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Elliott Forbes-Robinson

Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943 in La Crescenta, California) is a road racing race car driver.[1] He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series, including the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Super Vee, Trans-Am Series, CanAm, IMSA GTU, and the World Challenge.[2] He is known in NASCAR circles as a road course ringer. He is also a founder of the Legends Cars of 600 Racing and he designed their original car.[3]

Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Born (1943-10-31) October 31, 1943 (age 79)
La Crescenta, California
NASCAR Cup Series career
22 races run over 5 years
Best finish35th- 1981 (Winston Cup)
First race1977 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1984 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0

Racing career

SCCA


1970 ARRC National Championships C production. Porsche 914-6 fourth in C production

1972 VW Gold Cup Super Vee 4th place overall in points. 2 Wins Riverside and Portland International Raceway

1972 SCCA ARRC National Championships E Production. Porsche 914. Results Pole position, Track record, Overall win by over 30 seconds. DQ'd in post-race inspection.

1974 VW Gold Cup Super Vee championship. Seven victories and four finishes in fifth or better out of the 13 races he entered.

He was the 1982 champion of the Trans-Am Series.

Forbes-Robinson co-won the 1987 Grand Prix of Miami with Geoff Brabham.[4] In 1988, he took over the driver's seat from car owner Rick Hendrick during the final NASCAR race at Riverside International Raceway.[5]

In the mid-1990s he competed in SCCA, IMSA’s GTU, the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, and the World Sportscar Championship.

In 1991 he drives with Robby and Johnny Unser the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Porsche [911 Cup/ with Herbert Linge + Dr. K.R.Schuster].

In 1997 he won the overall win at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

In 1999 he repeated as the overall winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won the inaugural ALMS championship with teammate Butch Leitzinger for Dyson Racing.

He won the SR Class at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona, and finished fifth in the class’ points standings.

He finished seventh the 2001 SRP class points, with a second-place finish in eight starts.

He had three SRP starts in 2002. He finished third in his only SRP II start.

He was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion.

He raced in The Rolex Series in 2004, and had eight Top-5 finishes in eleven races. He co-drove with Leitzinger. He raced in the No. 4 Pontiac-Crawford Daytona Prototype car for Howard-Boss Motorsports.[6]

He continued his relationship with Boss Motorsports co-driving with Leitzinger in 2005. The duo won at Mid-Ohio, and had second-place finishes at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Homestead, and Laguna Seca in seven races. They finished fifth in the final series points.

Road racing career totals

He has had 51 major victories in his 30-year career.[7] His victory co-driving with Butch Leitzinger at the 2004 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park gave him victories in 5 consecutive decades.[6]

Awards

He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[8] in 2006.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1969 Daytona International Raceway Porsche 911 Porsche B Sedan 3 10 Running
1970 Road Atlanta Porsche 914/6 Porsche C Production 4 7 Running
1972 Road Atlanta Porsche 914 Porsche E Production 21 1 Disqualified
1973 Road Atlanta Porsche 914 Porsche E Production 19 3 Retired
1976 Road Atlanta Nissan 280Z Nissan C Production 1 1 Running
Nissan 610 Nissan B Sedan 1 1 Running
1978 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet A Production 1 1 Running

Formula Super Vee

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
1974 Lynn Racing Lola VW Brabham ROL1
2
LRP
1
LS
1
ONT
3
MDO
ROL2
1
WG1
5
CRT
1
ROA
27
LRP
MOS
1
WG2
1
MEX
1
DAY
4
1st 185

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1976 Howard & Egerton Racing 6 Chevy RSD DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NA - [12]
1977 Harris Racing 87 Dodge RSD DAY
40
RCH 69th 201 [13]
Midgley Racing 29 Dodge CAR
20
ATL
36
NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1981 Howard & Egerton Racing 86 Buick RSD
8
DAY
25
RCH CAR
10
ATL
39
TAL
16
NSV DOV CLT
10
TWS RSD
35
MCH DAY
23
NSV POC TAL
12
MCH 35th 1020 [14]
Olds BRI
27
NWS DAR MAR
Ulrich Racing 40 Buick BRI
23
DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1982 Cronkrite Racing 96 Buick DAY
28
RCH BRI ATL
40
CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL
29
NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 68th 155 [15]
1983 Bahre Racing 23 Buick DAY
40
RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 101st 43 [16]
1984 Olds DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR 45th 349 [17]
Harrington Racing 2 Buick TAL
39
NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH
24
DAY NSV POC CLT
20
NWS CAR ATL
19
RSD
Chevy TAL
38
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1976 Howard & Egerton Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1977 Harris Racing Dodge 16 40
1981 Howard & Egerton Racing Buick 37 25
1982 Cronkrite Racing Buick 18 28
1983 Bahre Racing Buick 19 40
1984 Oldsmobile DNQ

