| Sean Rayhall | |
|---|---|
 United Autosports 2017 - Sean Rayhall | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | (1995-03-10)March 10, 1995 (age 30) |
| FAST on Dirt career | |
| Current team | Sean Rayhall Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 14 |
| Crew chief | Darl Lyons |
| Previous series | |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship European Le Mans Series American Le Mans Series IMSA Lites L1 UARA Stars CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Skip Barber National Championship Karting | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017 2013 2010 | ELMS LMP3 IMSA Lites L1 SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises |
Sean Rayhall (born March 10, 1995) is a racing driver. He competed in the LMP3 class of theEuropean Le Mans Series, winning the championship in 2017. He has also previously raced in the GT Daytona class of theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, in addition tostock cars andformula cars, where in the latter, he earned a test opportunity withChip Ganassi Racing.
Rayhall announced his retirement from professional racing at the age of 23 in a post onTwitter.[1] Three months later, he announced that he would compete in "fifteen-twenty races" in a winged sprint car with Michael Racing Group as a hobby.[2]
Rayhall was born in 1995 inWinston, Georgia.[3]
Rayhall started kart racing at the age of seven. He joined the Georgia Sprint Kart Championship in the Yamaha Junior class in 2004. In the following seasons, he would also compete in the Florida State championship and in theWKA Manufacturer's Cup. Rayhall won two championships in the 2007 Georgia Sprint Kart Championship, in the HPV 2 and Rotax Junior classes.[4]
Rayhall made his auto racing debut in late 2007 in the Skip Barber Southern Series. He won his first auto race in 2009. AtRoad Atlanta he finished first in hisReynard R/T 2000. In 2010, Rayhall raced in theFormula Enterprises and he made his debut inLegends car racing. In the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Rayhall had a tough battle for the championship withScott Rettich. The young driver from Georgia won six races. He was the fastest atNew Jersey Motorsports Park,Miller Motorsports Park,Brainerd International Raceway andVirginia International Raceway. He eventually won the championship by 23 points. In Legends, Rayhall had a very successful season at the small ovals ofAtlanta Motor Speedway andCharlotte Motor Speedway. Rayhall won both track championships. Rayhall also won the prestigious Legends Million race in the Semi Pro/Young Lions class. In 2011 Sean Rayhall made his stock car racing debut in theUSAR Pro Cup Series. A third place atNew Smyrna Speedway was his best result out of eight races.[5] The following year he continued in stock cars. This time he raced full-time in the southern basedUARA Stars. His season was almost disrupted by a big pile up during a legends race. Rayhall injured his back racing in the Big Money 100. A week later he took his only stock car win of the season atCaraway Speedway after he switched marques fromChevrolet toFord.[6] Rayhall ended up fourth in the standings of the 16-round championship whileTravis Swaim won the championship.[7]
In 2013, Rayhell switched to sports cars. Racing forComprent Motorsports, he won six races and scored twelve podium finishes out of fourteen races.Ryan Booth followed closely every race bringing the title chase to the last round. Rayhall eventually won the championship by four points. Rayhall graduated to the PC class of theAmerican Le Mans Series for the2013 Petit Le Mans. Partnered withOswaldo Negri the duo finished second in class. For 2014, Rayhall raced full-time in theUnited SportsCar Championship PC class for BAR1 Motorsport and8 Star Motorsports. He finished sixth in the PC class championship. He will make hisIndy Lights debut with 8 Star atBarber Motorsports Park in2015.[8] He won the second of two Indy Lights races in the Indy GP, leading all 35 laps. He scored his second win in the second race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
On December 16, 2018, Rayhall announced his retirement from motor racing, via his Twitter social media account,[9] effective immediately. In 2020, he raced in a 410sprint car in the Upper Midwestern racing series Interstate Racing Association (IRA).[10] He won his second semi-feature race by September.[11] He was named the 2020 IRA Rookie of the Year.[12]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest race lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Comprent Motorsports | ATL 4 | ATL Ret | NJMP 1 | NJMP 1 | MIL 1 | MIL 1 | BIR 2 | BIR 1 | VIR Ret | VIR 1 | 1st | 1203 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 Star Motorsports | STP | STP | LBH | ALA 12 | ALA 6 | IMS 2 | IMS 1 | INDY 6 | TOR | TOR | MIL | IOW | MOH 5 | MOH 1 | LAG 4 | LAG 2 | 12th | 188 | ||
| 2016 | Team Pelfrey | STP | STP | PHX | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | INDY | RDA | RDA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | WGL | LAG 4 | LAG 8 | 19th | 32 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Panoz DeltaWing Racing | P | DeltaWing DWC13 | Élan (Mazda) 1.9 LI4Turbo | DAY 12 | SEB 9 | LBH | LGA 5 | DET | WGL 7 | MOS 7 | ELK 7 | COA 5 | PET 8 | 11th | 196 |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | NissanVK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 1 | MNZ 9 | RBR 2 | LEC 1 | SPA 3 | ALG 2 | 1 | 103 |
| 2018 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | NissanVK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 5 | MNZ 5 | RBR Ret | SIL 7 | SPA[N 1] Not Entered | ALG Not Entered | 12 | 26 |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Result | Team | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37th | 8 Star Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | PC |
| 2016 | RET | PanozDeltaWing Racing | DeltaWing DWC13 | P |
| 2017 | 2nd | Starworks Motorsport | Oreca FLM09 | PC |