| Randy Pobst |
Career Highlights: Porsche (2001), Audi (2003-04) and Mazda (2005-07) factory driver, second on all-time active road racing drivers′ career win list with more than 70 victories. 1992 Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock C Champion, 1995 Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock A Champion, 1996 North American Super Touring Champion, 1997 North American Super Touring Series Champion, Won the 2001 and 2006 Daytona 24 Hour race in GT class. Six SCCA Solo National Championships. 2003 and 2007 SPEED GT Champion.
2007: Competed in both categories, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 for K-PAX Racing/Jim Haughey LLC, and a Mazda6 for Tri-Point Motorsports, his third year with the team. Finished second in SPEED Touring Car Championship for the third year in-a-row on the strength of six top-five finishes including a pair of victories from pole at the Watkins Glen doubleheader, where he also reset the qualifying and race lap records. Coupled with his SPEED GT victory, set a new Watkins Glen record of three professional race wins in a single weekend. Won SPEED GT race at Toronto as well, one of seven top-five finishes, which propelled him to his second SPEED GT Drivers′ Championship.
Previously: Began racing in 1985 at Sebring. Won six SCCA national Solo championships. Prepared and raced his own Mazda Miata in SCCA Club Racing events from 1992 through 1995, finishing first or second every year, including a win in 1992. Also won the 1995 Runoffs in SSA driving a BMW. Won two Firestone Firehawk championships. Has had six starts at the SCCA Runoffs. Has two touring car championships. Won the 2001 24 hour race at Daytona. In 2001 signed a deal with Porsche as a factory driver. In 2002, missing three races he was still able to finish third in points in the SPEED GT. driving a Porsche. Competed in ALMS and Grand Am. Also, drove in four ALMS races in the GT class, with a season-best finish of second in class at the Petit Le Mans. Finished fourth in Worldwide Porsche Cup point championship. In 2003, drove a factory Audi RS 6 en route to winning the SPEED GT Drivers′ Championship. In 10 SPEED GT races, Pobst recorded two wins (Road Atlanta and Puerto Rico), eight podium finishes, started from the pole position three times and set one fast race lap record (Puerto Rico). Helped Audi win its second SPEED GT Manufacturers′ Championship. In 2004, earned one win (Lime Rock) in 10 SPEED GT starts. Finished first or second in four of five events during one stretch. Drove an Audi R 6 for Champion Racing and nailed down fastest qualifier twice (Lime Rock and Road America). Also turned in fastest race lap at both Lime Rock and Mid-Ohio. Finished second in the 2005 Touring Car Drivers′ Championship on the strength of two wins (St. Pete, Portland), four poles (St. Pete, Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Portland) and seven front-row starts. Led Mazda to a second-place finish in the Manufacturers′ Championship. Finished runner-up in 2006 SPEED TC Drivers′ Championship in second year with the Tri-Point Mazda team. Took the pole and win at St. Petersburg and returned to the top of the podium again with a victory at Road Atlanta. Claimed a total of seven top-five finishes and only once finished outside the top-10 (Laguna Seca). Also contested two SPEED GT rounds in an At Speed Porsche 911 Cup, finishing eighth at Road Atlanta and helping Porsche win the Manufacturers′ Championship by winning the season finale at Laguna Seca.
