Corey Lewis (racing driver)

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Corey Lewis
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-17) October 17, 1991 (age 32)
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States
GT World Challenge America career
Debut season2018
Current team TR3 Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number91
Former teamsZelus Motorsports
K-Pax Racing
GMG Racing
Starts25
Wins2
Podiums11
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Previous series
2013–17, 20
2014, 16, 18–20
Michelin Pilot Challenge
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Championship titles
2015

2018

2019

2020
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am

Corey Lewis (born October 17, 1991) is an American racing driver who currently competes for Paul Miller Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Career

Early career

Lewis began his racing career at the age of 7, competing in regional karting series under the tutelage of Michael Andretti. [1] In 2002, he collected the Stars of Karting Regional Championship, and two years later was scored runner-up in the World Karting Association National Series. [1] In 2007, Lewis began competing at the Skip Barber Racing School, winning 14 of the 26 races he entered over the course of three years at the school. [1] Prior to the 2012 Star Mazda Championship season, Lewis completed a test with Team GDT at Barber Motorsports Park with plans to drive for the team that season. [2] However, Lewis would compete in just one event for the team in 2012, finishing 12th and 21st at the Toronto double-header in July.

Sports car racing

In 2013, Lewis began competing in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, marking his first foray into sports car and touring car racing. The following season, he scored his first win in the series, competing in the Street Tuner class for BERG Racing at Indianapolis. [1] 2015 marked a double title success for Lewis, as he took the Pro-Am class title in both the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final.

For 2016, Lewis extended his partnership with Change Racing, signing for the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship season alongside co-driver Spencer Pumpelly. [3] The same season, Lewis joined the Lamborghini GT3 Junior Program, representing the team in IMSA competition alongside Richard Antinucci, Edoardo Piscopo, and Cedric Sbirrazzuoli. [4] Change Racing registered a best finish of 5th, at VIR and Mosport, as the duo finished 9th in GTD-class points. That winter, Lewis traveled to Asia to compete with VS Racing in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series. [5] A return to Change Racing in 2017 was highlighted by Lewis' first IMSA SportsCar Championship victory, as the team took GTD class honors at VIR in August.

Lewis competing with Paul Miller Racing at Petit Le Mans in 2020 Paul Miller Racing's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo at the 2020 Petit Le Mans.jpg
Lewis competing with Paul Miller Racing at Petit Le Mans in 2020

For 2018, alongside a return to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Lewis signed with P1 Motorsports to compete in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, sharing the #17 entry with Matt Dicken. [6] Supplementing Lewis' 2018 schedule was a pair of endurance races with Paul Miller Racing, as he competed with the team at the Sebring and Petit Le Mans. [7] In his opening race with the team, Paul Miller Racing claimed class honors, marking Lewis' first class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring. [8] Lewis' final triumph of 2018 came in November, where he and co-driver Madison Snow were crowned Pro-class champions of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America. [9] He would defend his title the following season, before taking the Pro-Am class title in 2020.

In 2020, Lewis took his first class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona, competing once again with Paul Miller Racing. [10] Later that season, he made his return to the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the same series in which he'd begun his sports car racing career seven years prior, signing with Canadian team Motorsport in Action. [11] The team would score one victory that season, finishing 9th in points. His additional Lamborghini Super Trofeo commitments meant that he'd occasionally drive for three different teams, in three different cars and series in one race weekend. [12]

In 2021, Lewis joined K-Pax Racing's two-car effort in the returning Pro class of the GT World Challenge America, partnering with Lamborghini factory driver Giovanni Venturini. [13] Lewis and Venturini would score their first win for the team in May at Circuit of the Americas. [14] After continuing to compete predominantly in Lamborghini machinery during 2021 and 2022, Lewis returned to Paul Miller Racing ahead of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship season. [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007Skip Barber Eastern Regional Series666 ?69029th
200814810 ?116822nd
2009BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda600010NC
Star Mazda Winter SeriesTeam GDT110010NC
2012 Star Mazda Championship 200000NC
2013 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - ST  ?300003260th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS Doran Racing100001460th
2014Lamborghini Super Trofeo North AmericaMusante Motorsport63205713rd
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - ST Berg Racing10111216624th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge - GS Racers Edge100002067th
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Mühlner Motorsport America 100001889th
2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro-Am 20002301st
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - ST Strategic Wealth Racing7000013024th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - GS Fall-Line Motorsports00000048th
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro Change Racing21002274th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1100002479th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - ST Strategic Wealth Racing10000118210th
2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series - GT VS Racing 30001279th
2017Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am Antonelli Motorsport 21012279th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Change Racing11100123717th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - ST Strategic Wealth Racing100001836th
2018Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProChange Racing12310111421st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000810th
IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3 P1 Motorsports600001406th
Pirelli World Challenge - GT GMG Racing200003417th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Paul Miller Racing 210026533rd
2019Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - ProChange Racing12301101241st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000310th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Paul Miller Racing 8120218513th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ombra Racing 100000NC
2020Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-AmChange Racing1052481041st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Motorsport in Action1010212089th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Paul Miller Racing 4100210924th
2021 GT World Challenge America - Pro K-Pax Racing 13201102342nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Paul Miller Racing 50102114824th
2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge MLT Motorsports2000148020th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD CarBahn with Peregrine Racing4000081729th
GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am Zelus Motorsports70000789th
TR3 Racing 50011
Intercontinental GT Challenge TR3 Racing
2023 GT World Challenge America - Pro/Am DXDT Racing 1300017710th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Paul Miller Racing 41002112722nd
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Proton Competition
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS TGR Smooge Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2014 Mühlner Motorsports America GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR
14
COA PET 89th18
2016 Change RacingGTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
18
SEB
14
LGA
10
DET
6
WGL
9
MOS
5
LIM
8
ELK
14
VIR
5
COA
9
PET
10
9th247
2017 Change RacingGTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
25
SEB
11
LBH
8
COA
17
DET
11
WGL
17
MOS
6
LIM
11
ELK
13
VIR
1
LGA
9
PET
11
17th237
2018 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY SEB
1
MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
3
33rd65
2019 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
15
SEB
16
MDO DET WGL
14
MOS LIM
7
ELK
2
VIR
10
LGA
1
PET
6
13th185
2020 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
1
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL
2
MDO CLT PET
7
LGA SEB
13
24th109
2021 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
3
SEB
11
MDO DET WGL
2
WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET
7
24th1148
2022 CarBahn with Peregrine RacingGTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
17
SEB
13
LBH LGA MDO DET WGL
7
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
15
29th817
2023 Paul Miller Racing GTD BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 DAY
8
SEB
1
LBH
MON
WGL
2
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
IMS PET
18
22nd1127
2024 Proton Competition GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET
Source: [16]


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Sporting positions
Preceded by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Pro Champion

2018, 2019
With: Madison Snow
Richard Antinucci
Succeeded by