Dorsey Schroeder | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S. | February 5, 1953||||||
United SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
Debut season | 2015 | ||||||
Current team | Highway to Help | ||||||
Racing licence | FIA Bronze | ||||||
Car number | 50 | ||||||
Engine | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
Co-driver | Jim Pace David Hinton Byron Defoor Doug Smith | ||||||
Starts | 2 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
1999–2002 1998–2002 1996–1998 1993–1993, 1996–1997, 2001 1990–1991 1990–1991 | American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series International Race of Champions ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 55th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point) | ||||||
| |||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 76th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Kragen 151 (Sears Point) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
|
Dorsey Alan Schroeder [1] (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career in Sports car racing, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeen Trans-Am series wins. He also oversees the competition on-track at HSR events and enjoys racing vintage cars. [2]
As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years. [3]
In 1971, at the age of 19, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued an SCCA National competition license. [4]
Dorsey was a successful sports car driver throughout the 1990s in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship with Roush Racing as a rookie in the 1989 Trans-Am Series with six wins. [5] [6] In 1990, he was named IMSA GT Championship GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed in Grand-Am and American Le Mans series events, recording a win at Mid-Ohio in 1998 for Dyson Racing. [7] In recent years, Schroeder has competed in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races at Daytona and Sebring in the Prototype class.
Schroeder competed in IROC in 1990 representing the SCCA Trans-Am Series and 1991 representing IMSA Camel GT. He finished 7th in IROC XIV and 12th in IROC XV.
He was also known as a NASCAR "road course ringer," making nine Winston Cup series starts between 1991 and 2001. [8]
He served as a color analyst for Fox Sports 1's coverage of the United SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst for Speed Channel's television broadcast of the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series. [9] One of Dorsey's great accomplishments was being featured on the Dinner With Racers podcast.
Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He used to own a seasonal restaurant in Osage Beach, Missouri, called "Dorsey's Pit Stop" until it caught fire.
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Road Atlanta | Brabham BT35 | Cosworth | Formula B | 5 | 8 | Running |
1976 | Road Atlanta | March | Cosworth | Formula B | 6 | 4 | Running |
1977 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula B | 16 | 7 | Running |
1978 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 21 | 6 | Running |
1979 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 4 | 7 | Running |
1980 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | GT2 | 22 | 12 | Retired |
1982 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula Atlantic | 14 | Retired | |
1985 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 2 | 1 | Running |
1986 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 30 | 4 | Retired |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Compton Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1992 | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31 | 19 |
1993 | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | DNQ |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1996 | Liberty Racing | 98 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON 21 | MMR | PHO | LVS | 106th | 100 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
1997 | Gloy Racing | 55 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT 4 | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN 27 | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 76th | 242 | [17] | ||||||||||||
1998 | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN 13 | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 85th | 124 | [18] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
1990 | Dodge | TAL 6 | CLE 10 | MCH 4 | 7th | 26 | [19] | |
1991 | DAY 9 | TAL 11 | MCH 11 | GLN 6 | 12th | 16 | [20] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 8 | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 19th | 49 |
2016 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 8 | SEB 10 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL DNS | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 25th | 46 |
* Season still in progress.
Robert Woodward Rahal is an American former auto racing driver and current team owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the Indianapolis 500 in 2004 and 2020 as team owner for Buddy Rice and Takuma Sato, respectively.
Mark Anthony Martin is an American retired stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings five times, third in the NASCAR Cup Series standings four times, and has been described by ESPN as "The best driver to never win a championship." Martin also failed to win the Daytona 500 during his career. Martin has five IROC Championships, more than any other driver. Also, during the 2005 season, he took over the all-time record for IROC wins, with 13. Martin is the final driver born in the 1950s to win a NASCAR Cup Series race.
Harold Phil Gant, known for his many nicknames such as "the Bandit", "High Groove Harry", "Hard Luck Harry", "Mr. September", and perhaps mostly as "Handsome Harry", is a retired American stock car racing driver best known for driving the No. 33 Skoal Bandit car on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit during the 1980s and 1990s and his 4-race win streak in 1991.
