Todd Snyder (racing driver)

Todd Snyder
Nationality	American
Born	(1965-01-06) January 6, 1965 (age 60) Anchorage, Alaska
Previous series
2010-2012 2001 2000 1998-1999 1988 1986–1987	Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Rolex Sports Car Series Indy Lights Barber Dodge Pro Series Barber Saab Pro Series Formula Russell

Todd Snyder (born 6 January 1965) in Anchorage, Alaska, is a former racing driver and driving instructor. Snyder was placed second in the 1998 and 1999 Barber Dodge Pro Series seasons.

Career

Todd Snyder started his pro racing career at the Jim Russell Racing School. The driver from Alaska finished second in his second pro series season ever in the Formula Russell Pro Mazda. ^[1] In 1988 Snyder made his debut in the Barber Saab Pro Series. At Sonoma Raceway he finished third behind Rob Wilson and Harald Huysman. In 1990 Todd Snyder joined the Skip Barber Racing School as a lead instructor at Lime Rock Park. In 1998 Snyder returned to the rebranded Barber Dodge Pro Series. After winning the opening round at Sebring International Raceway Snyder won two races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He finished runner-up in the championship, three points behind Jeff Simmons. In 1999 he returned in the series. After a poor start of the season the race instructor won four races. Again Snyder finished second in the championship, this time four points behind Simmons. Following his strong results Snyder tested an Indy Lights car for Conquest Racing and Brian Stewart Racing. ^[2] He competed six races for Brian Stewart Racing in the 2000 Indy Lights season. Snyder also competed in the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona. In a Chevrolet Camaro entered by Diablo Racing the team finished third in the US GT class. ^[3] He returned to the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2001 and 2002 but without achieving any significant results.

He focused on his professional career becoming the vice president of competition at the Skip Barber Racing School in 2004. ^[4] He also fulfilled the position of director of competition in the SCCA Mazda MX-5 Cup. Since 2013, he fulfills the function of race director for the Ferrari Challenge North America. He also was chief instructor at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from 2012 to 2015. Snyder returned to racing 2010, 2011 and 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge seasons.

In 2015, Snyder joined the Lucas Oil School of Racing as chief operating officer for the racing school and race series.

Motorsports Career Results

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
1998	SEB 1	LRP 2	DET 6	WGI 10	CLE 4	GRA 7	MOH 4	ROA 3	LS1 1	ATL 2	HMS 3	LS2 1	2nd	155
1999	SEB 28	NAZ 23	LRP 5	POR 23	CLE 4	ROA 3	DET 1	MOH 1	GRA 1	LS 2	HMS 1	WGI 3	2nd	148

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2000	Brian Stewart Racing	LBH 15	MIL 15	DET 8	POR 18	MIS 5	CHI 16	MOH	VAN	LS	STL	HOU	FON	17th	15

24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2000	AGT	53	Diablo Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	Mayo Smith Eric Curran Tom Scheuren Rick Dilorio	303	49	3
2001	AGT	53	Diablo Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	Mayo Smith Eric Curran Tom Scheuren Rick Dilorio	125	64DNF	6DNF
	SRP	06	Jacobs Motorsports	Ford Riley DP	Michael Jacobs Peter Argetsinger Nick Longhi	112	66DNF	11DNF
2002	GT	10	Genesis Racing	BMW M3	Nick Longhi Emil Assentato Rick Fairbanks	547	28	17

12 Hours of Sebring

12 Hours of Sebring results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
1999	GT	39	Broadfoot Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Stephen Earle Allan Ziegelman Chris Mitchum	100	47DNF	14DNF

References

1. "ARA Racefacts Bulletin 98-03-22". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
2. "SBRS: Todd Snyder Tests Indy Lights". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
3. "Daytona 24 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
4. "Todd Snyder". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 October 2014.