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Elliott Forbes-Robinson

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Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Born (1943-10-31) October 31, 1943 (age 82)
La Crescenta, California, U.S.
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

Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943, in La Crescenta, California) is an American 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]

Racing career

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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.

Forbes-Robinson 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, Forbes-Robinson competed in SCCA, IMSA’s GTU, the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, and the World Sportscar Championship.

In 1991, Forbes-Robinson drove with Robby and Johnny Unser the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Porsche [911 Cup/ with Herbert Linge + Dr. K.R.Schuster].

In 1997, Forbes-Robinson won the overall win at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

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

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

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

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

Forbes-Robinson was the 2003 Rolex Vintage Enduro Car champion.

Forbes-Robinson 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]

Forbes-Robinson 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

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He has had 51 major victories in his thirty-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

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

Racing record

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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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

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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 		MOH
 ROL2
1 		WG1
5 		CRT
1 		ROA
27 		LRP
 MOS
1 		WG2
1 		MEX
1 		DAY
4 		1st 185
Source:[9][10][11]

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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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
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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

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

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Geoff Brabham at Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, accessed September 2006". 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 "Drivers page at Howard Boss Motorsports' Official Website, accessed September 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  7. ^ "2005 driving announcement, accessed September 2006". Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
  8. ^ Elliott Forbes-Robinson at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  9. ^ "1974 SCCA/IMSA Formula Super Vee Championship Elliott Forbes-Robinson - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car stats. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Elliott Forbes-Robinson Racing highlights". driverdb.com. Driver Data base. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Formula Super Vee". autosport.com. Autosport. Archived from the original on 16 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.
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