Rusty Mitchell (racing driver)

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Rusty Mitchell (born November 29, 1982) is an American racing driver from Midland, Texas.

In 2007 and 2008 Mitchel drove in Formula SCCA competition, winning the June Sprints and Southwest Division title in 2007 and finishing second in the Southwest division in 2008. In 2008 he also made his Star Mazda Series debut driving for his own team in nine races and finishing 17th in the championship. In 2009 he drove full-time in Star Mazda and finished 12th in points. In 2010 he returned to Star Mazda, merging his team with Juncos Racing in the middle of the season, he again finished 9th in the championship.^[1] In 2011 he has signed with Intersport Racing to drive in the American Le Mans Series' LMPC class^[2] and signed with Team E to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Long Beach Grand Prix.^[3] He finished 11th in the race. Later in the season he signed to compete in the Freedom 100 for the team and four more late-season races.

Racing results

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Rank	Points
2008	Mitchell Motorsports	SEB	UTA	WGI	POR 19	POR 13	ROA 21	TRR 20	MOS 11	NJ1 14	NJ2 18	ATL 13	LAG 9		17th	203
2009	Mitchell Motorsports	SEB 11	VIR 26	MMP 16	NJ1 25	NJ2 25	WIS 6	IOW 4	ILL 16	ILL 13	QUE 2	ONT 11	ATL 10	LAG 17	12th	295
2010	Juncos Racing Mitchell Motorsports	SEB 11	STP 10	LAG 8	ORP 4	IOW 10	NJ1 20	NJ2 10	ACC 13	ACC 6	TRO 8	ROA 5	MOS 9	ATL 12	9th	350

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2011	Team E	STP	ALA	LBH 11	INDY 7	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	EDM	TRO	NHM 8	BAL 7	KTY 8	LVS 12	14th	137

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References

↑ Rusty Mitchell - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-04-12
↑ 15539 RUSTY MITCHELL SIGNS WITH INTERSPORT RACING FOR 2011 ALMS CAMPAIGN, American Le Mans Series, March 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12
↑ Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach, eFormulaCarNews, April 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12

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[1] Rusty Mitchell - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-04-12

[2] 15539 RUSTY MITCHELL SIGNS WITH INTERSPORT RACING FOR 2011 ALMS CAMPAIGN, American Le Mans Series, March 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12

[3] Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach, eFormulaCarNews, April 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12

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