Chris Miller (born May 5, 1989) is an American racing driver from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is best known for winning in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and winning overall at the 2018 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. He currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with JDC-Miller MotorSports.
In 2008 he drove in the F2000 Championship Series for JDC MotorSports and finished 4th in points. He won the 2009 F2000 Championship Series title, winning 4 of the 12 races. In 2010 he moved up to the Pro Mazda championship. [1]
In 2014 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports entered the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, finishing fourth in their series debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring. [2] Miller finished 7th in the championship and claimed the team's first podium at Road America. In 2015 he finished third at the Rolex 24.
In 2016 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports won in class at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. [3] [4] He also scored a podium that year at Petit Le Mans, helping the team to finish third in the championship. [5]
In 2017 Miller and JDC-Miller MotorSports moved to the Prototype class and scored a second place podium finish at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. [6] Their success led to sponsorship from GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for the 2018 season and the return of the no. 99 Red Dragon. [7] [8] Miller went on to win that year's 6 Hours of Watkins Glen with Misha Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson, the first Prototype and overall victory for JDC-Miller MotorSports. [9]
In 2019 Miller drove a Cadillac DPi-V.R for JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Michelin Endurance Cup. [10]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2008 | JDC MotorSports | VIR 3 | VIR 10 | ATL 5 | ATL 6 | WGL 3 | WGL 9 | MDO 2 | MDO 8 | ROA 2 | ROA 5 | MOS 8 | MOS 5 | NJM 7 | NJM 20 | 4th | 382 |
2009 | JDC MotorSports | VIR 18 | VIR 1 | LRP 2 | LRP 2 | MOS 1 | MOS 2 | WGL 1 | WGL 12 | SUM 2 | SUM 2 | MDO 5 | MDO 1 | 1st | 458 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
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2009 | JDC MotorSports | SEB | VIR | MMP | NJ1 | NJ2 | WIS | IOW | ILL | ILL | QUE | ONT | ATL Ret | LAG 19 | - | 0 |
2010 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 9 | STP 15 | LAG 7 | ORP 13 | IOW 13 | NJ1 8 | NJ2 14 | ACC 22 | ACC 13 | TRO 14 | ROA 17 | MOS 8 | ATL 10 | 11th | 313 |
2011 | JDC MotorSports | STP 5 | BAR | IND | MIL | IOW | MOS 7 | TRO | TRO | SON | BAL | LAG | 17th | 61 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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2014 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY DNS | SEB 4 | LGA 6 | KAN 10 | WGL 6 | IMS 7 | ELK 3 | VIR 7 | COA 7 | PET 6 | 7th | 235 | |
2015 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 3 | SEB 4 | LGA | DET | WGL 5 | MOS | LIM | ELK 7 | COA | PET 5 | 14th | 111 | |
2016 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 4 | MOS | LIM | ELK | COA | PET 3 | 13th | 125 |
2017 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 4 | LBH | COA | DET | WGL 2 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 6 | 15th | 111 | |
2018 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 7 | SEB 7 | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL 1 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 10 | 23rd | 104 | |
2019 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5L V8 | DAY 10 | SEB 8 | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL 9 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 5 | 17th | 92 | |
2020 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 5 | DAY 7 | SEB | ELK 7 | ATL | MOH | ATL 8 | LGA | SEB | 15th | 97 |
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