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2004 GT 10 0 0 1 -
2005 GT 11 0 1 6 8
2006 GT 7 0 0 2 -
2007 GT 9 0 0 3 -
2008 GT 10 0 0 4 9
Totals WC 59 0 1 17 8
CHIP HERR
CHIP HER
Lititz, Pa.
Age: 26
Career Highlights: 2002 Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Atlantic Tour Champion.
2008: Driving a Tindol Motorsports MAZDA6, collected seven top-five finishes
in SPEED Touring Car to finish fourth in the standings. Earned four pole
positions and won races at Lime Rock Park and Road Atlanta.
Previously: Began racing at 16 and placed seventh in his first-career Mid-
Atlantic Road Racing Series race at Summit Point in a Mazda RX-7. Has competed
in the Grand Am Cup series. In 2003, scored five wins (BeaveRun
Motorsports Complex, Lime Rock Park, VIRginia International Raceway, Road America and Gratt0n
Raceway) and had nine podium finishes in 11 races en route to winning the inaugural Mazdaspeed
Miata Cup Atlantic Tour Championship. Driving in the Spec Miata classes, Herr also won the SCCA
American Road Race of Championships (ARRC) Championship and the SCCA Mid-Atlantic Road
Racing Series Championship (MARRS). In 2004, finished second in SPEED Touring Car Rookie of
the Year standings (25 points behind RoY Dino Crescentini) after posting three top-10 finishes in 10
starts. Best finish was sixth at Lime Rock after starting fifth. Also ran two SPEED GT events with
Tiger Racing, with a 12th-place finish at Mosport a season-high. After joining the Techsport team
in the middle of the 2005, piloted Air Force Reserve Ford Focus to its highest qualifying mark ever
when he took the pole for the Denver race, where he finished fourth. Had an additional top-five
showing at Road Atlanta (fifth), and finished 15th in the Drivers’ Championship. Also drove in two
GT races, with his best outing coming at Mosport where he finished seventh. In 2006, drove full
SPEED Touring Car season in a STaSIS Audi A4. Earned first-career win at Mid-Ohio and followed it
up with wins at Road America and Mosport. An additional podium at Road Atlanta and a total of
seven top-ten finishes propelled him to a third place finish in the Drivers’ Championship, his highest-ever
points finish. Won the opening round of the SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup at Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca in his only appearance. Continued with STaSIS at the wheel of an Audi A4 in
2007. Earned six top-10 finishes, including a win a Lime Rock Park and runner-up finishes at Mid-
Ohio Sports Car Course and Mosport. Finished sixth in the SPEED Touring Car Championship.
Entered Watkins Glen SPEED GT race with Tiger Racing in a Chevrolet Corvette, but did not finish.
Personal: Born May 17, 1982. Enjoys spaghetti, pizza and ice cream. Likes the TV show Two and
a Half Men. Listens to rap and country music. His favorite movie is Days of Thunder and his racing
heroes are Lewis Hamilton and Charles Espenlaub. His favorite track is VIR.
Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)
2004 GT 2 0 0 0 -
2004 TC 10 0 0 3 -
2005 GT 2 0 0 1 -
2005 TC 10 0 2 2 -
2006 TC 10 3 6 7 3
2007 GT 1 0 0 0 -
2007 TC 10 1 4 6 6
2008 TC 10 2 7 9 4
Totals WC 55 6 19 28 3
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PIERRE KLEINUBING
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Erexim, Brazil (Resides in Florida)
Age: 34
Career Highlights: Three-time Brazilian karting champion. 1992 & 1995
Brazilian Touring Car Champion. 1997 World Challenge T2 Champion and
Rookie of the Year. 2000 and 2001 Speedvision Touring Car Champion. 2006
SPEED Touring Car Champion.
2008: Started season with a win from pole at Sebring in a RealTime Acura
TSX. Collected six more podium finishes before ending the season second in
the SPEED Touring Car Drivers’ Championship, five points behind team owner
Peter Cunningham.
