Tommy Archer

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Tommy Archer
54 Tommy Archer 2016 TA2 Road America.jpg
2016 TA2 car at Road America
Born (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954 (age 68)
Duluth, Minnesota
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
5 races run over 3 years
Best finish50th (1995)
First race 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race 1999 O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 (Topeka)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Tommy Archer (born November 16, 1954) is an American professional racing driver. He has competed in International Motor Sports Association, Sports Car Club of America, Trans-Am Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans and National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events.

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Racing career

Archer started his racing career in ice racing, running Porsches borrowed from his father's car dealership. [1] He later attempted the SCCA Runoffs, finishing second in 1980. [2] Along with his brother Bobby, Archer won an IMSA championship in 1984. [2] The duo also ran road races with Porsche Le Car entries throughout the 1980s. [3] In 1986, they won the SCCA drivers' championship. [4] Late in the 1980s, Archer also drove Jeeps in the SCCA truck series. [5] In 1987, Archer qualified fastest in the GTO class of the 24 Hours of Daytona. [6] From 1989 to 1996, the brothers won an additional eight SCCA championships. [2]

Archer also dabbled in the Trans-Am Series, helping Dodge enter victory lane. [2] He debuted in the Trans-Am Series in 1992 and claimed a race win at Detroit Belle Isle. [7] In both 1998 and 1999, Archer claimed the runner-up spot in the 24-hour race in Le Mans, France. [2] The runs while Archer drove for Oreca. [8] He also spent a stint driving in the American Le Mans Series. [9] At the end of the 2004 season, he won the SCCA World Challenge title. [2] Archer continued running SCCA events until the late 2000s. [10] In 2015 and 2016, Archer raced Trans-Am cars again. [11]

Personal life

Archer is a prostate cancer survivor. [12] He is also a Coldwell Banker-affiliated real estate agent. [13] He and his brother formerly operated an auto parts store in Duluth, Minnesota. [14]

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1980 Road Atlanta Renault LeCar Renault GT421Retired

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1997 Flag of France.svg Viper Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT276DNFDNF
1998 Flag of France.svg Viper Team Oreca Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT231213th2nd
1999 Flag of France.svg Viper Team Oreca Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS31812th2nd
2000 Flag of France.svg Viper Team Oreca Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick Huisman 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS32412th5th

NASCAR

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

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1995 Archer Motorsports 03 Ford PHO
18		 TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW CNS HPT
10		 IRP FLM RCH
27		 MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 50th325 [15]
1998 Westbrook Racing 4 Dodge WDW
36		 HOM
DNQ		 PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 100th77 [16]
1999 K-Automotive Motorsports 29 Ford HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT
16		 RCH LVS LVL TEX CAL 85th120 [17]

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References

  1. ↑ Levanduski, Ron. "Archers hitting bull's eye on track". Star-Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nowacki, Jon (September 11, 2012). "Archer Brothers put Duluth racing on the map". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "New rules could favor Renault". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1982. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Chevrolet - 1986 - Corvette: Bakeracing: driver Tommy Archer". Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sembrat, Steve (August 21, 1988). "Archers capture top spots". The Times Leader. Retrieved October 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Archdeacon". Miami News. January 31, 1987. Retrieved October 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Halls, Bill (June 7, 1992). "Rookie Tommy Archer wins with late surge in Dodge". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Gilbert, John (May 22, 2001). "Tommy Archer aims new Viper team at top of Trans-Am series". New Car Picks. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cinjo Racing to enter Trans-Am Series in 2001". Autoweek. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Archer on a Roll, Wins Road America SPEED GT". Sports Car Club of America. August 10, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ Nowacki, Jon (March 13, 2016). "Though fighting cancer, 61-year-old Tommy Archer hasn't lost his touch on the track". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ Nowacki, Jon (July 1, 2015). "After bout with prostate cancer, Duluth's Tommy Archer drives on". Duluth News Tribune . Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Lifestyle medicine helps Tommy Archer stave off cancer". Essentia Health. December 12, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  14. ↑ Levanduski, Ron (August 5, 1993). "Archers: A winning tradition". Star-Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Tommy Archer – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series By Craftsman Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tommy Archer – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Tommy Archer – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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