Martin Kaufman

Marty is a veteran Chief Steward of world-class races …His five-plus decades of racing involvement began in the mid-1950s as a racer on Southern California’s drag strips, then SCCA autocross and Club Racing … Taking time from his business world in marketing and finance for several large corporations, he promoted some SCCA Nationals through the San Francisco Jaycees, leading to his current administrative roles in racing … From 1984-86 he traveled with the Trans-Am series and became its Chief Steward in 1986 … then joined IMSA as its Race Director 1987 … His first race at the helm was the Rolex 24 At Daytona … He continues to be “the man in the tower,” as the final word, at all American Le Mans Series races.

Kaufman passed away in April 2022