How old is too old to begin a career in motorsport. Former sprint car great jeff schrum passed away on tuesday night, july 26 after a long battle with cancer. Trans am, alms, grand am, in addition to being a factory mazda driver from 2002 2008 winning races and the 2007 world challenge touring car championship for mazda. It took me a little while to get used to the car with these tires, hand said.
The harsh reality is that, while it is not likely, it is possible. Jan 22, 2015 jeff gordon retiring from nascar as fulltime racer after 2015. The canfield, ohio resident was the 1989 and 1992 champion and won 21 career sprint races at sharon as well as numerous wins and championship around the circuit. He also was one of the drivers in the rotek racing audi ttrs that took the. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series arca menards west series arca menards east series arca menards series pintys series whelen modified tour weekly racing series peak mexico series whelen euro series ntt indycar series indy lights series formula one series weathertech sportscar champ. Click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. In his rookie year as a professional racing driver, former pro cyclist, robb holland was the revelation of the speed world challenge series. Jeff altenburg jeff altenburg born december 10, 1962 is a professional race car driver born in the usa. Race the ring rotek racing a regular in the german vln endurance championship is a diverse and professional racing team that operates at the pinnacle of motor racing from a workshop at germanys daunting nurburgring nordschleife the ultimate proving ground. Completing the rostrum is the polesitter, jeff altenburg, from tripoint motorsports. He has won sixteen national championships in both amateur and professional racing. In the center and winning his twentyninth touring car race is realtime racings, peter cunningham.
Jeff gordon retiring from nascar as fulltime racer after 2015. Stock streetcar to racecar conversions to exacting specifications we can build your car. We race what we sell and have championships as proof of our quality workmanship with subaru road roading team. Robb holland in his rookie year as a professional racing driver, former pro cyclist, robb. Apr, 2009 the speed world challenge tc championship returned to midohio for the 10th time in the series history at the midohio sports car course for round 7 of 2007. Jeff is a professional race car driver and has driven for many top professional race teams and companies throughout his career earning 16 national championships and over 100 race wins. Gordon marked the turning point in nascar that spurred the youth movement, at least by common majority opinion. Ellicott city is an unincorporated community and censusdesignated place, along with being the county seat of local government in howard county, maryland, united states. He owns 15 national championships in both amateur and professional racing. Learn how to read the track and your car and turn the information available to you into a winning strategy. Dominican republic jeff altenburg born december 10, 1962 is a professional race car driver born in the usa. Browse through indepth news on jeff altenburg along with latest information, updates, biography, expert analysis and opinions.
In 2007 comptech race engines won a number of speed world challenge series races with jeff altenburg and the tripoint race team. Maryland driver jeff altenburg in his tripoint motorsports mazdaspeed protege has earned a thirdplace podium finish in round four of the sports car club of america speed world challenge touring. Moonshine to big time in three dimensions baltimore sun. Earl and mooch go to the races king features syndicate. Momentum race group to run camaros in koni challenge. Ten pro drivers would team with 10 amateur club and vintage drivers for the 45minute enduro race, with one mandatory driver change. Let jeff westphal put his knowledge and experience of vehicle dynamics and data analysis to work for you. Promotional video for pirelli world challenge driver jeff altenburg. Jeffrey lynn green born september 6, 1962 is an american professional stock car racing driver.
Gay driver stephen rhodes trying to return to nascar. The twoway the race car driver and others told a dover, del. Racing formula fords in the svra national championships is. An overview in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Jeff altenburg is a professional race car driver born in the usa. He was married to brenda altenburg and has a daughter name cloe. Racedriver database alphabetical overview with letter a. The start of the 2003 seasons second touring car race held at road atlanta the. He drove in the canam series for carl haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind danny sullivan. Click on the number of races to see individual races.
After the race at richmond international raceway jeff qualified for the chase for the nextel cup. Jeff gordon named pace car driver for 99th indianapolis. Holland finished the season strongly in 11th place overall just points behind jeff courtney in a very hotly contested rookie of the year competition. Jeff wood born january 20, 1957 is an american former race car driver born in wichita, kansas. He has won sixteen national championships in both amateur and. Standing to cunninghams left is last years race winner and this seasons runnerup, bill auberlen. Jeff green stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Nascar rolex grandam sports car series results road america. With comptech engines, mazdas factory race team, tripoint engineering campaigned multiple cars in the speed world challenge series to win the 2007 touring car championship and the manufacturers championship. To prevent any drivercar combination from dominating the class and ensuring. Mitchum motorsports and gopro have announced a partnership for the grandam continental tire sports car challenge series.
On thursday afternoon october 18, drivers jeff altenburg and randy pobst, along with earl and mooch will visit the spca of monterey county to visit the shelter staff, volunteers, and adoptable animals. According to stories, many racers refused to race against jeff gordon when he would show up to a sprint car race at the age of 14they didnt want to race against him and be part of an accident that could hurt him. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Jeff altenburg born december 10, 1962 is a professional race car driver born in the usa. Rockland standard gear confirms jeff altenburg to race with. Jeff altenburg racing career profile driver database. Jeff altenburg, an extremely accomplished pro racing. The race will be broadcast on speed sunday, october 28 at 3. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for jeff green on. As club racers, we have a hard time picturing ourselves being caught in a race car that is on fire and relying on our racing suit to protect us from severe burns or even worse. Driver jeff altenburgs nascar rolex grandam sports car series. Jeff altenburg principal amsource capital linkedin. Jeff is a professional race car driver and has driven for many top professional race teams and companies throughout his career.
He was formula atlantic rookie of the year in 1977. Altenburg attended catonsville high school in baltimore county, maryland and later attended the us navys nuclear power school. Rockland standard gear confirms jeff altenburg to race with powell team for balance of grand am cup season. Optimize your skill set and become a better, faster, and safer driver. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Immediately behind kleinubing are jeff altenburg in a mazda protege, the. See who you know at jeff altenburg motorsports, leverage your professional network, and get hired. We will be relying on that experience to help us make our camaros competitive straight out of the box, said musser. Pwc 2015 driver promo jeff altenburg 15 tc youtube.
Aug 01, 2015 promotional video for pirelli world challenge driver jeff altenburg. Jeff has competed in the bf goodrich trans am series, the neon challenge series, the american le mans series and the grandam series. Momentum race group announces 2009 grandam koni sports car. Years after leaving nascar to help his partner open a cafe, openly gay driver stephen rhodes is looking to make a comeback. He has won sixteen national championships in both amateur. Jeff won the dominican touring car championship for sarraff racing team in 20. He currently competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the nos. Pilgrim, cunningham and buras win world challenge race. During the chase, burton won the dover 400 at dover international speedway, breaking a 185 race winless streak dating back to october 28, 2001, allowing him to take the points lead. Ellicott city driver jeff altenburg hopes thats the case as he begins his third year with tripoint motorsports mazda factorysupported team in. Jan 26, 2010 altenburg and nowicki in car 05, and orr and musser in car 06 dallas, tx january 26th, 2010 momentum race group is pleased to announce the signing of drivers to round out its 2 car team for the daytona fresh from florida 200 december 29th, 2010. Oct 19, 2007 jeff altenburg leads randy pobst by 19 points.
Scott bradley was gridded in the thirtyfifth position for the start of the race. Driver jeff altenburg career statistics racingreference. May 20, 2009 momentum is excited about the opportunity of having jeff altenburg be the lead driver in the 2nd car. Jeff has been a champion at all levels of motorsports and has great experience at setting up and developing race cars. Nascars kurt busch testifies that exgirlfriend is an assassin.
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