Previously: Began racing karts in Brazil in 1989, winning three-straight championships before
entering the Brazilian Touring Car Championship in 1992. Won seven races from 1992 through
1995, where he won the series championship with four wins. Moved to the United States in 1996,
where he drove in IMSA endurance races, and won the 24 Hours of Moroso. In 1997, made his
World Challenge debut with a runner-up finish at St. Petersburg, and would score top-five finishes
in his first five races. Scored his first race win at Mosport Park , and proceeded to win the following
race at Pikes Peak en route to Rookie of the Year honors and a T2 Drivers’ Championship in his inaugural
campaign. Also posted the fastest race lap at Mid-Ohio and won the pole at Mosport Park (both
track records). In 1998, finished runner-up in the T2 Drivers’ Championship behind teammate
Michael Galati with three wins (Topeka, Lime Rock and Pikes Peak), six total podiums, three poles
(Topeka, Trois-Rivieres and Watkins Glen) and four fastest race laps, while setting four track
records. In 1999, finished runner-up in SPEED Touring Car with two wins (Trois-Rivieres and Laguna
Seca) and a season-high eight pole positions with RealTime Racing in an Integra. In 2000, won the
SPEED Touring Car Championship in a RealTime Racing Acura Integra R with three wins. Finished
with eight top-10s and top-fives in nine starts, along with seven podium finishes and five poles. In
2001, Won the SPEED Touring Car Championship for the second-straight year in a RealTime Racing
Acura Integra R. Earned $80,685 and accepted the third World Challenge title of his career (the
other coming in 1997). The Brazilian finished out of the top-five and top-10 only once, recording
four poles (tying Cunningham and Gigliotti for the all-time career lead) and three wins to clinch the
Championship with 257 points. In 2002, finished second in the final SPEED Touring Car point standings,
his sixth top-two finish in the series in six years. Drove RealTime Racing Acura Integra R to
three wins, seven podiums nine top-10 finishes in an 11-race season. In 2003, finished second in
the final SPEEDTouring Car point standings for the fourth time in seven years. Recorded three wins
(Mosport, Lime Rock and Road Atlanta), seven top-fives and had one pole position (Road Atlanta)
in a RealTime Racing Acura RSX-S. In 2004, ran full slate of events for the eighth-straight season
with RealTime Racing. Posted two wins, five top-five and six top-10 finishes in an Acura TSX on his
way to ending up seventh in the SPEED Touring Car Championship. Two wins came at Portland and
Road Atlanta. Set the fastest qualifying mark at Laguna Seca before finishing fourth, and recorded
race’s fastest lap during winning run at Portland. 2004 was the first time he did not finish either first
or second in the Championship. Continueing to drive an Acura TSX in 2005, led all of World
Challenge in victories with three, which came consecutively at Road Atlanta, Mid-Ohio and
Cleveland. Overall, tallied six top-five and nine top-10 finishes to finish third the SPEED Touring Car
Drivers’ Championship. Won 2006 SPEED Touring Car championship driving a RealTime Acura TSX.
Collected seven podiums, including back-to-back wins at Infineon and Miller Motorsports Park, four
consecutive poles (Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Miller Motorsports Park and Denver), and finished nine of 10
rounds in the top-five. Helped Acura to its sixth Manufacturers’ Title. Collected seven top-five finishes
in 2007, his first winless season in World Challenge. Was the polesitter at Lime Rock Park and
set the fastest race lap at Sebring and Miller Motorsports Park. Finished fourth in the Drivers’
Championship.
Personal: Born Oct. 24, 1974 and is married to Carla. Outside of racing, Pierre enjoys soccer, water
skiing and go karting. Drives an Acura RL on the street.
Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10)
1997 T2 10 2 8 9 1
1998 T2 9 3 6 6 2
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