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Elliott Forbes-Robinson

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NASCAR driver
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Born (1943-10-31)October 31, 1943 (age 82)
La Crescenta, California, U.S.
NASCARCup Series career
22 races run over 5 years
Best finish35th- 1981 (Winston Cup)
First race1977 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1984Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tensPoles
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Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943, inLa Crescenta, California) is an American road racing race car driver.[1] He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including theAmerican Le Mans Series (ALMS),Super Vee,Trans-Am Series,CanAm,IMSA GTU, and theWorld Challenge.[2] He is known inNASCAR circles as aroad course ringer. He is also a founder of theLegends Cars of 600 Racing and he designed their original car.[3]

Racing career

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SCCA

1970 ARRC National Championships C production. Porsche 914-6 fourth in C production

1972 VW Gold Cup Super Vee 4th place overall in points. 2 Wins Riverside and Portland International Raceway

1972 SCCA ARRC National Championships E Production. Porsche 914. Results Pole position, Track record, Overall win by over 30 seconds. DQ'd in post-race inspection.

1974 VW Gold Cup Super Vee championship. Seven victories and four finishes in fifth or better out of the 13 races he entered.

Forbes-Robinson was the 1982 champion of theTrans-Am Series.

Forbes-Robinson co-won the 1987Grand Prix of Miami withGeoff Brabham.[4] In 1988, he took over the driver's seat from car ownerRick Hendrick during the final NASCAR race atRiverside International Raceway.[5]

In the mid-1990s, Forbes-Robinson competed inSCCA, IMSA’s GTU, thePikes Peak International Hillclimb, and theWorld Sportscar Championship.

In 1991, Forbes-Robinson drove withRobby andJohnny Unser the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Porsche [911 Cup/ with Herbert Linge + Dr. K.R.Schuster].

In 1997, Forbes-Robinson won the overall win at the24 Hours of Daytona.

In 1999, Forbes-Robinson repeated as the overall winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won the inaugural ALMS championship with teammateButch Leitzinger forDyson Racing.

Forbes-Robinson won the SR Class at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished fifth in the class’ points standings.

Forbes-Robinson finished seventh the 2001 SRP class points, with a second-place finish in eight starts.

Forbes-Robinson had three SRP starts in 2002. He finished third in his only SRP II start.

Forbes-Robinson was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion.

Forbes-Robinson raced in The Rolex Series in 2004, and had eight Top-5 finishes in eleven races. He co-drove with Leitzinger. He raced in the No. 4 Pontiac-Crawford Daytona Prototype car forHoward-Boss Motorsports.[6]

Forbes-Robinson continued his relationship with Boss Motorsports co-driving with Leitzinger in 2005. The duo won atMid-Ohio, and had second-place finishes at the24 Hours of Daytona,Homestead, andLaguna Seca in seven races. They finished fifth in the final series points.

Road racing career totals

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He has had 51 major victories in his thirty-year career.[7] His victory co-driving withButch Leitzinger at the 2004 Porsche 250 atBarber Motorsports Park gave him victories in 5 consecutive decades.[6]

Awards

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He was inducted in theMotorsports Hall of Fame of America[8] in 2006.

Racing record

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1969Daytona International RacewayPorsche 911PorscheB Sedan310Running
1970Road AtlantaPorsche 914/6PorscheC Production47Running
1972Road AtlantaPorsche 914PorscheE Production211Disqualified
1973Road AtlantaPorsche 914PorscheE Production193Retired
1976Road AtlantaNissan 280ZNissanC Production11Running
Nissan 610NissanB Sedan11Running
1978Road AtlantaChevrolet CorvetteChevroletA Production11Running

Formula Super Vee

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YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314RankPoints
1974Lynn RacingLolaVWBrabhamROL1
2		LRP
1		LS
1		ONT
3		MOH
ROL2
1		WG1
5		CRT
1		ROA
27		LRP
MOS
1		WG2
1		MEX
1		DAY
4		1st185

