Eric Curran | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Sarasota, Florida, United States | 8 June 1975||||||
United SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
Current team | Action Express Racing | ||||||
Racing licence | FIA Gold | ||||||
Car number | 31 | ||||||
Engine | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | ||||||
Co-driver | Dane Cameron | ||||||
Championships | 1 (in 2016) | ||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (Chevrolet Sports Car Classic [1] ) in 2015 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
Rolex Sports Car Series Pirelli World Challenge Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge NASCAR Nationwide Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | |||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | 53 | ||||||
Best finish | 34 (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Pres. by Dodge (Montreal) [2] | ||||||
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Eric Curran (born June 8, 1975 [3] ) is an American race car driver who competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing with co-driver Felipe Nasr. Curran and previous co-driver Dane Cameron won their first race together, the Chevrolet SportsCar Classic, in the Whelen Engineering Team Fox Corvette DP on May 30, 2015. [1] He has 3 wins and 4 poles in the Rolex Sports Car Series. Curran joined Whelen motorsports in 2007. Curran won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2012 | NDS Motorsports | 53 | Dodge | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 34 | CGV 37 | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 85th | 17 | [4] |
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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1999 | Mid-Ohio | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | A Sedan | 1 | 5 | Running |
2010 | Road America | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | A Sedan | DSQ | 6 | Disqualified |
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2014 | Marsh Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 10 | SEB 12 | LBH 10 | LGA 6 | DET 10 | WGL 6 | MSP DNS | IMS 11 | ELK 5 | COA 8 | PET 5 | 13th | 175 |
2015 | Action Express Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 4 | SEB 5 | LBH 4 | LGA 5 | DET 1 | WGL 4 | MSP 2 | ELK 1 | COA 5 | PET 3 | 3rd | 304 | |
2016 | Action Express Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 2 | LBH 3 | LGA 3 | DET 6 | WGL 2 | MSP 1 | ELK 1 | COA 2 | PET 4 | 1st | 314 | |
2017 | Whelen Engineering Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 3 | LBH 8 | COA 2 | DET 2 | WGL 101 | MOS 1 | ELK 4 | LGA 2 | PET 2 | 2nd | 291 | |
2018 | Whelen Engineering Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 | SEB 3 | LBH 7 | MDO 8 | DET 1 | WGL 7 | MSP 3 | ELK 3 | LGA 5 | PET 8 | 1st | 277 | |
2019 | Whelen Engineering Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 | SEB 1 | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL 7 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 1 | 13th | 126 | |
Source: [5] |
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