Cooper Ian MacNeil[3] (born September 7, 1992 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a retired professional American racecar driver. He most recently competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 with co-drivers Dani Juncadella, Maro Engel, and Jules Gounon. He is son of WeatherTech owner and car collector David MacNeil. Cooper has won the 24 Hours of Daytona, Petit Le Mans three times, 12 hours of Sebring twice, and has been on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2x third place, 1x second place). He has also won the SCCA Runoffs and is a 4 time Ferrari Challenge Champion.
Alex Job Racing racing with a full ride with teammate Leh Keen. During the 12 Hours of Sebring Leh and his teammates led a strong battle throughout the race. Encountered minor hiccups and climbed one spot to a second-place finish. At Long Beach consistent podium battle. Lost lead half way through on pit stop and never regained the top position. Leh won pole at Lime Rock Park. Cooper started the Porsche and keeps team in top three before handing car to Leh who, despite several on-track run ins, brings the car home in first place under caution. Leh qualified car in third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Cooper MacNeil starts car and has excellent run, handing car over to Cooper in the GTC lead. Leh dices with #66 Porsche and #11 Porsche before finishing second. Leh and Cooper struggle with brake issues early at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finishing fourth. Cooper started car in second at Baltimore and hands off to Leh still running second. Leh lead briefly, but finished second. Cooper and Leh ran in top three for duration of VIR race, leading multiple times. Leh took the lead on final lap when #11 JDX car must pit for fuel. The win seals GTC driver championship for Cooper and team championship for Alex Job Racing. As for in the Rolex Sports Car Series Leh and Andrew finished eighth in GT points. Four third-place finishes, including Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Cooper Ian MacNeil 3 born September 7 1992 in Hinsdale Illinois is a retired professional American racecar driver He most recently competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving the No 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes Benz AMG GT3 with co drivers Dani Juncadella Maro Engel and Jules Gounon He is son of WeatherTech owner and car collector David MacNeil Cooper has won the 24 Hours of Daytona Petit Le Mans three times 12 hours of Sebring twice and has been on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times 2x third place 1x second place He has also won the SCCA Runoffs and is a 4 time Ferrari Challenge Champion Cooper MacNeilMacNeil in 2014NationalityAmericanBorn 1992 09 07 September 7 1992 age 31 Hinsdale IllinoisWeatherTech SportsCar Championship careerDebut season2009Current teamWeatherTech Racing Proton CompetitionRacing licenceFIA SilverCar number79Former teamsAlex Job Racing 1 Riley Motorsports 2 Championship titles2012 2013ALMS GTC class Contents 1 2010 2 2011 3 2012 4 Retirement 5 SCCA National Championship Runoffs 6 24 Hours of Le Mans results 7 Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results 8 References2010 editCooper won the National SCCA Touring 2 Points Championship and finished 2nd Place in the SCCA Runoffs at Road America 2011 editCooper competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona He captured his first win in Ferrari Challenge at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as well as his first win in IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge at Montreal 2012 editAlex Job Racing racing with a full ride with teammate Leh Keen During the 12 Hours of Sebring Leh and his teammates led a strong battle throughout the race Encountered minor hiccups and climbed one spot to a second place finish At Long Beach consistent podium battle Lost lead half way through on pit stop and never regained the top position Leh won pole at Lime Rock Park Cooper started the Porsche and keeps team in top three before handing car to Leh who despite several on track run ins brings the car home in first place under caution Leh qualified car in third at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Cooper MacNeil starts car and has excellent run handing car over to Cooper in the GTC lead Leh dices with 66 Porsche and 11 Porsche before finishing second Leh and Cooper struggle with brake issues early at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and finishing fourth Cooper started car in second at Baltimore