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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NASCARWinston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1976Howard & Egerton Racing6ChevyRSDDAY
DNQ		CARRCHBRIATLNWSDARMARTALNSVDOVCLTRSDMCHDAYNSVPOCTALMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARATLONTNA-[12]
1977Harris Racing87DodgeRSDDAY
40		RCH69th201[13]
Midgley Racing29DodgeCAR
20		ATL
36		NWSDARBRIMARTALNSVDOVCLTRSDMCHDAYNSVPOCTALMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARATLONT
1981Howard & Egerton Racing86BuickRSD
8		DAY
25		RCHCAR
10		ATL
39		TAL
16		NSVDOVCLT
10		TWSRSD
35		MCHDAY
23		NSVPOCTAL
12		MCH35th1020[14]
OldsBRI
27		NWSDARMAR
Ulrich Racing40BuickBRI
23		DARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARATLRSD
1982Cronkrite Racing96BuickDAY
28		RCHBRIATL
40		CARDARNWSMARTAL
29		NSVDOVCLTPOCRSDMCHDAYNSVPOCTALMCHBRIDARRCHDOVNWSCLTMARCARATLRSD68th155[15]
1983Bahre Racing23BuickDAY
40		RCHCARATLDARNWSMARTALNSVDOVBRICLTRSDPOCMCHDAYNSVPOCTALMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARATLRSD101st43[16]
1984OldsDAY
DNQ		RCHCARATLBRINWSDARMAR45th349[17]
Harrington Racing2BuickTAL
39		NSVDOVCLTRSDPOCMCH
24		DAYNSVPOCCLT
20		NWSCARATL
19		RSD
ChevyTAL
38		MCHBRIDARRCHDOVMAR
Daytona 500
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YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1976Howard & Egerton RacingChevroletDNQ
1977Harris RacingDodge1640
1981Howard & Egerton RacingBuick3725
1982Cronkrite RacingBuick1828
1983Bahre RacingBuick1940
1984OldsmobileDNQ

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results
YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1971United StatesRichie Ginther RacingUnited States Alan JohnsonPorsche 911SGT
+2.0		50DNFDNF
1989JapanMazdaspeed Co. Ltd.JapanTakashi Yorino
BelgiumHervé Regout		Mazda 767BGTP3659th2nd
Source:[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^NASCAR statistics, accessed September 2006
  2. ^Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announcement, accessed September 2006
  3. ^Kimbrough, Bobby."Evernham To Design Legend Cars For The Dirt". One Dirt.com. Archived fromthe original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved26 November 2010.
  4. ^"Geoff Brabham at Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, accessed September 2006". Archived fromthe original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved2019-08-06.
  5. ^"ESPN 26 hour marathon for the Top NASCAR races as it turns 50 years old atRiverside International Raceway".Top NASCAR Races. 1999. 38:00 minutes in.ESPN2.ESPN.
  6. ^ab"Drivers page at Howard Boss Motorsports' Official Website, accessed September 2006". Archived fromthe original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved2006-09-12.
  7. ^"2005 driving announcement, accessed September 2006". Archived fromthe original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved2006-09-12.
  8. ^Elliott Forbes-Robinson at theMotorsports Hall of Fame of America
  9. ^"1974 SCCA/IMSA Formula Super Vee Championship Elliott Forbes-Robinson - Champion".champcarstats.com. Champ Car stats. Archived fromthe original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved2 July 2021.
  10. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson Racing highlights".driverdb.com. Driver Data base. Archived fromthe original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved2 July 2021.
  11. ^"Formula Super Vee".autosport.com. Autosport. Archived fromthe original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved28 June 2021.
  12. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  13. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  14. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  15. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  16. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  17. ^"Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results".Racing-Reference. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.
  18. ^"All Results of Elliot Forbes-Robinson".racingsportscars.com. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2019.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by USFormula Super Vee
Champion
1974		Succeeded by
Winners of the24 Hours of Daytona
  • run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–63)
  • Daytona 2000 (1964–65)
  • 6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
  • 24 Hours of Daytona (1966–71 / 1973 / 1975–present)
Five-time
Four-time
Three-time
Two-time
One-time
Years active
  • 1981–1999 (Bahari Racing)
  • 1999–2001 (Eel River Racing)
Personnel
Bahari Racing
  • Dick Bahre
  • Lowrance Harry
  • Chuck Rider
Eel River Racing
Former drivers
Bahari Racing
Eel River Racing
Predecessor teams
  • Bahre Racing
Years active
1971–2006
Personnel
Former drivers
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Former personnel
Predecessor teams
  • Ulrich Racing
  • U.S. Racing
Partnerships and affiliations
Buyouts and mergers
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