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The Drivers 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 3 110 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide PIERRE KLEINUBING pee-AIR KLINE-you-bing 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 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide 111 The Drivers
The Drivers 1999 TC 10 2 8 9 2 2000 TC 9 3 8 8 1 2001 TC 10 3 9 9 1 2002 TC 11 3 7 9 2 2003 TC 10 3 7 7 2 2004 TC 10 2 5 6 7 2005 TC 11 3 6 9 3 2006 TC 10 2 9 10 1 2007 TC 10 0 7 7 4 2008 TC 10 1 7 9 2 Totals WC 120 27 87 98 1 BRIAN KUBINSKI BREI-in Koo-BIN-ski Plainfield, Ill. Age: 35 Career Highlights: 2007 SPEED GT Rookie of the Year. 2008: Entered four SPEED GT races in a CRP Racing Corvette. The team’s attempt at a full season was hampered by a trailer fire after Sebring. Tied career-best finish of fifth at Road America. Previous: More than 20 years racing experience, beginning with karts and continuing with Skip Barber Formula Fords, Zerex Saab Pro Series, Mid- American Stock Car Series, ASA Stock Cars and NASCAR Short Track Late Models, SCCA Club Racing, Trans Am Pro Series and American GT. Was the 2003 SCCA Central Division points champion in GT-1. Entered first SPEED GT races in 2006 at Road America and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca driving a Chevrolet Corvette. Posted a mechanical DNF at Road America and a 21st at Laguna Seca. Driving a Chevrolet Corvette in 2007, posted top-10 finishes at Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio and Mosport, where he finished a career-high fifth. Tied Jeffrey Robbins in the Piloti SPEED GT Rookie of the Year points, but collected the title thanks to his strong finish at Mosport. Personal: Born December 8, 1973. Is the Vice President of Diamond Unlimited. Drives a Yukon Denali on the street. Is married to Carrie with two children (Jake and Zach). Favorite food is chicken marsala. The Grand Prix of Toronto street course is his favorite track. Scott Pruett and Ron Fellows are his racing heroes. Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10) 2006 GT 2 0 0 0 - 2007 GT 10 0 1 3 - 2008 GT 4 0 1 1 - Totals WC 16 0 2 4 - PATRICK LINDSEY PAT-tick LIND-see New York, N.Y. Age: 26 2008: Raced Horton Motorsports MAZDA 6 in first full season of SPEED Touring Car. Highest finish of 10th came at Miller Motorsports Park. Qualified second at Road Atlanta. Previously: Raced in Performance Touring, TT and American Iron series with NASA. Was the 2006 NASA National Champion in PTA/TTA. Won an American Iron race at the wheel of a Ford Mustang. Continued racing American Iron Mustangs in 2007, winning five races in seven starts. Made SPEED Touring Car debut in 2007 driving a MAZDA6 for Horton Motorsports at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, finished 12th. 112 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide Personal: Born April 22, 1982. First job was at Starbucks, but is currently a stock broker with Sloan Securities. Drives a Chevy truck on the street. Enjoys hibachi food and lists Family Guy as his favorite TV show. Hobbies include golf and shooting as well as spending time with his family in Santa Barbra. Townsend Bell and Ron Fellows are his racing heroes. Infineon Raceway is his favorite track. Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10) 2007 TC 1 0 0 0 - 2008 TC 10 0 0 1 - Totals WC 1 0 0 0 - CINDI LUX SIN-dee LUHX Aloha, Ore. Age: 47 2008: Ran Mopar Dodge Viper in second season of SPEED GT. Finished fifth, a career-high, at Miller Motorsports Park, after qualifying third. Ended the season 14th in the Drivers’ Championship with a total of five top-10 finishes. Previous: Accomplished ALMS and SCCA Club racer. In 1999 was the inaugural Women’s Global GT Series Champion in ALMS and also scored a topfive at Petit Le Mans driving a Porsche 911 RSR. Had another top-five finish at Petit LeMans and three podium finishes in the Women’s Global GT Series the following year. Holds four consecutive SCCA Club Racing NorPac Divisional Championships (2003-2006) in T1. Suffered brake problems in 2006 T1 Runoffs race while leading. In 2007, entered six races in Dodge Viper as co-owner of Naykid Racing. Best finish was 11th at both Mosport and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which earned her two Piloti Rookie of the Race Awards. Personal: Born February 13, 1962. Drives A BMW 330 on the street. Married to Fred. Enjoys sushi and classic rock. Night at the Roxberry is her favorite movie. Lists Road America, Road Atlanta and Mosport as her favorite tracks. Year Class Starts Wins Top-5 Top-10 Pts. Fin. (T10) 2007 GT 6 0 0 0 - 2008 GT 8 0 1 5 - Totals WC 14 0 1 5 - JASON MARTINELLI JAY-sun mar-tin-EL-ee Roxbury, Conn. Age: 32 2008: Entered five SPEED Touring Car events in the Tecmark BMW 325Ci. Best finish was seventh at Sebring. Previously: Finished 10th in his first race, driving in the Grand-Am GT class at Daytona in 2003. Continued racing with Grand-Am Cup, leading the most laps at VIR, finishing 12th at Daytona and 11th at Mid-Ohio. Best SPEED World Challenge Touring Car finish came in 2005, with a 12th at Road Atlanta. Entered the 2006 SPEED Touring Car finale at Laguna Seca, but suffered a mechanical DNF after qualifying his BMW 325Ci 18th. Entered eight races in 2007 driving the Tecmark BMW 325Ci. Collected his first top-ten finishes at Lime Rock Park and Toronto. Qualified a career-high sixth at Mid-Ohio. Earned the B&M Holeshot Award at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Personal: Born April 20, 1976. Drives a BMW M3 on the street. Favorite food is duck and favorite movie is Full Metal Jacket . Says Lime Rock is his favorite track and Al Holbert is his racing hero. Played college football at Virginia Tech. 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide 113 The Drivers
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