and hands off to Leh still running second Leh lead briefly but finished second Cooper and Leh ran in top three for duration of VIR race leading multiple times Leh took the lead on final lap when 11 JDX car must pit for fuel The win seals GTC driver championship for Cooper and team championship for Alex Job Racing As for in the Rolex Sports Car Series Leh and Andrew finished eighth in GT points Four third place finishes including Rolex 24 At Daytona and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Retirement editMacNeil retired from racing after the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona to focus on running WeatherTech 4 SCCA National Championship Runoffs editYear Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status2009 Road America Mini Cooper S BMW Touring 3 6 10 Running2010 Road America BMW M3 BMW Touring 2 2 8 Running2012 Road America Ford Mustang GT Ford Touring 2 DNS 6 Retired2015 Daytona BMW M3 BMW Touring 2 2 2 Running2019 Virginia International Raceway Porsche Carrera S 997 2 Porsche Touring 2 1 1 Running24 Hours of Le Mans results editYear Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 2013 nbsp Larbre Competition nbsp Manuel Rodrigues nbsp Philippe Dumas Chevrolet Corvette C6 R GTEAm 268 41st 11th2014 nbsp Prospeed Competition nbsp Jeroen Bleekemolen Porsche 997 GT3 RSR GTEPro 319 33rd 5th2017 nbsp Scuderia Corsa nbsp Bill Sweedler nbsp Townsend Bell Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 331 29th 3rd2018 nbsp JMW Motorsport nbsp Liam Griffin nbsp Jeff Segal Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 332 30th 5th2019 nbsp WeatherTech Racing nbsp Robert Smith nbsp Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 333 33rd 3rd2020 nbsp WeatherTech Racing nbsp Jeff Segal nbsp Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEPro 185 DNF DNF2021 nbsp WeatherTech Racing nbsp Earl Bamber nbsp Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 911 RSR 19 GTEPro 139 DNF DNF2022 nbsp WeatherTech Racing nbsp Julien Andlauer nbsp Thomas Merrill Porsche 911 RSR 19 GTEAm 343 35th 2ndComplete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position results in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points2014 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4 0L Flat 6 DAY8 SEB4 LGA4 DET5 WGL12 MOS5 IND5 ELK2 VIR5 COA5 PET8 3rd 2952015 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4 0L Flat 6 DAY2 SEB7 LGA7 DET4 WGL5 LIM7 ELK7 VIR6 COA9 PET8 7th 2622016 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4 0L Flat 6 DAY13 SEB5 LGA7 DET7 WGL5 MOS7 LIM9 ELK11 12th 1902017 Riley Motorsports WeatherTech Racing GTD Mercedes AMG GT3 Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 V8 DAY21 SEB21 LBH1 COA6 DET12 WGL4 MOS11 LIM10 11th 254Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4 0L Flat 6 ELK9 VIR6 LGA6 PET172018 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3 9 Turbo V8 DAY10 SEB2 MDO8 DET5 WGL7 MOS8 LIM3 ELK3 VIR4 LGA8 PET1 4th 2952019 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3 9 Turbo V8 DAY23 SEB3 MDO7 DET12 WGL3 MOS9 LIM11 ELK7 VIR3 LGA2 PET5 5th 2462020 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3 9 Turbo V8 DAY7 DAY5 SEB2 ELK4 VIR13 ATL9 MDO CLT PET1 LGA7 SEB4 14th 2062021 WeatherTech Racing GTLM Porsche 911 RSR 19 Porsche 4 2 L Flat 6 DAY6 SEB1 WGL5 WGL3 LIM3 ELK1 LGA3 LBH3 VIR3 PET1 3rd 33562022 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1 76 MDG G 4 0 L Flat 6 DAY8 SEB6 7th 1701Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 DAY11 SEB3 LBH5 LGA6 WGL5 MOS4 LIM ELK VIR PETGTD Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MID DET WGL MOS LIM7 ELK11 VIR6 PET 32nd 7562023 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes AMG M159 6 2 L V8 DAY1 SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 21st 385Source 5 References edit Sportscar 365 7 November 2013 Alex Job Racing Confirms MacNeil Keen in GTD Porsche Retrieved 17 March 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Sportscar 365 9 November 2016 Cooper MacNeil Gunnar Jeannette confirmed in WeatherTech AMG GT3 Retrieved 17 March 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Pilote des 24 heures du Mans Cooper Ian MacNeil www 24h en piste com in French Retrieved 21 June 2023 Malsher Lopez David 1 February 2023 GTD Pro win a proper send off for retiring IMSA stalwart MacNeil Retrieved 2 February 2023 Cooper MacNeil Results motorsportstats com Retrieved October 27 2023 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cooper MacNeil amp oldid 1211600804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
