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Justin Pritchard

Justin’s drive to win the hotly-contested SCCA Runoffs in Formula Ford in 2002 also went a long way toward his winning the RRDC’s Mark Donohue Award that year … He is a three-time SCCA Runoffs National Champion in Formula C and Formula Ford…1996 in F/C, 2002-03 in Fords … There are also two FC class […]

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Scott Pruett

One of the USA’s most successful and versatile road racers ever. Has competed in nearly every major American racing series -including NASCAR, CART, IRL, IMSA GT, SCCA Trans-AM, IROC, and the Rolex Grand Am Sports Car Series. Has won 11 major professional championships including multiple Trans Am, IMSA GTO and Rolex Sports Car titles. 1989 […]

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Graham Rahal

Graham, the son of RRDC President Bobby Rahal, began racing karts in 2001, and moved into Formula BMW Series in 2004. His career has spanned the Formula BMW USA series, the Star Mazda series, the A1 Grand Prix, Formula Atlantic, Champ Car World Series and the Indy Pro Series, encompassing 81 races with three poles […]

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Robert “Bobby” Rahal

A teenage aspiring amateur racer who drove his first race in Canada with a slightly-fudged date of birth, Bobby became an American racing icon as a driver, car owner and administrator. Won a Formula Atlantic championship then took a hiatus from racing to work for a Chicago ad agency. Became CART’s 1982 Rookie of the […]

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Michael Rand

Mike began racing with a Lotus 20 in 1968 and after winning an SCCA Divisional championship, he switched to a Brabham BT21 and won the 1970 Formula C National Championship Runoffs at Road Atlanta … He switched between Formula B and C cars in the 1970s, then won the pole at the Runoffs in 1980 […]

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Brian Redman

Turned his 1959 racing start with a Morris 1000 Traveler into one of the world’s most impressive endurance careers. Four wins at Spa 1000km, three at Rolex 24 At Daytona, two each at Nurburgring 1000km, Kyalami 9hr, 12 Hours of Sebring, Imola 500km, Brands Hatch 6hr, Osterreichring 1000km, one each at Spa 500km, Nurburgring 500km, […]

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Buddy Rice

Winner of the 2004 Indianapolis-500…went on to finish third in the IRL Championship Series, scoring three wins and five poles. Began racing karts when he was eleven. Buddy’s professional car racing career began in 1996, when he drove in one U.S. F2000 event, finishing eighth…also drove in the Dodge Shelby Pro Series, winning from the […]

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Tommy Riggins

After a 1967 start on North Florida and South Georgia dirt ovals, by 1976 Tommy was NASCAR Busch Grand National races at Daytona, Talladega and Charlotte … he then made a switch to road racing with the new Kelly American Challenge series in 1977, earning the Most Improved Driver award and three times finished in […]

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Edward C. Robinson

Chip Robinson came to racing in his late 20s, finishing 8th in the 1982 SCCA Runoffs in a Van Diemen RF82 Formula Ford before joining the American FSV series the following year, finishing fourth in the championship with five podiums. He won three races in ’84 and finished runner-up to Arie Luyendyk for the FSV […]

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Guillermo “Memo” Rojas

Started in karts at age 12, then went to Barber School in ’97, also racing in Mexican F3 and American Ford 2000. Finished second in the Barber Pro Dodge Series in ’03. Ran Formula Renault Series in Europe in ’04. His open-wheel career stuck, Rojas joined Chip Ganassi’s GRAND-AM team in’07, where he has driven […]

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Stanley D. Ross

Veteran Vintage car racer since 1987 who has had the privilege of driving some of the world’s most-famous marques, including Ford GT40 MkI and MkII, Ferrari 250 Testa Rosa, Lotus 11, Porsche 962C, ex-Rahal CART Lola-Cosworth, March-Chevrolet, and 1989 Formula 1 Ferrari.

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Kathy Rude

Began racing karts in the Pacific Northwest in ’76, graduating to Formula Ford, then tackled the Kelly American Challenge in ’80, winning the Women’s Championship. Joined Mazda factory IMSA GTU team in ’81 with three podiums; scored the first IMSA class win by a female racer, •82. Switched to Porsche in ’83 and survived a […]

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Max Papis

After starting in Formula 3000, was a test driver for the Lotus F1 team in ’94, then ran seven F1 races for the underfinanced Footwork team in ’95. Moved to CART in ’96 to replace Jeff Krosnoff who was killed in Toronto. Ran three years for Team Rahal (’99-’01). Scored 11 top-five finishes in ’99 […]

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John Paul, Jr.

