Kurt Roehrig

Last updated May 27, 2023

J. Kurt Roehrig (born 28 October 1956) is a motorsports engineer and racing driver. Roehrig was the head of former NASCAR Cup Series team Roehrig Motorsports. Roehrig himself has raced in various series such as the IMSA GT Championship.

Racing career

Sports car racing

Kurt Roehrig started racing cars in the late 1970s alongside his brother J. Dana Roehrig. The brothers raced in the 1978 IMSA GT Championship. In a Porsche 911 the duo worked their way up to 18th place after starting 43rd in the 20th Annual Daytona Fire Cracker 400.^[1] His debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, in 1979 ended after 223 laps. For the occasion Roehrig joined Dave White and John Hamilton at D.R. Racing. ^[2] The following year Roehrig and White, joined by Canadian Francois Laurin failed to qualify their BMW 320i. In 1980 Roehrig also raced a Ford Capri RS 2600 entered by Clay Dopke. Together with Dopke the duo finished twelfth at Lime Rock Park.^[3] In 1981 Roehrig achieved his best result at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Roehrig joined Kent Racing along with Walt Bohren and Jim Mullen. The team finished tenth overall, fifth in the GTU class.^[4]

Roehrig made his first of many Trans-Am Series starts in 1984. At Watkins Glen International Roehrig was entered by Lou Infante Motoracing in a Buick Regal Turbo. The Michigan registered driver started 21st but finished in eighteenth place. A second race in the series saw Roehrig retire with fuel press issues.^[5]

Single seaters

To promote Roehrig Engineering Inc. Kurt entered a number of single seater races. The Michigan-based racing driver entered the inaugural Barber Saab Pro Series season in 1986. This resulted in a twelfth place in the season standings. Roehrig also attempted to enter the Atlantic Championship East division race at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. As his Ralt RT1 encountered engine trouble he was unable to start the race.^[6] His most recent single seater starts were in 2004. Roehrig made six race starts in the Star Mazda series. His best results was a sixteenth place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.^[7]

NASCAR team owner

Roehrig started a team to enter the inaugural season of the NASCAR SuperTruck Series in 1995. Johnny Benson Jr. was the first driver for the number 18 Chevrolet C/K finishing tenth at the season opener. The team scored some impressive results but the major sponsor, Pennzoil, pulled back. Therefore the team was on the brink of bankruptcy by December 1996. The team received an impulse when Dana Corp. inked a sponsorship deal with the team. Also the team switched to Dodge engines. After a late Pennzoil sponsorship deal the team ended up entering two Dodge trucks.^[8] One truck was driven by Michael Dokken, the other by rookie Tony Raines. The team scored its first win at the Western Auto/Parts America 200 at I-70 Speedway. The following season Raines won three races for the Roehrig team.^[9] After the 1998 season Dana Corp. switched teams sponsoring Bobby Hamilton Racing.

In 1998 the team made its NASCAR Cup Series start. Raines raced for the Ford team as well as Tom Hubert and Robby Gordon. The team attempted to make their debut at the 1998 Las Vegas 400 with Raines but they failed to qualify. The following season the team only entered Hubert for one race. Hubert finished 28th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

For the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Roehrig joined forces with former Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The team launched Joyner-Kersee Roehrig Motorsports. The team had a troubled start. David Green was signed to race in the Daytona 500 and preliminary Bud Shootout. Green finished the Bud Shootout in twelfth place.^[10] The team did not attempt at qualifying for the Daytona 500 race. The team folded afterwards.^[11]

Personal

Kurt is the son of Second World War veteran W. Dana Roehrig (born in Topeka, Kansas) and his wife Martha C. Roehrig (born in Tulsa, Oklahoma) . Kurt's father died in 2000.^[12] Kurt's mother died in 2012. Besides J. Dana Roehrig, Kurt has another brother, Mark.^[13] Kurt graduated the General Motors Institute of Technology in 1980 in the field of Mechanical Engineering. In 1983 Roehrig joined McLaren Engines Inc. (currently a subsidiary of Linamar). Roehring formed his own company, Roehrig Engineering Inc., in 1987.^[14]

Racing results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
2009	Road America	Chevrolet Corvette		GT1	20	10	Retired
2013	Road America	Chevrolet Camaro		GT2			Did not start

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

ECAR HFC Pro Series Atlantic Challenge

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
1987		ATL1	MOS	WGI	BRA	LRP	ROA	MDO	ATL2	STP DNS	N.R.	0

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2004	Formula Cars East	SEB 17	MDO 27	LRP 19	SON	POR	MOS	ROA 31	ATL 25	PIR	LAG 16	28th	92

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Blaney</span> American racing driver

David Louis Blaney is a semi-retired American professional stock car racing driver. Blaney was a successful sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR, competing in both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. For many years, he was a regular at Super Dirt Week in Syracuse, New York, although he never won that event. He owns Sharon Speedway in Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. His brother Dale Blaney is a sprint car driver. His son, Ryan Blaney, is also a NASCAR competitor.

Anthony James Allmendinger, nicknamed "The Dinger", is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.

Bradley Reed Sorenson is an American former professional stock car racing driver and spotter. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Premium Motorsports, the Nos. 74/77 Camaro for Spire Motorsports, and the No. 7 Camaro for Tommy Baldwin Racing. As of 2021, he works as a spotter for DGM Racing's No. 92 of Josh Williams in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Sorenson began competing in NASCAR in 2004 as a Busch Series driver; he has four wins in the series. His first Cup start came in 2005 before moving to a full schedule the following year.

