Darryl Wills

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Darryl Wills
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Wills winning the 2010 SCCA National Runoffs
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1961-08-19) August 19, 1961 (age 63)
Corpus Christi, Texas
SCCA Formula Mazda career
Current teamHillenburg Motorsports
Years active2010-2014
Car number1
Starts47
Wins40
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish1 in
Previous series
2008-2013SCCA Formula Mazda, Formula Car Challenge Series
Championship titles
2010, 2011, 2013SCCA Formula Mazda National Champion, SCCA Super Sweep (2 times), SCCA Triple Crown Winner(2 times), 3 times AJ Foyt Driver of the Year

Darryl Wills (born August 19, 1961) is an American racing driver from Alvin, Texas.

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Wills began sprint car racing in 2004 and competed in a World of Outlaws race in 2005. In 2008, he began racing in SCCA Formula Mazda competition with Hillenburg Motorsports, later finishing third at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in 2009 and winning the Formula Mazda championship in the event in 2010. [1] He won the Formula Mazda class at the June Sprints in 2011. Two more National Championships in 2011 and 2013 with the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Other accolades include two time AJ Foyt Driver of the year, two-time winner of the prestigious Triple Crown Trophy and two time recipient of the SCCA Super Sweep Award.

Hillenburg Motorsports purchased two Firestone Indy Lights cars in November 2011 for Wills to compete in that series in 2012. [2] The combination competed in the first three races of the season with a best finish of tenth in the season opener in St. Petersburg. Wills finished 16th in points.

Wills currently resides in Houston, Texas.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
2003 Mid-Ohio Star Mazda Formula Mazda 812Running
2004 Mid-Ohio Star Mazda Formula Mazda 75Running
2009 Road America Star Mazda Formula Mazda 32Running
2010 Road America Star Mazda Formula Mazda 14Running
2011 Road America Star Mazda Formula Mazda 11Running
2012 Road America Star Mazda Formula Mazda 45Running
2013 Road America Star Mazda Formula Mazda 13Running
2014 Laguna Seca Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford 122DNF
Star Mazda Formula Mazda 45Running
2019 VIR Spec Racer Ford Spec Racer Ford Gen 3 2326DNF
2021 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Van Diemen DP06 Mazda Formula Enterprises 2 57Running
2023 VIR Van Diemen DP06 Mazda Formula Enterprises 2 129Running
2024 Road America Van Diemen DP06 Mazda Formula Enterprises 2 38Running

American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2012 Hillenburg Motorsports STP
10		 ALA
11		 LBH
15		 INDY DET MIL IOW TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 16th54

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References

  1. ↑ Wills Takes Formula Mazda SCCA National Championship at Road America Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , Sports Car Club of America, September 23, 2011, Retrieved 2012-03-25
  2. ↑ Darryl Wills Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine , IndyCar, Retrieved 2012-03-22


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