Ed Pimm

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Ed Pimm at the 1986 Indianapolis 500

Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

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He raced in the 19841988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 19851987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th-place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting 40th but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

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

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1978 Road Atlanta Zink Ford Formula Ford 98Running
1979 Road Atlanta PBS Ford Formula Ford 2714Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

YearEntrant123456PosPoints
1980 Fleet Power Racing MIL
22
POC
3
MDO
18
MIN1
22
MIN2
7
ONT 10th210

Formula Super Vee

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011RankPoints
1983 Red Roof Inns Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83 VW Brabham LBH
9
MSP
4
MIL
1
CLE
3
ROA
4
POC
1
MDO
1
MCH
1
RIV
1
LS
6
PHX
8
1st151
Source: [1] [2]

Indy Car World Series

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
1984 Jet Engineering LBH
12
PHX1
Wth
INDY
DNQ
MIL
19
POR
16
MEA
22
CLE
DNQ
MIS1
33
36th5 [3]
All American Racers ROA
26
POC
13
MDO
22
SAN
22
MIS2
19
PHX2
10
LAG
12
LVG
19
1985 All American Racers LBH
12
INDY
9
MIL
21
POR
19
MEA
DNQ
CLEMIS1
5
ROA
11
POC
20
MDO
9
SAN
8
MIS2
3
LAG
14
PHX
9
MIA
12
13th45 [4]
1986 Curb-All American Racers PHX1
22
LBH
22
INDY
17
MIL
10
POR
6
MEA
12
CLE
Wth
TORMIS1
15
POC
24
MDOSANMIS2
7
ROALAG
11
PHX2
7
MIA
10
18th29 [5]
1987 Curb Motorsports LBHPHX INDY
21
MILPORMEACLETORMIS
16
POCROAMDONAZLAGMIA41st0 [6]
1988 Elmer Fields Racing PHXLBH INDY
DNQ
MILPORCLETORMEAMISPOC35th1 [7]
Gary Trout Motorsports MDO
12
ROA
15
NAZLAGMIA

Indianapolis 500 results

YearChassisEngineStartFinish
1984 March Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1985 Eagle Cosworth 22nd9th
1986 March Cosworth 10th17th
1987 March Cosworth 30th21st
1988 March Cosworth Qualifying Crash

NASCAR Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWCCPtsRef
1987 Curb Racing 98 Buick DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL
27
CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
34
POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL
42
64th185 [8]
1988 DAY
24
RCH
DNQ
CAR
34
ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 60th152 [9]

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References

  1. "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "US Formula Super Vee 1983". Old Racing cars. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.
  3. "Ed Pimm – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. "Ed Pimm – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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  8. "Ed Pimm – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  9. "Ed Pimm – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by US Formula Super Vee
Champion

1983
Succeeded by