Rob Kauffman (businessman)

Rob Kauffman
Born	Robert Kauffman (1964-06-06) June 6, 1964 (age 61) Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations	Investment banker, racing team owner and driver
Organization(s)	Fortress Investment Group Michael Waltrip Racing Chip Ganassi Racing
Title	Investor, Chip Ganassi Racing Chairman, Race Team Alliance
Rolex Sports Car Series
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Years active	2012–2013
Car number	56
Former teams	AF Waltrip
Starts	7
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	39th in 2012, 2013
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2012–2013
Teams	AF Corse, AF Waltrip
Best finish	31st (2013)
Class wins	0

The entrance to RK Motors Charlotte, one of Kauffman's subsidiaries.

Robert Kauffman (born June 6, 1964) is an American businessman, investment banker, racing team owner and racing driver. Founder of Fortress Investment Group, ^[1] Kauffman retired from investing in 2012. ^[2]

Motorsports

In October 2007, Kauffman purchased part ownership of Michael Waltrip Racing, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. ^[3] Kaufman also owns RK Motors, a car collection in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he resides; ^[4] he also competes in sports car racing events and has competed in the 2011 and 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 2012 and 2013 24 Hours of Daytona, and in the Rolex Sports Car Series. ^[3] On July 7, 2014, Kauffman was named the chairman of the Race Team Alliance, a partnership between eighteen Cup teams. ^[5]

In July 2015, SportsBusiness Daily reported that Kauffman was interested in purchasing a stake in Chip Ganassi Racing. ^[6] It was verified the next day, when Kauffman confirmed that he was now a part of Ganassi's organization.^{[ citation needed ]}

Motorsports career results

Sports car racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2011	AF Corse	Michael Waltrip Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	178	DNF	DNF
2012	AF Waltrip	Brian Vickers Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Am	294	31st	6th

24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2012	GT	56	AF Waltrip	Ferrari 458	Rui Águas Michael Waltrip Travis Pastrana	645	35	22
2013	GT	56	AF Waltrip	Ferrari 458	Rui Águas Michael Waltrip Clint Bowyer	677	16	8

References

1. Cain, Holly (July 26, 2013). "Rob Kauffman: Behind the wheel of MWR turnaround". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
2. Caraviello, David (November 26, 2013). "Kauffman's car craving extends beyond MWR". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
3. "Rob Kauffman". Michael Waltrip Racing. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
4. Clark, Chris (November 11, 2013). "Cribs, Caves & Cars: Rob Kauffman shares his car collection". WCNC-TV . Charlotte, NC. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
5. Ryan, Nate (July 7, 2014). "NASCAR's most powerful teams form Race Team Alliance". USA Today . Retrieved 2014-07-07.
6. Turner, Jared (July 29, 2015). "Report: MWR's Rob Kauffman moving to buy a stake in Ganassi team". Foxsports.com . Retrieved 2015-07-30.

External links

• Rob Kauffman driver statistics at Racing-Reference