Geoff Boss

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Geoff Boss
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Born (1969-04-26) 26 April 1969 (age 54)
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Champ Car career
12 races run over 1 year
Team(s) Dale Coyne Racing
Best finish20th (2003)
First race 2003 Grand Prix of Monterey (Laguna Seca)
Last race 2003 Lexmark Indy 300 (Surfers Paradise)

Geoff Boss is an American racing driver best known for his appearance in the 2003 CART season for Dale Coyne Racing. Boss also competed across 5 years in Indy Lights where he won the Toronto Grand Prix from pole position and had 4 additional podiums in Long Beach and Detroit. He most recently competed in the 2018 Porsche GT3 Challenge for JDX Racing.

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Racing history

Boss competed in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1992 with Team USA Scholarship. He won the Skip Barber Formula Ford Series three times, twice in 1992 (East and Midwest) and again in 1993 (South), becoming the first driver to win three Championships. He also competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1994 in a Nissan for Leitzinger Racing with his brother Andy. He competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 1993 to 1996, winning races at Miami, Sears Point, Phoenix, Watkins Glen, and Reno. He was runner-up in the 1995 Championship to Jaki Scheckter. He ran in the Indy Lights series from 1997 to 2001, winning the 1999 Toronto Grand Prix from the Pole position. He also had podium finishes at Long Beach (twice) and Detroit (twice). Boss joined Dale Coyne Racing after a third of the season to replace Joel Camathias in the 11 car during the 2003 CART season. In a total of 12 starts he finished in the points three times, with a best of 9th place at the Lexmark Indy 300 in Australia. Boss competed in the 2018 Porsche GT3 Challenge for JDX Racing achieving a best finish of 6th on three occasions, at Sebring, Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen.

Racing record

Complete American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1997 Team Medlin MIA
10
LBH
24
NAZ
17
SAV
20
STL
21
MIL
20
DET
3
POR
10
TOR
14
TRO
11
VAN
9
LS
9
FON 17th30
1998 Lucas Place Motorsports MIA
9
LBH
2
NAZ
12
STL
15
MIL
4
DET
3
POR
11
CLE
20
TOR
19
MIS
14
TRO
19
VAN
7
LS
4
FON
18
9th67
1999 Lucas Motorsports MIA
8
LBH
3
NAZ
13
MIL
14
POR
12
CLE
13
TOR
1
MIS
9
DET
6
CHI
11
LS
14
FON
11
12th58
2000 Lucas Motorsports LBH
8
MIL
11
DET
11
POR
9
MIS
6
CHI
12
MDO
8
VAN
11
LS
12
STL
12
HOU
4
FON
DNS
12th43
2001 Dorricott Racing MTY LBH TXS MIL POR KAN TOR
6
MDO
10
STL ATL LS FON 13th11

CART World Series

YearTeamChassisEngine12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2003 Dale Coyne Racing Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8 t STP MTY LBH BRH LAU MIL LS
16
POR
13
CLE
16
TOR
14
VAN
DNS
ROA
13
MDO
14
MTL
14
DEN
12
MIA
10
MXC
20
SRF
9
FON
NH
20th8 [1]

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References

  1. "Geoff Boss – 2003 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.