| John Pew | |
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.jpg) ALigier JS P2-Honda driven by Pew alongsideLaurens Vanthoor andOswaldo Negri Jr. at the2016 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | (1956-04-01)April 1, 1956 (age 68) Grand Rapids,Michigan, United States |
| Grand-AmRolex Sports Car Series career | |
| Current team | Michael Shank Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
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| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Star Mazda Masters Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2010-2011 | GRAND-AM Trueman Award |
John Pew (born April 1, 1956 inGrand Rapids, Michigan) is anAmerican racing driver, who competes in theGrand-AmRolex Sports Car Series forMichael Shank Racing. He won the2012 24 Hours of Daytona overall in the No. 60Michael Shank Racing Ford-RileyDaytona Prototype.
Pew began racing in 2000 in theSkip Barber Racing School. After making his sports car racing debut (see below), he moved to theStar Mazda Masters Championship, winning the title in 2005 for drivers over 45 years old.[1] He returned to the Star Mazda Masters Championship in 2006 but only managed sixth in points, but was the highest-finishing Masters driver in two races.
Pew made hisRolex Sports Car Series debut in 2004 when he competed in24 Hours of Daytona in a Baughman RacingChevrolet Corvette. In 2006, he also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona with co-driversHal Prewitt, Steve Marshall,Danny Marshall, and Ben McCrackin in a Synergy RacingPorsche 911, finishing 17th.[2]
In 2007 Pew moved full-time tosports car racing in Grand-Am's Rolex Sports Car SeriesDaytona Prototype class withMichael Shank Racing co-driving their car with Ian James.[3] Pew finished 25th in drivers points in the DP class.[2]
In 2008 Pew, James, andRaphael Matos captured his first win atMiller Motorsports Park,[4] and Pew improved to ninth in DP class points.[2] In 2009 he returned to Michael Shank Racing, this time teaming withMichael Valiante and finished 12th in DP driver points.[2]
For 2010 his Michael Shank Racing teammate wasOswaldo Negri and Pew improved to seventh in points.[2] Pew also won theJim Trueman award for the top Pro-Am racer in the Grand-Am series. The team of Pew and Negri returned to Shank in 2011 and Pew improved to sixth in DP points, again winning the Jim Trueman award.[5] Pew and Negri returned to Michael Shank Racing in 2012.[6] The team of Pew and Negri along with one-off co-driversA. J. Allmendinger andJustin Wilson won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.[7][8]
Pew is married, to Stephanie. He is an avid recreational sailor who has sailed over 100,000 miles across the world's oceans and currently resides inNorth Palm Beach, Florida.[2]
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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| 2014 | Michael Shank Racing | P | Ford EcoBoost Riley DP | FordEcoboost 3.5 LV6Turbo | DAY 12 | SIR 9 | LBH 9 | LGA 10 | DET 4 | WGL 7 | MSP 5 | IND 6 | ELK 2 | COA 5 | PET 6 | 7th | 281 |
| 2015 | Michael Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 LV6Turbo | DAY 5 | SIR 13 | LBH 6 | LGA 3 | DET 2 | WGL 7 | MSP 3 | ELK 4 | COA 4 | PET 9 | 6th | 273 | |
| 2016 | Michael Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 LV6Turbo | DAY 11 | SIR 7 | LBH 7 | LGA 1 | DET | WAT 3 | MSP 6 | ELK 4 | COA 6 | PET 1 | 8th | 255 |
* Season still in progress
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2016 | Michael Shank Racing |  Oswaldo Negri Laurens Vanthoor | Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 345 | 14th | 9th |
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