBH 8	NAZ 12	RIO 8	GAT 6	MIL 2	POR 13	CLE Ret	ROA 4	TOR Ret	MIC Ret	DET 3	MDO 11	CHI Ret	VAN Ret	LAG Ret	HOU 16	SUR Ret	FON Ret	11th	97