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Ed Pimm at the 1986 Indianapolis 500

Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He raced in the 1984–1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985–1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

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In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th-place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting 40th but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record

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American open–wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1978 Road Atlanta Zink Ford Formula Ford 9 8 Running
1979 Road Atlanta PBS Ford Formula Ford 27 14 Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
1980 Fleet Power Racing MIL
22 		POC
3 		MDO
18 		MIN1
22 		MIN2
7 		ONT 10th 210

Formula Super Vee

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1983 Red Roof Inns Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83 VW Brabham LBH
9 		MSP
4 		MIL
1 		CLE
3 		ROA
4 		POC
1 		MDO
1 		MCH
1 		RIV
1 		LS
6 		PHX
8 		1st 151
Source:[1][2]

Indy Car World Series

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1984 Jet Engineering LBH
12 		PHX1
Wth 		INDY
DNQ 		MIL
19 		POR
16 		MEA
22 		CLE
DNQ 		MIS1
33 		36th 5 [3]
All American Racers ROA
26 		POC
13 		MDO
22 		SAN
22 		MIS2
19 		PHX2
10 		LAG
12 		LVG
19
1985 All American Racers LBH
12 		INDY
9 		MIL
21 		POR
19 		MEA
DNQ 		CLE MIS1
5 		ROA
11 		POC
20 		MDO
9 		SAN
8 		MIS2
3 		LAG
14 		PHX
9 		MIA
12 		13th 45 [4]
1986 Curb-All American Racers PHX1
22 		LBH
22 		INDY
17 		MIL
10 		POR
6 		MEA
12 		CLE
Wth 		TOR MIS1
15 		POC
24 		MDO SAN MIS2
7 		ROA LAG
11 		PHX2
7 		MIA
10 		18th 29 [5]
1987 Curb Motorsports LBH PHX INDY
21 		MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MIS
16 		POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MIA 41st 0 [6]
1988 Elmer Fields Racing PHX LBH INDY
DNQ 		MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MIS POC 35th 1 [7]
Gary Trout Motorsports MDO
12 		ROA
15 		NAZ LAG MIA

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1984 March Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1985 Eagle Cosworth 22nd 9th
1986 March Cosworth 10th 17th
1987 March Cosworth 30th 21st
1988 March Cosworth Qualifying Crash

NASCAR 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1987 Curb Racing 98 Buick DAY
DNQ 		CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL
27 		CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
34 		POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL
42 		64th 185 [8]
1988 DAY
24 		RCH
DNQ 		CAR
34 		ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 60th 152 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "US Formula Super Vee 1983". Old Racing cars. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.
  3. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ed Pimm – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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  • Ed Pimm driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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Champion
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