Tom gloy race car driver

Round eight of the 2001 transam series bfgoodrich tires cup will be on the elkhart lake, wis. Owner tom gloy and driver brian simo were pleased with the turnkey delivery, and confirmed the new car will debut before the end of the season. Lets start off at the very beginning, can you tell me a little bit about how and when you first got infected by the car bug. All in all, the car has survived really well except for the faded paint and the wornthrough upholstery, which gloy reveals at car shows but. First indy car driver to complete every lap of every race during a season 2004. Waltrip started 11th and was running fourth exiting the last turn when tom sneva touched the rear of cale yarboroughs car, knocking yarborough into leader a. Upon his retirement from racing, gloy started playing with hotrods. Tom gloy born june 11, 1947, lafayette, california, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Mustang drivers captured all the poles, wins and all but two of the fastest race laps.

Nov 16, 2017 paul newman in the tom gloy havoline 1995 mustang scca transam car stay safe and healthy. The team often fielded trucks for veterans of the trans am series. The hall will induct five new members during sonoma race week in june of next year. Sports car racing photo gallery of tom gloy usas cars photo gallery. From 1997 to 1999 he owned a team in nascars craftsman truck series.

Tom now works as a university and college teaching assistant and is also track manager, track safety consultant and racing instructor of the autobahn country club, in joliet, illinois, which combines a roadrace track for performance driving along with normal country club facilities. Gloy competed in 17 races that year, winning three and finishing among the top five in 12 others. One of those is the former tom gloy mustang driven by schroeder in its glory days and more recently by petkus. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Tom long is a professional racer, coach, and development driver. Tom gloy is known for his low and fast driving, having spent 25 years racing cars on various circuits. Gloy won the transam title in 1984 and dallenbach won it last year. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. Despite competing in only 3 events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten. Revival of atlantic series under scca pro racing is in the works. Racing legend tom gloy wins goodguys 2012 hot rod of the year. Paul newman in the tom gloy havoline 1995 mustang scca. At gloy, fellows continued his success in racing rileya and scott mustangs in trans am.

Tom gloy racing, tommy bahama test riley and scott chassis. In 1979, gloy won the formula atlantic series championship. Tom gloy born june 11, 1947 in lafayette, california is a former driver in the cart championship car series. He was founder and organiser of historic grand prix series which ran a few years back. Despite competing in only three events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten. He won the 1984 championship driving a mercury capri for roush racing. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jeff gordon, mike bliss, rick mears among 12 finalists for. In 1998, borkowski also ran his second 24 hours of daytona, campaigning a tom gloy fielded gt1 ford mustang cobra alongside drivers tony kanaan and robbie buhl, finishing third in class. Tom gloy was hired to codrive in place of morton for the june 5 race at midohio. Tom gloy born june 11, 1947 in lafayette, california, is a former driver in the cart championship car series.

As a mazda motorsports factory driver, tom will continue in his role as mazdas tcr testing and development driver in 2020. Profile for racing driver tom gloy from united states. Borkowski has raced in a variety of cars and series, is experienced in both road and oval racing, but is best known for his victory over tommy kendall in the 1997 transam series race at pikes peak international raceway, ending kendalls historic run of 11 consecutive race wins. For the first two years, the race was part of the formula one world championship, before becoming a round of the cart series in 1983. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. He was sure it had traction control, because it got out of the hole so. He owned a team in nascars craftsman truck series from 1997 to 1999. Imsa record for wins within brabhams grasp sun sentinel. Tom gloy usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Michael john borkowski born may 6, 1973 in the bronx, new york is an american race car driver. Tom gloy, who raced in the 1984 indianapolis 500, clipped signature.

The caesars palace grand prix was a car race held in las vegas between 1981 and 1984. James and tom gloy in victory lane following the sunbank 24 at daytona international speedway. The funniest part was that one driver kept protesting the car. The next race for tom gloy racing will be at road america on august 18, 2001. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Dan gurney beats parnelli jones in the closest trans am race at green valley raceway by three feet. Saturday ism raceway notebook jayskis nascar silly.

Reffners final feature wins came in 1999 when he won a pair of races at marshfield speedway. First transam race held on march 25 is won by austrian formula one driver, jochen rindt, in an alfa gta at sebring. He set many records during the 1997 trans am season but the most impressive were his 11straight race wins. It was uncomfortable in a sense, brabham said of working with temporary codriver gloy. Driver dorsey schroeder reunited with winning mustang. It was a guest appearance in the car raced in scca gt1 by the late bud thurston that huffaker customer pat lind acquired a few years ago. He did appear in one event at madison in the early 2000s with asl. In race 1, it was waltrip who came out on top, in one of the wildest finishes in racing history. Transam champion in 1984 and won the north american formula atlantic title in 1979, tom also raced in imsa, winning at midohio in 1988 with geoff brabham. Tommy bahama is the primary sponsor for the simo entry. Auto racing history trans am champions deep throttle. Tom gloy is a former driver in the cart championship car series. In group 10 the popular pro driver boris said set the pace all weekend driving a 1999 c5 corvette built and prepped by joe huffaker. See more ideas about nascar, nascar racing and race cars.

The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Driver tom gloy 1980 usac champ car series results. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Nissandatsun was a presenting sponsor of both races. Find everything in one place on tom gloy including their biography, latest news and updates.

Ford easily took the manufacturers championship with wins in races. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. A tribute to tom reffner madison international speedway. Still racing, very competitively too, in historics around the world, in which he has been one of the leading lights of the genre. Mark donohue won 10 of 12 races, including eight in a row. But the biggest story of the year was the roush racings tom kendall. Regular members racing drivers who have participated successfully in major professional events, i. Tom gloy said we should come and drive his corvette, and it was just wonderful. Kneifel stands tall on transam circuit chicago tribune. Textron automotive to serve as primary sponsor on tom gloy racing transam entry for driver mike. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with 6 career starts. Press release textron automotive announces sponsorship of scca car and driver.

Despite competing in only 3 events in 1980, he finished. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with 6 career starts, including the 1984 indianapolis 500. He has also been the lead development driver for the global mazda mx5 cup car since its inception. Became a very successful team owner, constructor and advisor. Ribbs, wally dallenbach and tom gloy among their drivers. So i keep it to a limited number of cars, and i try to have the best. Previous nominees include nascar veteran mike bliss, dave byrd, cope, mike david, dave fuge, tom gloy, lance hooper, tommy kendall, rick mears, danny ongais, jim pettit ii, greg pickett, tom sneva and george snider. Black driver plans to be firts at indy the new york times. The trio, along with scott pruett, drove their jack roushowned mustang to a seventhplace overall finish in. Click on the site to see tom gloys career results at that track glossary. Lives in colorado, and during his career he raced in formula ford, formula b and formula atlantic amongst others. Tom was later president of blair racing, which fielded a car driven by alex barron in.