24 Hours of Le Mans results

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1971   Richie Ginther Racing   Alan Johnson Porsche 911S GT
+2.0
50 DNF DNF
1989   Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.   Takashi Yorino
  Hervé Regout
Mazda 767B GTP 365 9th 2nd
Source:[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ NASCAR statistics, accessed September 2006
  2. ^ Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announcement, accessed September 2006
  3. ^ Kimbrough, Bobby. "Evernham To Design Legend Cars For The Dirt". One Dirt.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  5. ^ "ESPN 26 hour marathon for the Top NASCAR races as it turns 50 years old at Riverside International Raceway". Top NASCAR Races. 1999. 38:00 minutes in. ESPN2. ESPN.
  6. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  7. ^ 2005 driving announcement, accessed September 2006
  8. ^ Elliott Forbes-Robinson at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  9. ^ . champcarstats.com. Champ Car stats. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ . driverdb.com. Driver Data base. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ^ . autosport.com. Autosport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "All Results of Elliot Forbes-Robinson". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

External links

  • Pictures - A tribute to EFR
  • Elliott Forbes-Robinson driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions
Preceded by US Formula Super Vee
Champion

1974
Succeeded by

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Elliott Forbes Robinson born October 31 1943 in La Crescenta California is a road racing race car driver 1 He is known for his race wins and championships in many different series including the American Le Mans Series ALMS Super Vee Trans Am Series CanAm IMSA GTU and the World Challenge 2 He is known in NASCAR circles as a road course ringer He is also a founder of the Legends Cars of 600 Racing and he designed their original car 3 Elliott Forbes RobinsonBorn 1943 10 31 October 31 1943 age 79 La Crescenta CaliforniaNASCAR Cup Series career22 races run over 5 yearsBest finish35th 1981 Winston Cup First race1977 Daytona 500 Daytona Last race1984 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta Wins Top tens Poles0 3 0 Contents 1 Racing career 2 Road racing career totals 3 Awards 4 Racing record 4 1 SCCA National Championship Runoffs 4 2 Formula Super Vee 4 3 NASCAR 4 3 1 Winston Cup Series 4 3 1 1 Daytona 500 4 4 24 Hours of Le Mans results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRacing career EditSCCA1970 ARRC National Championships C production Porsche 914 6 fourth in C production1972 VW Gold Cup Super Vee 4th place overall in points 2 Wins Riverside and Portland International Raceway1972 SCCA ARRC National Championships E Production Porsche 914 Results Pole position Track record Overall win by over 30 seconds DQ d in post race inspection 1974 VW Gold Cup Super Vee championship Seven victories and four finishes in fifth or better out of the 13 races he entered He was the 1982 champion of the Trans Am Series Forbes Robinson co won the 1987 Grand Prix of Miami with Geoff Brabham 4 In 1988 he took over the driver s seat from car owner Rick Hendrick during the final NASCAR race at Riverside International Raceway 5 In the mid 1990s he competed in SCCA IMSA s GTU the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb and the World Sportscar Championship In 1991 he drives with Robby and Johnny Unser the 24 Hours of Nurburgring for Porsche 911 Cup with Herbert Linge Dr K R Schuster In 1997 he won the overall win at the 24 Hours of Daytona In 1999 he repeated as the overall winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona He won the inaugural ALMS championship with teammate Butch Leitzinger for Dyson Racing He won the SR Class at the 2000 24 Hours of Daytona and finished fifth in the class points standings He finished seventh the 2001 SRP class points with a second place finish in eight starts He had three SRP starts in 2002 He finished third in his only SRP II start He was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion He raced in The Rolex Series in 2004 and had eight Top 5 finishes in eleven races He co drove with Leitzinger He raced in the No 4 Pontiac Crawford Daytona Prototype car for Howard Boss Motorsports 6 He continued his relationship with Boss Motorsports co driving with Leitzinger in 2005 The duo won at Mid Ohio and had second place finishes at the 24 Hours of Daytona Homestead and Laguna Seca in seven races