Andy Pilgrim

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Andy Pilgrim
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Born (1956-08-18) 18 August 1956 (age 67)
Nottingham, England
Achievements2005 SPEED World Challenge GT champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish47th (2011)
First race 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Infineon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish97th (2007)
First race 2007 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race 2007 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1996–1997, 2000–2003
Teams New Hardware Racing, Parr Motorsport, Roock Racing, Corvette Racing

Andrew Pilgrim (born 18 August 1956 in Nottingham) is a British-born racing driver, who became a United States citizen in 1998. He has competed in the SCCA World Challenge, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, and NASCAR.

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Racing career

Having taken a keen interest in motorcycles as a child, Pilgrim started racing them as soon as he started a full-time job (computer programmer). He raced them from 1978 to 1980, finishing 2nd in two National Championships (Avon/Bike Magazine Series & Kawasaki 400 Series) & won several Club championships in just two and a half seasons. He accepted a job offer in the USA towards the end of 1980. [1]

Pilgrim was living in England when his job as a computer programmer necessitated a move to the United States. His first foray into racing stateside was with SCCA Autocross. [2] In 1984, Pilgrim borrowed $3,000 to buy a Renault Alliance and began competing with it. He eventually moved up to professional racing in 1986 running the Firebird series. [1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Pilgrim ran in the Corvette Challenge series. [1]

Pilgrim made appearances in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the late 1990s, running for New Hardware Racing, Roock Racing and Corvette Racing. [3] He joined the Chevrolet Corvette factory team in 1999. In 2001 he was selected as teammate for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Kelly Collins in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the team finished second in class. [2] After the 24 Hours of Daytona, Dale Earnhardt Sr. promised to someday put Pilgrim in a NASCAR stock-car, a promise he was unable to fulfill due to his death a few weeks later during the 2001 Daytona 500. Pilgrim is the last person to have engaged in conversation with Earnhardt before he died.

From 2004 to 2008, Pilgrim drove for Cadillac in the SPEED World Challenge, winning a championship in 2005. He moved to K-Pax Racing in 2009 and 2010 before returning to Cadillac for another stint that lasted from 2011 to 2014. In 2015, he stepped away from the PWC to run various endurance races. [4] In 2016, Pilgrim joined Black Swan Racing for a four-race endurance schedule, including the 24 Hours of Daytona. The move came after his FIA rating was changed from gold to silver. [5] Pilgrim returned to the World Challenge in 2018 with Blackdog Speed Shop. [6]

In 2007, Pilgrim drove two road course races in the NASCAR Busch Series for JR Motorsports. [7] Pilgrim made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in 2011 at Infineon Raceway driving the No. 46 for Whitney Motorsports, where he finished 26th. [8]

Personal life

Pilgrim operates a traffic safety foundation. [9] [10]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

SCCA National Championship Runoffs
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1985 Road Atlanta Ford Mustang SSGT69Running

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1996 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Hardware Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Parr Motorsport		 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Bagnall 		Porsche 911 GT2 GT229917th4th
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Roock Racing Flag of Germany.svg André Ahrlé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bruno Eichmann		 Porsche 911 GT2 GT230610th2nd
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS32710th3rd
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS27114th2nd
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of France.svg Franck Fréon
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS33113th2nd
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Collins		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GTS32611th2nd
Source: [11]

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NSCCPtsRef
2011 Whitney Motorsports 46 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON
26		 DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 47th18 [12]

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
2007 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV
15		 GLN
15		 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 97th236 [13]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011Pos.Pts
2016 Black Swan Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
2		 SEB
13		 LGA
BEL
WGL
7†		 MOS
LIM
12		 ELK
VIR
AUS
PET
22nd73
Source: [14]

† Pilgram did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

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