Mike Pinney
Manager at Penske Automotive 31 years in the Phoenix and Southern California Markets
2 Time SCCA National Champion
G Production 1978 Road Atlanta (At 20 years old the youngest ever at that time)
F Production 2003 Mid Ohio (Huffaker Midget)
5 Time SCCA Divisional Champion
2 Time Ohio Valley Region Driver of the Year
1976 SCCA Novice driver of the year (Finished 5th at the Runoffs in first attempt at age 18) Road Atlanta
1981 Qualified on the pole in E Production (RED ROOF INNS HUFFAKER MGB) at the SCCA Runoffs and Finished 3rd to John O’Steen the winner
1981 Finished 4th in first IMSA race co-driving with John O’Steen in the Red Roof Inns Mazda RX7 (Pocono Kenwood 500)
1982 and 1983 ran SCCA Nationals in Formula Atlantic with a couple wins and podiums racing with my childhood hero’s Dan Carmichael and Chuck Dietrich
Tracks and Events won throughout the years include Road America June Sprints, Cumberland Nationals ay Nelsons Ledges, Mid Ohio, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Blackhawk Farms, Road Atlanta, Summit Point, Mid America Raceway, Watkins Glen, Buttonwillow, Firebird Raceway, Arizona Motorsports Park and Phoenix International Raceway
Also ran USAC Midget from 1985 – 1998 in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Colorado finishing as high as second in points with many wins and podiums