They finished fifth in the final series points Road racing career totals EditHe has had 51 major victories in his 30 year career 7 His victory co driving with Butch Leitzinger at the 2004 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park gave him victories in 5 consecutive decades 6 Awards EditHe was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 8 in 2006 Racing record EditSCCA National Championship Runoffs Edit Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status1969 Daytona International Raceway Porsche 911 Porsche B Sedan 3 10 Running1970 Road Atlanta Porsche 914 6 Porsche C Production 4 7 Running1972 Road Atlanta Porsche 914 Porsche E Production 21 1 Disqualified1973 Road Atlanta Porsche 914 Porsche E Production 19 3 Retired1976 Road Atlanta Nissan 280Z Nissan C Production 1 1 RunningNissan 610 Nissan B Sedan 1 1 Running1978 Road Atlanta Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet A Production 1 1 RunningFormula Super Vee Edit Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points1974 Lynn Racing Lola VW Brabham ROL12 LRP1 LS1 ONT3 MDO ROL21 WG15 CRT1 ROA27 LRP MOS1 WG21 MEX1 DAY4 1st 185Source 9 10 11 NASCAR Edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Winston Cup Series Edit NASCAR Winston Cup Series resultsYear Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref1976 Howard amp Egerton Racing 6 Chevy RSD DAYDNQ CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT NA 12 1977 Harris Racing 87 Dodge RSD DAY40 RCH 69th 201 13 Midgley Racing 29 Dodge CAR20 ATL36 NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT1981 Howard amp Egerton Racing 86 Buick RSD8 DAY25 RCH CAR10 ATL39 TAL16 NSV DOV CLT10 TWS RSD35 MCH DAY23 NSV POC TAL12 MCH 35th 1020 14 Olds BRI27 NWS DAR MARUlrich Racing 40 Buick BRI23 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD1982 Cronkrite Racing 96 Buick DAY28 RCH BRI ATL40 CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL29 NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 68th 155 15 1983 Bahre Racing 23 Buick DAY40 RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 101st 43 16 1984 Olds DAYDNQ RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR 45th 349 17 Harrington Racing 2 Buick TAL39 NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH24 DAY NSV POC CLT20 NWS CAR ATL19 RSDChevy TAL38 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MARDaytona 500 Edit Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish1976 Howard amp Egerton Racing Chevrolet DNQ1977 Harris Racing Dodge 16 401981 Howard amp Egerton Racing Buick 37 251982 Cronkrite Racing Buick 18 281983 Bahre Racing Buick 19 401984 Oldsmobile DNQ24 Hours of Le Mans results Edit 24 Hours of Le Mans resultsYear Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 1971 Richie Ginther Racing Alan Johnson Porsche 911S GT 2 0 50 DNF DNF1989 Mazdaspeed Co Ltd Takashi Yorino Herve Regout Mazda 767B GTP 365 9th 2ndSource 18 See also EditMotorsports Hall of Fame of America Legends car racingReferences Edit NASCAR statistics accessed September 2006 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America announcement accessed September 2006 Kimbrough Bobby Evernham To Design Legend Cars For The Dirt One Dirt com Retrieved 26 November 2010 Geoff Brabham at Motorsports Hall of Fame of America accessed September 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2019 08 06 ESPN 26 hour marathon for the Top NASCAR races as it turns 50 years old at Riverside International Raceway Top NASCAR Races 1999 38 00 minutes in ESPN2 ESPN a b Drivers page at Howard Boss Motorsports Official Website accessed September 2006 Archived from the original on 2006 09 02 Retrieved 2006 09 12 2005 driving announcement accessed September 2006 Elliott Forbes Robinson at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1974 SCCA IMSA Formula Super Vee Championship Elliott Forbes Robinson Champion champcarstats com Champ Car stats Archived from the original on 2 July 2021 Retrieved 2 July 2021 Elliott Forbes Robinson Racing highlights driverdb com Driver Data base Archived from the original on 2 July 2021 Retrieved 2 July 2021 Formula Super Vee autosport com Autosport Archived from the original on 28 June 2021 Retrieved 28 June 2021 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 Elliott Forbes Robinson 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved January 4 2019 All Results of Elliot Forbes Robinson racingsportscars com Retrieved January 4 2019 External links EditPictures A tribute to EFR Elliott Forbes Robinson driver 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