Dorsey Schroeder

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Dorsey Schroeder
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  American
Born (1953-02-05) February 5, 1953 (age 71)
Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
United SportsCar Championship career
Debut season 2015
Current team Highway to Help
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number50
Engine Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
Co-driver Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of the United States.svg David Hinton
Flag of the United States.svg Byron Defoor
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Smith
Starts2
Previous series
19992002
19982002
19961998
19931993, 19961997, 2001
19901991
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 finish55th (1996)
First race 1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race 2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish76th (1997)
First race 1996 Kragen 151 (Sears Point)
Last race 1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
010

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]

Contents

Early life

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]

Racing career

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.

Personal life

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.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1974 Road Atlanta Brabham BT35 Cosworth Formula B 58Running
1976 Road Atlanta March Cosworth Formula B 64Running
1977 Road Atlanta March 75B Cosworth Formula B 167Running
1978 Road Atlanta Nissan 610 Nissan B Sedan216Running
1979 Road Atlanta Nissan 610 Nissan B Sedan47Running
1980 Road Atlanta Nissan 610 Nissan GT22212Retired
1982 Road Atlanta March 75B Cosworth Formula Atlantic 14Retired
1985 Road Atlanta Spec Racer Renault Spec Racer Renault21Running
1986 Road Atlanta Spec Racer Renault Spec Racer Renault304Retired

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
1991 Compton Racing 69 Ford DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL 59th157 [10]
Team III Racing 24 Pontiac GLN
17
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Pontiac CLT
41
CAR PHO ATL
1992 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
19
CAR RCH 60th164 [11]
Melling Racing 9 Ford ATL
35
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
1993 Mansion Motorsports 85 Ford DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL 62nd113 [12]
Tri-Star Motorsports 68 Ford SON
33
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN
38
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
1996 Bill Elliott Racing 94 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN
13
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 55th129 [13]
1997 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR SON TAL CLT DOV POC MCH CAL DAY NHA POC IND GLN
31
MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO ATL 62nd70 [14]
2001 Chip Ganassi Racing 01 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON
25
DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 62nd88 [15]
Daytona 500 results
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1991 Compton Racing Ford DNQ
1992 Donlavey Racing Ford 3119
1993 Mansion Motorsports Ford DNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
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 106th100 [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 76th242 [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 85th124 [18]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
SeasonMake1234Pos.PointsRef
1990 Dodge TAL
6
CLE
10
MCH
4
7th26 [19]
1991 DAY
9
TAL
11
MCH
11
GLN
6
12th16 [20]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910Pos.Points
2015 Highway to HelpP Riley Mk XXVI DP Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
7
LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 19th49
2016 Highway to HelpP Riley Mk XXVI DP Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
10
LBH LGA DET WGL
DNS
MOS ELK COA PET 25th46

* Season still in progress.

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