David Andrew Stremme is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Floyd Anthony Raines is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He most recently was the spotter for the #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Matt Kenseth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MB2 Motorsports</span> Former NASCAR team

MB2 Motorsports was a NASCAR Cup Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near the sport's hub in Charlotte. The team was founded by Read Morton, Tom Beard, and Nelson Bowers, from which the original team name were named after. Bowers was the longest tenured of the original owners, and the listed owner of the teams' entries when resort and real-estate developer Bobby Ginn bought out the team in 2007, renaming it to Ginn Racing for that season only. The Valvoline corporation co-owned the No. 10 car with the principal owners from 2001 to 2005 as MBV Motorsports, while the No. 36 entry was co-owned by Centrix Financial, LLC owner Robert Sutton as MB Sutton Motorsports in 2005.

Robby Gordon Motorsports is a motorsports constructor owned by Robby Gordon. The company was formed in 2005 as a race team for Gordon's NASCAR career. RGM spent the years of 2005 to 2012 competing in the NASCAR Cup Series, and part-time stints in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. While in NASCAR, the team recorded one win and 30 top-ten finishes. After 2012, the team was restructured as a constructor for the Stadium Super Trucks.

Jeff Fuller is an American former professional stock car racing driver. Before joining NASCAR's major leagues, Fuller won the 1992 Winston Modified Tour championship, driving for Sheba Racing. The Massachusetts native has 31 wins on the Modified Tour and was named the series' most popular drivers for three consecutive seasons (1992–1994).

BAM Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau. The team began racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2000 before moving to NASCAR in 2001. They sat out 2009 due to the recession, and have not raced since.

Michael Valiante is a Canadian racing driver.

Michael Christopher McDowell is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang for Front Row Motorsports. He has also raced in open-wheel and sports cars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</span> 60th season of NASCAR stock-car racing

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 60th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 37th modern-era Cup season. It was contested over thirty-six races, and began on February 9 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout exhibition race, followed by the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17. The season continued with the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup beginning on September 14 with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and concluded with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16.

Dane Cameron is an American racing driver from Glen Ellen, California. He won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship overall in 2016 and 2019, and also in the GTD class in 2014.

Alex Michael Bowman is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for HMS, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports. He owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing. He is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Beard Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series with the No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Austin Hill. The team was created in 2009 by Mark Beard for competition in the ARCA Menards Series. Beard Motorsports attempted two races in the Cup Series in 2014, with driver Clay Rogers, making none. After going dormant in 2015 and 2016, the team returned part-time in 2017 with Brendan Gaughan.

William McComas Byron Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for HMS, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet Silverado for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Byron also won the 2018 MENCS Sunoco Rookie of the Year award.

Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. MBM was co-owned and operated by Long and driver Derek White until early 2016, with full operation of the team being taken by Long and his family after White was arrested on smuggling charges.

Roehrig Motorsports is a former auto racing team that competed part-time in the NASCAR Winston Cup and full-time in the Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 to 1999. It was owned by longtime automotive engineer Kurt Roehrig and his wife Carmela. In 1999 and 2000, the team entered a partnership with track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and her husband to field a Winston Cup team in a venture called Joyner-Kersee-Roehrig Motorsports.

Preston J. Pardus is an American professional racing driver who competes in the Sports Car Club of America as well as part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet Camaro for his own team, Pardus Racing. Pardus won the Spec Miata class at the 2017 SCCA National Championship Runoffs and claimed the 2020 Super Sweep in the Spec Miata division. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Dan Pardus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NASCAR operations of Team Penske</span> NASCAR team

The NASCAR operation of the racing team Team Penske is a unit based in Mooresville, North Carolina, US. The team fields Ford Mustangs in the NASCAR Cup Series and has won a total of four drivers' championships and over 170 races over both Cup and Xfinity series.

References

↑ "20th Annual Daytona Fire Cracker 400". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Daytona 24 hours". Touring Car Racing.net. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "1 h 30 min Lime Rock". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "19th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "1984 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). SCCA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Kurt Roehrig". champcarstats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "KURT ROEHRIG - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Dodging A Bullet Car Owner Kurt Roehrig Was Ready To Give Up, But Now He 'S Truckin' In Hot Pursuit Of Ford And Chevy". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Kurt Roehrig Ownership stats". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "2000 Bud Shootout". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "DRIVER/TEAM NEWS". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Annual Report 1999" (PDF). Florida Surplus Lines Service Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Martha C. Roehrig". Legacy. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Kurt Roehrig". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "20th Annual Daytona Fire Cracker 400". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[2] "Daytona 24 hours". Touring Car Racing.net. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[3] "1 h 30 min Lime Rock". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[4] "19th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[5] "1984 Trans-Am Box Scores" (PDF). SCCA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] "Kurt Roehrig". champcarstats.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[7] "KURT ROEHRIG - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". Pro Mazda. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[8] "Dodging A Bullet Car Owner Kurt Roehrig Was Ready To Give Up, But Now He 'S Truckin' In Hot Pursuit Of Ford And Chevy". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[9] "Kurt Roehrig Ownership stats". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[10] "2000 Bud Shootout". Racing Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[11] "DRIVER/TEAM NEWS". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[12] "Annual Report 1999" (PDF). Florida Surplus Lines Service Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[13] "Martha C. Roehrig". Legacy. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[14] "Kurt Roehrig". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]