John raced in IMSA, CART, and the Indy Racing League. In 1982 he won the Twelve Hours of Sebring co-driving with his father John Paul, Sr. After becoming the youngest-ever IMSA champion, he made 21 CART starts from 1982 to 1985 – scoring a win at Michigan International Speedway. He also finished 2nd in the […]

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Roger S. Penske

Roger’s semi-professional racing career was short, 1961 to 1965, and included wins in a 1963 GT class win at Sebring, USRRC Manufacturers race at Pensacola, and a NASCAR Winston West race at Riverside; plus an eighth place in the 1961 U. S. Grand Prix … his retirement in 1965 was to focus on his first […]

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Pete Peterson

Pete didn’t start road racing until 1988 with a Toyota MR2 in Showroom Stock, but quickly became one of the most dominant forces in SCCA Club Racing … Always racing Toyotas, since he is a Toyota and Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealer, he earned his first SCCA Runoffs National Championship title in 1991 with a GT3 class Toyota […]

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Doug Peterson

Founder of Comptech Racing and multi-time SCCA National Champion. Won his first National Championship in 1982 (driving a Mini Cooper) and his most recent in 2004 (driving an Acura). In the 1990’s, his Comptech Acura driven by Parker Johnstone dominated IMSA competition. The company also built Juan Pablo Montoya’s 2000 Indy-500 winning engine.

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David Phillips

After an undistinguished, two-year “career” racing Formula Fords in 1976-77 (highlighted by a 7th place out of 48 starters in a Regional race at Summit Point, turned to motorsports journalism … After doing PR work for Chip Ganassi, covered Super Vee, Indy Lights and Indy Cars for [the late] On Track magazine from 1985-89 … […]

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Greg Pickett

Greg is a former SCCA Trans-Am Champion who holds the distinction of winning Trans-Am races in four different decades. Scored his first win in 1978 en route to the championship title. Won the GTO class in the 1987 12-hours of Sebring in a factory-backed Protofab Chevrolet Camaro. Returned to racing in 2007 and scored his […]

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Andy Pilgrim

Began racing an IMSA Renault Cup Alliance in the 80’s. His serious professional racing began in 1996 when he made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut. He joined the Chevrolet Corvette factory team in 1999. In 2001 he was selected as Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s teammate in the 24 Hours of Daytona […]

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Emanuele Pirro

Started racing karts in ’73 at age 11, moving up through Formula Fiat Abarth to F3 in ’81, F2 in ’84 and F3000…’85 and ’86, finishing third and second respectively in the championship. Was Team McLaren F1 test driver in ’88 and made his F1 debut the following year with Benetton, moving to Scuderia Italia […]

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Randy Pobst

Randy is the 2003, 2007, 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT champion and a two-time class winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, in 2001 and 2006. From 2004-2007, he drove for Tri-Point Mazda in the Speed World Challenge Touring Car series, finishing second in 2007. In 2007 and 2008, he won the Speed World Challenge […]

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Ben Pon

Ben competed internationally in Porsche sports cars throughout the 1960s and early 70s. He is a multiple class winner at LeMans and the Nurburgring. His career includes three FIA GT Cup starts and one class win, four World Sportscar Championship starts and at least six class wins in other non-championship events. Made one F1 start […]

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Sam Posey

Sam is the RRDC’s true renaissance man…a top international race driver, author, ABC and SPEED television broadcaster, architect/designer, and raconteur. Drove a F-Vee to fourth place in his first race in 1965. Quickly moved up to a Porsche 904. Went on to race in the USRRC, Can-Am, Trans Am, the Indy-500, F1 and Formula-5000…finishing second […]

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Will Power

Encouraged by his club racing father Bob, Will started in karts at age 6. His first racecar was a Datsun 1200 which he ran around his home state of Queensland, Australia. From ’99 through ’01, Power ran a family-backed Formula Ford before graduating to Australian Formula Holden in ’02 and taking the series title by […]

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James X. Mullen

Jim was a serious offshore sailboat racer who came to motorsports in 1975 by way of his passion for racecars of the 1950s and 1960’s. After five years in Barber Formula Fords and vintage racing in a Cooper Formula II, VSCCA competitor, Bob Akin, suggested IMSA. Mullen began by sharing drives in Mazda GTU cars […]

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David K. Murry

David’s career began in Formula Fords, leading to the Sports Renault series. From 1981 to 1991, while driving everything he could get his hands on, he won numerous races and the 1985 Sports Renault Championship. In 1991,He drove an Esprit for the Lotus factory and immediately won two races, so impressing Porsche that they hired […]

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Charles Eugene Nearburg

Charlie has been racing since 1973 when he ran a self-prepared Lotus Super 7, notching 20 SCCA victories and three divisional championships. He has competed in IndyCars and the great endurance races at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans. He regularly runs his Williams FW07B/06 in historic races. Following his son Rett’s death in 2005, Charlie […]

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Chris Neville

Chris brings serious seat time to his job as a motorsports broadcast analyst having scored race wins in the SCCA Trans-Am, SPEED World Challenge, Star Formula Mazda, GT America Stock Car series and karts where he started at age 12. He was Trans-Am Rookie of the Year in 1998. After the 2000 season, the Purdue […]

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Josef Newgarden

Currently in his second season with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, Newgarden brought an excellent resume to the IZOD IndyCar Series. He posted nine wins and 13 poles in Skip Barber regional and national competition, ’06 through ’08. At age 17, the Team USA Scholarship recipient became the first American to win the Formula Ford Festival […]

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Johnny O’Connell

Pro driving career began as •87 Formula Atlantic West Champion and Rookie of the Year. Scored class wins in Sebring 12 in ’93 and ’95 and won overall in ’94. Also in ’94 scored a GTS class win at Le Mans 24. Ran one IndyCar season, and joined Corvette in 2001, winning class in Daytona […]

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