Andrew Aquilante | |
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Born | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | June 16, 1987
Pirelli World Challenge career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Current team | Phoenix Performance Racing Team |
Starts | 17 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Andrew Aquilante (born June 16, 1987) is an American racing driver competing in such disciplines as the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the Trans-Am Series.
Aquilante began racing quarter midgets at eight years old. [1] Hoosier Racing Tire honored Aquilante in 2022 with the Hoosier Hero award. [2]
Aquilante began racing in SCCA competition in 2004. [1] Aquilante has become shown success at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs winning his fourteenth championship in 2023 which places him third all time behind Jerry Hansen and John Heinricy. [3] His championships have come among two classes Grand Touring 2 (GT2) and Touring 1 (T1).
In 2008 and 2009, Aquilante drove for Subaru Road Racing Team in the Koni Challenge Series. [4] In 2009, he finished second in the championship earning three podiums. [5] In 2015, Aquilante drove in the Pirelli World Challenge (now GT World Challenge America) in the GTS class driving a Ford Mustang Boss 302. He finished second in the championship earning one win and multiple podiums. [6] [7] In 2018, Aquilante entered the Trans-Am Series. [8]
Year | Team | Car | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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2015 | Phoenix American Motorsports | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | GTS | AUS 2 | AUS 3 | SPGP 20 | SPGP 2 | BAR 3 | |BAR 4 | MOS 4 | MOS 5 | ROA 4 | ROA 1 | MOH 3 | MOH 8 | UTA 10 | UTA 12 | SONO 4 | SONO 3 | LAG 3 | 2nd | 1463 |
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