| Dorsey Schroeder | |||||||
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| Born | (1953-02-05)February 5, 1953 (age 72) Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| United SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2015 | ||||||
| Current team | Highway to Help | ||||||
| Racing licence | |||||||
| Car number | 50 | ||||||
| Engine | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 LV8 | ||||||
| Co-driver | |||||||
| Starts | 2 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 1999–2002 1998–2002 1996–1998 1993–1993,1996–1997,2001 1990–1991 1990–1991 | American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series NASCARCraftsman Truck Series NASCARWinston Cup Series International Race of Champions ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
NASCAR driver | |||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 6 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 55th (1996) | ||||||
| First race | 1991Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2001Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 76th (1997) | ||||||
| First race | 1996Kragen 151 (Sears Point) | ||||||
| Last race | 1998Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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Dorsey Alan Schroeder[1] (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for thePirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by PirelliSCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career inSports car racing, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeenTrans-Am series wins. He also oversees the competition on-track atHSR events and enjoys racing vintage cars.[2]
As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years.[3]
In 1971, at the age of nineteen, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued anSCCA National competition license.[4]
Schroeder was a successfulsports car driver throughout the 1990s in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship withRoush Racing as a rookie in the1989 Trans-Am Series with six wins.[5][6] In 1990, he was namedIMSA GT Championship GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed inGrand-Am andAmerican Le Mans series events, recording a win atMid-Ohio in1998 forDyson Racing.[7] In recent years, Schroeder has competed inIMSAWeatherTech SportsCar Championship races atDaytona andSebring in thePrototype class.
Schroeder competed inIROC in 1990 representing theSCCATrans-Am Seriesand 1991 representingIMSACamel GT. He finished 7th inIROC XIV and 12th inIROC XV.
Schroeder was also known as aNASCAR "road course ringer," making nineWinston Cup series starts between 1991 and 2001.[8]
Schroeder served as a color analyst forFox Sports 1's coverage of theUnited SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst forSpeed Channel's television broadcast of theRolex Sports Car Series andAmerican Le Mans Series.[9]
Schroeder currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He used to own a seasonal restaurant inOsage Beach, Missouri, called "Dorsey's Pit Stop" until it caught fire.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Road Atlanta | Brabham BT35 | Cosworth | Formula B | 5 | 8 | Running |
| 1976 | Road Atlanta | March | Cosworth | Formula B | 6 | 4 | Running |
| 1977 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula B | 16 | 7 | Running |
| 1978 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 21 | 6 | Running |
| 1979 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 4 | 7 | Running |
| 1980 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | GT2 | 22 | 12 | Retired |
| 1982 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula Atlantic | 14 | Retired | |
| 1985 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 1986 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 30 | 4 | Retired |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Compton Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
| 1992 | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31 | 19 |
| 1993 | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | DNQ | |
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
| 1996 | Liberty Racing | 98 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON 21 | MMR | PHO | LVS | 106th | 100 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Gloy-Rahal Racing | 55 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT 4 | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN 27 | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 76th | 242 | [17] | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN 13 | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 85th | 124 | [18] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
| International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
| 1990 | Dodge | TAL 6 | CLE 10 | MCH 4 | 7th | 26 | [19] | |
| 1991 | DAY 9 | TAL 11 | MCH 11 | GLN 6 | 12th | 16 | [20] | |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 8 | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 19th | 49 |
| 2016 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 LV8 | DAY 8 | SEB 10 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL DNS | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 25th | 46 |
* Season still in progress.