Bobby Wilson (racing driver)

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Bobby Wilson
NationalityAmerican
Born (1981-10-06) October 6, 1981 (age 42)
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Firestone Indy Lights Series
Years active2005-2008
Teams Michael Crawford Motorsports
Kenn Hardley Racing
Brian Stewart Racing
Team E
Starts46
Wins3
Poles0
Best finish4th in 2006 & 2007
Previous series
2004Formula Ford 2000 Zetec
Awards
2003
2003
Jim Trueman Scholarship
Shifter Kart Illustrated driver of the year

Bobby Wilson (born October 6, 1981 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) is an American former racing driver.

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Wilson driving in the 2008 Firestone Freedom 100 BobbyWilson2008.jpg
Wilson driving in the 2008 Firestone Freedom 100

An accomplished karter, Wilson won the "Stars of Tomorrow" championship and the Jim Trueman Scholarship in 2003 and was Shifter Kart Illustrated's driver of the year. He moved up to cars the following year and won the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec championship with four wins in his rookie season. In 2005 he made his Indy Pro Series debut with 3 starts for Brian Stewart Racing. In 2006, running for Michael Crawford and Kenn Hardley, he finished fourth in the Pro Series standings, capturing his first win from the pole at Watkins Glen International. For the 2007 season, he returned to Brian Stewart and won in Liberty Challenge Race 2 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. In 2008, he continued in the series, then known as the Firestone Indy Lights Series and for the new Team E outfit. He captured his first oval victory at the Milwaukee Mile on June 1. [1]

The 2008 Indy Lights season was his last professional race appearance.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2001 Mid-Ohio Van Diemen RF01 Ford Formula Continental 245DNF

Indy Lights

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2005 Brian Stewart Racing HMS PHX STP INDY TXS IMS NSH MIL KTY PPIR SNM
11
CHI
8
WGL
9
FON
13
14th82
2006 Michael Crawford Motorsports HMS
5
STP1
8
STP2
6
4th343
Kenn Hardley Racing INDY
7
WGL
1
IMS
9
NSH
7
MIL
4
KTY
7
SNM1
5
SNM2
2
CHI
17
2007 Brian Stewart Racing HMS
6
STP1
6
STP2
3
INDY
22
MIL
5
IMS1
7
IMS2
1
IOW
9
WGL1
5
WGL2
12
NSH
15
MDO
6
KTY
18
SNM1
17
SNM2
14
CHI
4
4th393
2008 Team E HMS
17
STP1
22
STP2
21
KAN
9
INDY
6
MIL
1
IOW
16
WGL1
20
WGL2
19
NSH
2
MDO1
11
MDO2
22
KTY
9
SNM1 SNM2 12th288
Panther Racing CHI
4

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References

  1. Wiedemann, John (June 1, 2008). "Dream Win For Wilson At The Milwaukee Mile". racingnation.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2010.