George Richard Follmer is an American former auto racing driver, and one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His family moved to California when he was just an infant.
Tommy Archer is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in International Motor Sports Association, Sports Car Club of America, Trans-Am Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events.
Tony Ave is a race car driver born in Hurley, Wisconsin, USA. He competed in the Grand-Am Series from 2000 until 2002, in Formula Atlantic from 1996 until 2001, and in the Trans-Am Series since 2009. He also made three Indy Lights starts in 1993 and one Indy Pro Series start in 2003. He also has sporadic starts in NASCAR as a road course ringer.
Boris Said III is an American professional racing driver. Said has competed in a variety of disciplines including stock cars, sports cars and touring cars.
William Alexander Lester III is an American semi-retired professional racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 17 Ford F-150 for David Gilliland Racing. Lester previously competed full-time in the Truck Series from 2002 to midway through 2007. Lester was the NASCAR's only full-time African-American driver during that time. After that, he moved to sports car racing, competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series from 2007 to 2012. Lester had also competed part-time in the same series from 1998 to 2001.
Tommy Kendall is an American race car driver and television broadcaster. He is best known for his IMSA GT Championship and SCCA Trans-Am Series career.
Jack Eugene Sprague is an American former stock car racing driver who has competed in all of NASCAR's three top divisions, most notably in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he won series championships in 1997, 1999 and 2001.
Scott Donald Pruett is an American retired racing driver who has competed in numerous disciplines of the sport. In the 1980s, Pruett established himself as a top sports car racer, winning two IMSA GTO, and three Trans-Am championships. Later in his career, he won five Grand-Am championships. In the 1990s, Pruett competed in CART Championship cars. After a brief stint in NASCAR, he returned to sports cars.
Wallace Paul Dallenbach is an American former racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, and is known for his prowess as a road racer. In addition to NASCAR, Dallenbach has raced in SCCA Trans-Am, IMSA Camel GT, CART, and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Francis James Kimmel is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed primarily in the ARCA Racing Series, from 1990 through 2016. Kimmel is the most successful driver in ARCA history. He has won the ARCA championship ten times, including eight consecutive. He won the championship in 1998 and also won the 2000 through 2007 championships, and again in 2013.
Richard S. Ware is a professional racecar driver and owner of Rick Ware Racing.
William Theodore Ribbs Jr. is a retired American race car driver, racing owner, and sport shooter known for being the first African-American man to have tested a Formula One car and to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Ribbs competed in many forms of auto racing, including the Trans-Am Series, IndyCar, Champ Car, IMSA, and the NASCAR Cup Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. After retiring, he became a sport shooter in the National Sporting Clays Association.
Scott Lagasse Sr. is a former race car driver. He has competed in multiple series, most notably the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Thomas Henry Gloy is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with six career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500. Despite competing in only three events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten.
Dwayne Leik is a former NASCAR driver. He was formerly an owner of Leik Motorsports and a part-time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He formerly worked as the business manager for Marcis Racing and legendary NASCAR driver Dave Marcis. Leik was able to secure racing sponsorship for Marcis for eleven consecutive seasons and he is widely regarded as the key figure in resurrecting Marcis' faltering career. Since Marcis Racing did not have a test team, Leik's car was often seen as a test car for Marcis Racing. Leik also accompanied Marcis and participated in the IROC test sessions. He once logged over 1,100 miles (1,800 km) in an IROC car at Daytona in a single day test. He has also served as a driving instructor at the Fast Track High Performance Driving School and Richard Petty Driving School.
ESPN SpeedWorld is a former television series broadcast on ESPN from 1979 to 2006. The program that was based primarily based around NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Formula One, NHRA, and IHRA. The theme music is based on the piano interlude from "18th Avenue " by Cat Stevens.
Shane Lewis is an American racing driver who has competed primarily in endurance sports car racing. He also competes in Unlimited Trophy Truck desert racing and short course SXS racing.