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| Jack Baldwin | |||||||
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Baldwin at aPirelli World Challenge race atRoad America in 2014 | |||||||
| Born | (1948-05-31)May 31, 1948 (age 77) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | 1972Formula Ford Champion 1984–1985Camel GTU Champion 1992Trans-Am Series Champion 2009HSR Endurance Champion | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1994Busch Light 300 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 1999Lysol 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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Jack Baldwin (born May 31, 1948) is an American race car driver. Baldwin was born inMarietta, Georgia, and is a legend in road racing, with wins in every series that he has competed in, as well as victories at every major race track in the United States during his successful career that has spanned four decades. He won 5 professional Championships and over 30 major pro races that include one Daytona 24 Hour win and two 12 hours of Sebring wins. He was invited twice to compete in the prestigious International Race of Champions (IROC) and has driven all types of race cars over the decades. 2013 was his 25th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Baldwin currently drives a Porsche Cayman S for GTSport Racing in thePirelli World Challenge and is the most successful Porsche Cayman S driver in the world with seven wins, over a dozen pole positions and twenty-plus podium finishes.
Baldwin has been invited to theInternational Race of Champions twice, in 1993 and 1994. During this time, his best finish was two second-place finishes in a photo finish beatingDale Earnhardt at theTalladega Superspeedway andDarlington Speedway finishing betweenMark Martin and Earnhardt.
Baldwin made hisNASCAR debut in 1994 at aBusch Series race atAtlanta Motor Speedway. Driving the #95Royal Oak Charcoal Chevrolet for Buz McCall's American Equipment Racing, Baldwin qualified 26th and finished 23rd. He ran his next race two weeks later atDarlington Raceway, finishing 24th. In 1998, he returned to the Busch Series to run theLysol 200 in the #59Kingsford Chevy forST Motorsports, and finished 20th. He ran the Lysol 200 the next year forJimmy Spencer in the #12Zippo car, and finished 4th.
Baldwin began his Trans-Am driving career in 1990 and achieved the Rookie of The Year Award. In 1992, Baldwin was the Champion of Trans Am Series, being the first driver of the modern era to complete every lap of every race of that season, which earned him the Chevy Proud Motorsports Achievement Award for outstanding performance. He drove the Mattel Hot Wheels No. 25 and No. 1 Chevy Camaro forAmerican Equipment Racing.
Baldwin won the 1984 24 Hour Race at Daytona driving a Mazda in the GTU Class. He won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1984 and 1997.Baldwin also won the 1984 and 1985 Camel GTU Championships driving the Malibu Grand Prix Mazda RX 7. Following his back-to-back Champion season he went on to drive the Peerless Levi Garrett GTO Division Camaro
Baldwin drove the number 74 Riley and Scott MkIII B and C for Robinson Racing from 1999-2004. Winning at Mid-Ohio and Phoenix. He has driven in 25 straight Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona races, including one victory.
Baldwin is the most successful Porsche Cayman S driver in the world. He currently drives the #73 GTSport Racing Porsche Cayman S in the Pirelli World Challenge Series. His current accolades in the series include:
2012 Winner Long Beach Grand Prix
2012 Second Place Laguna Seca
2012 Second Place Detroit Grand Prix
2012 Second Place Mosport
2012 Third Place Overall Drivers Championship (inaugural season with PWCC)
2013 Winner St. Pete Grand Prix (Rounds 1&2)
2013 Third Place Long Beach Grand Prix (Round 3)
2013 Third Place COTA (Rounds 4&5)
2013 Third Place Detroit Grand Prix (Round 6)
2013 Third Place Lime Rock Grand Prix (Round 8)
2013 Winner Lime Rock Grand prix (Round 9)
2013 Third Place Streets of Toronto (Round 10)
2013 Second Place Overall Drivers Championship
2014 Third Place Streets of St. Petersburg (Round 1)
2014 Third Place Barber Motorsports Park (Round 3)
2014 First Place Barber Motorsports Park (Round 4)
2014 Second Place Detroit Grand Prix (Round 5)
2014 Winner Sonoma Grand Prix
2014 Second Place Sonoma Grand Prix
2014 Second Place Miller Motorsports Park
2014 Winner Miller Motorsports Park
2014 Second Place Overall Drivers Championship
2015 Third Place Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Round 7)
2015 Winner Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Round 8)
www.gtsportracing.comArchived 2014-05-17 at theWayback Machine
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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| 1971 | Road Atlanta | March 709 | Ford | Formula Ford | 5 | 9 | Running |
| 1972 | Road Atlanta | Titan Mk.6A | Ford | Formula Ford | 19 | 10 | Retired |
| 1973 | Road Atlanta | Lola T340 | Ford | Formula Ford | 24 | 7 | Retired |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARWinston Cup 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 1999 | LJ Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | BRI | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | MCH | POC | SON | DAY | NHA | POC | IND | GLN DNQ | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | NHA | DOV | MAR | CLT | TAL | CAR | PHO | HOM | ATL | NA | - | [1] | ||||
| NASCARBusch 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | NBGNC | Pts | Ref | |||
| 1994 | American Equipment Racing | 95 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL 23 | MAR | DAR 24 | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR | 75th | 185 | [2] | |||||||
| 1998 | ST Motorsports | 59 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN 20 | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | 101st | 103 | [3] | ||||
| 1999 | Spencer Motor Ventures | 12 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN 4 | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | 87th | 165 | [4] | |||
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
| International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
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| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | Dodge | DAY 11 | DAR 8 | TAL 2 | MCH 10 | 8th | 37 | [5] |
| 1994 | DAY 10 | DAR 3 | TAL 2 | MCH 6 | 5th | 48 | [6] | |