John Graham (racing driver)

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John Graham
John Graham Road America 2017.jpg
Graham at Road America in 2017
Born (1966-10-22) October 22, 1966 (age 57)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
14 races run over 3 years
2017 position65th
Best finish65th (2017)
First race 2004 Kroger 200 (IRP)
Last race 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of June 16, 2020.

John Graham (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian professional racing driver. He has driven in numerous road racing series such as IMSA. He also has experience in NASCAR.

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Racing career

Graham's No. 74 in the Road America Xfinity Series race in 2017 74 John Graham 2017 Johnsonville 180.jpg
Graham's No. 74 in the Road America Xfinity Series race in 2017

In 1981, he began his career in the Can-Am series' U2 (under 2-litre) class. In 1982 he joined Gordon Lightfoot diving the Lightfoot Racing March 811 Cosworth. In 1983, he joined Aston Martin driving the "Nimrod" at the 24 hours of Daytona. Over his career he has driven IMSA, WSC, Indy Lights, F2, ALMS, Grand-Am, [1] ARCA, [2] NASCAR Nationwide Series [3] as well as in the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. He has 9 starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with an LMP675 class win in 2000 with Canadian team Multimatic Motorsports. [4] [5] His podium finishes include the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Petit Le Mans.

Graham was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2021. [6]

Motorsports career results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1984 Flag of Germany.svg Obermaier Racing Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Lässig
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg George Fouché 		Porsche 956 C1147DNFDNF
1985 Flag of Germany.svg Team Labatt
Flag of Germany.svg Gebhardt Engineering		 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Jelinski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Adams 		Gebhardt JC853C2224NCNC
1988 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg PC Automotive Flag of the United States.svg Olindo Iacobelli
Flag of France.svg Alain Ianette		Argo JM19CC2130DNFDNF
1998 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CJ Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg John Morton
Flag of Germany.svg Harald Grohs 		Porsche 911 GT2 LMGT2164DNFDNF
2000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Multimatic Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Maxwell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Wilkins		 Lola B2K/40 LMP67527425th1st
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Barbour Racing Flag of Venezuela.svg Milka Duno
Flag of the United States.svg David Murry		 Reynard 01Q LMP6754DNFDNF
2002 Flag of the United States.svg MBD Sportscar Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier de Radiguès
Flag of Venezuela.svg Milka Duno 		Panoz LMP07 LMP900259DNFDNF

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef
2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP
31		 MCH BRI CAL RCH
29		 DOV KAN CLT MEM
28		 ATL PHO
38		 DAR HOM 81st274 [7]
2007 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV
23		 GLN
31		 MCH BRI CAL 77th441 [8]
Baker Curb Racing 37 Ford RCH
41		 DOV KAN CLT MEM
27		 TEX PHO
26		 HOM
31
2017 Rick Ware Racing 74 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA
30		 DAR 65th15 [9]
B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy RCH
37		 CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO
31
Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge HOM
38

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Hover Motorsports 72 Ford DAY USA NSH
DNQ		 SLM 57th475 [10]
Andy Belmont Racing 62 Ford KAN
37		 WIN
16		 KEN
27		 TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN
DNQ		 POC NSH
DNQ		 ISF MIL
24		 GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL
DNQ		 TOL
2008 14 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC
23		 MCH
41		 CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 115th145 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "John Graham (CDN) – Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "John Graham Records Top-25 Finish In Pocono Debut" . Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "John Graham". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ↑ McDonald, Norris (1 August 2007). "Canadian racer tackles NASCAR". Wheels.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Magazine, Speedsport. "John Graham: Racedriver biography – career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "CMHF class of 2021 inductee bios". cmhf.ca. Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "John Graham – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "John Graham – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "John Graham – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "John Graham – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "John Graham – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.


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