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| Ryan Phinny | |||||||
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 Phinny at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | October 31, 1989 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Indy Lights career | |||||||
| 10 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Team(s) | No. 61 (Abel Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 12th (2014) | ||||||
| First race | 2011 Long Beach 100 (Long Beach) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Indy Lights Detroit Grand Prix (Detroit) | ||||||
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Ryan Phinny (born October 31, 1989) is an American racing driver from Los Angeles, California who races the No. 51 Ligier LMP3 for Rick Ware Racing.
After karting, Phinny made his Formula BMW USA debut in 2005 for Gelles Racing for two races and competed full-time in 2006 for Hearn Motorsports. He finished 9th in points with one podium finish. He also drove in the Formula BMW World Final for Gelles and finished 23rd. He was away from racing in 2007. In 2008 he made six starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series' GT class for Matt Connolly Motorsports in their Pontiac GTO.R and finished 22nd in points. In 2009 he made two starts for the same team. He also drove in the American Le Mans Series' 2009 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg with Panoz Team PTG. In 2010 he only participated in karting races. [1] In 2011 he has made a surprise appearance in Indy Lights driving for Brooks Associates Racing at the Long Beach Grand Prix. [2]
His father, Pat Phinny, was also a racing driver who competed in Formula Super Vee and made one Indy Lights start in 1987.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula BMW USA | Gelles Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2006 | Formula BMW USA | Hearn Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 10th |
| Formula BMW World Final | Gelles Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 23rd | |
| 2008 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Matt Connolly Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 26th |
| 2009 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Battery Tender/MCM Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 80th |
| 2011 | Indy Lights | Brooks Associates Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30th |
| 2014 | Indy Lights | Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffrey Mark Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12th |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Indy Lights | Abel Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 14th |
| 2024 | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | Ave Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2220 | 6th |
Indy Lights
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Brooks Associates Racing | STP | ALA | LBH 16 | INDY | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM 1 | EDM 2 | TRO | NHM | BAL | KTY | LVS | 30th | 14 |
| 2014 | Bryan Herta Autosport | STP | LBH | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | INDY | POC | TOR 11 | MDO 1 12 | MDO 2 7 | MIL | 12th | 91 | ||
| Belardi Auto Racing | SNM 1 10 | SNM 2 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Abel Motorsports | STP | ALA | IMS 14 | IMS 12 | DET 8 | DET 11 | RDA | MDO | IOW | NSH | GTW | POR | LAG | LAG | 14th | 77 |
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