Tom O'Gorman | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | October 22, 1991
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | Rockwell Autosport Development TOMO Racing |
Car number | 15 94 |
Former teams | HPD/Honda Racing LA Honda World ASM Shea Racing |
Starts | 148 |
Wins | 42 |
Podiums | 41 |
Poles | 36 |
Fastest laps | 36 |
Championship titles | |
2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 | SCCA ProSolo National STS SCCA ProSolo National S4 SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared ARRC - ITC Pirelli World Challenge TCB ARRC - ECR SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared SCCA Solo Nationals BSP Pirelli World Challenge TCA SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared SCCA Solo Nationals SS Gridlife Touring Cup Champion Champ Car Endurance Series |
Last updated on: 3 February 2024. |
Tom O'Gorman (born October 22, 1991) is an American racing driver from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
He has competed in many series of motorsport with success, including, SCCA Solo Autocross, SCCA ProSolo, SCCA Time Trials, UMI's King of the Mountain, [1] One Lap of America, WRL, 25 Hours of Thunderhill, ChampCar Endurance Series, Pirelli World Challenge, Gridlife Touring Cup, and Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Tom's interest in motorsport began at a very young age. He played many racing games as a kid, such as Gran Turismo, Live for Speed, and TOCA Race Driver.
Tom started competing at local Cincinnati region SCCA autocross events as a teenager in 2007.
His first SCCA Solo National Tour event was in 2008 in Peru, IN, where he placed first in Street Touring S2 in a 1990 Mazda Miata [2]
His first SCCA Solo Nationals event was in 2009 at Lincoln Air Park, which was the first year that event was held at that location.
In 2012 he won his first SCCA ProSolo National in a 1988 Honda CRX Si
In 2013 he won his first SCCA Solo Nationals in a 1972 Porsche 914/6, and was also awarded the Driver of the Year Award. In that same year he also won the SCCA Triad Award, for accomplishing three feats in a single class: win two regular season achievements and a National Championship, all in the same class. [3]
Since then, he has gone on to win 5 Solo Nationals Championships and 2 ProSolo National Championships total.
Tom started racing his own car in 2015, a Honda Fit, made possible by a crowd fund from the people who knew him. [4] [5]
He teamed up with Black Armor Helmets for 2016, and ended up winning the TCB Championship with that Honda Fit.
In 2017, he was a part of Shea Racing, and moved up to TCA, in a 2017 Honda Civic Si. [6] He finished 3rd in the championship that year.
In 2018, determined to win, Tom took his Honda Civic Si to 1st in the TCA Drivers' Championship and a 2nd Place in the TCA Team Championship for TOMO Racing [7] . [8]
Tom was joined by Kenton Koch in the 2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, behind the wheel of an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. [9] After making their debut mid-season at Watkins Glen, the duo claimed race victories at Virginia and Road Atlanta before season's end. [10] [11]
In 2019 Tom joined the LA Honda World Racing team, co-driving their Honda Civic Type R TCR along with Shelby Blackstock. They saw success, with 2 wins, one at Daytona, and one at Sebring, and 2 more podiums that year. Unfortunately a few mechanical issues hurt their season points that year. [12]
Tom was able to get back into the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge through Rockwell Autosport Development (RAD) in 2023 at Daytona, [13] unfortunately the car was involved in an incident before he was able to drive the car. That was the only IMSA event he participated in that year.
Rockwell Autosport Development once again invited Tom to drive the car at Daytona in 2024. [14] This time it ended much better, the team and Tom finished 4th in the TCR class.
Tom began racing in Gridlife Touring Cup in 2020, with a car he bought, a yellow Honda S2000. [15]
He teamed up with ASM (Andy Smedegard Motorsports) for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons. He won the GLTC Championship in 2022, one of the most difficult championships to win in grassroots racing. [16]
In 2023 he only did 4 races, [17] after deciding to take a step back and focus on driver coaching and team support.
Early in his life, Tom attended Ohio State University for one year, before deciding to focus on his racing career.
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | Pirelli World Challenge - TCB | TOMO Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 479 | 15th |
2016 | Pirelli World Challenge - TCB | Black Armor Helmets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1188 | 1st |
2017 | Pirelli World Challenge - TCA | Shea Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 215 | 3rd |
2018 | Pirelli World Challenge - TCA | TOMO Racing | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 258 | 1st |
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - TCR | eEuroparts.com Racing | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 186 | 6th | |
2019 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | LA Honda World Racing | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 265 | 4th |
2020 | Gridlife Touring Cup | Independent | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 14th |
2021 | Gridlife Touring Cup | ASM | 27 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 444 | 4th |
2022 | Gridlife Touring Cup | ASM | 40 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 125 | 1st |
2023 | Gridlife Touring Cup | ASM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 31st |
Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Rockwell Autosport Development | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 35th | |
2024 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Rockwell Autosport Development | 2 | 460* | 15th* |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in Bold indicate pole position)(Italics indicate Fastest Lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2015 | TOMO Racing | TCB | Honda Fit | MDO 12 | MDO 4 | MDO 12 | LAG 3 | LAG 5 | LAG 2 | 15th | 479 | ||||||||||||
2016 | Black Armor Helmets | TCB | Honda Fit | AUS 2 | AUS 2 | MOS 2 | MOS 2 | ELK 1 | ELK 1 | UTA 1 | UTA 1 | LAG 2 | LAG 2 | 1st | 1188 | ||||||||
2017 [39] | Shea Racing | TCA | Honda Civic Si | VIR 9 | VIR 11 | MOS 4 | MOS 1 | LIM 10 | LIM 3 | UTA 6 | UTA 3 | AUS 5 | AUS 4 | LAG 3 | LAG 2 | 3rd | 215 | ||||||
2018 [40] | TOMO Racing | TCA | Honda Civic Si | AUS 2 | AUS 1 | VIR 1 | VIR 3 | LIM 2 | LIM 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | UTA 1 | UTA 1 | WGL NC | WGL 4 | 1st | 258 |
Complete IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge & Michelin Pilot Challenge Championship Results
Year | Team | Class | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2018 | eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing | TCR | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | WGL 4 | LIM 2 | ELK 5 | VIR 1 | LGA 3 | ATL 1 | 6th | 186 | ||||
2019 | LA Honda World Racing | TCR | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | DAY 1 | SEB 1 | MOH 5 | WGL 5 | MOS 14 | LIM 12 | ELK 2 | VIR 6 | LGA 3 | ATL 11 | 4th | 265 |
2023 | Rockwell Autosport Development | TCR | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | DAY 13 | 35th | 180 | |||||||||
2024 | Rockwell Autosport Development | TCR | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | DAY 4 | MOH 13 | 15th* | 460* |
* Season still in progress.
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Polesitters Tom O'Gorman and Kenton Koch took a commanding victory in the TCR class for eEuroparts.com Racing...
Kenton Koch and Tom O'Gorman picked up a dominant win from pole in the TCR class...