Gary Sheehan (racing driver)
| Gary Sheehan | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
| Car number | 47 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007-12 2007-10 2006 2004-05 2000-03, 14-21 1995-98 1992-94 | 25 Hours of Thunderhill Global Time Attack Speed World Challenge Grand-Am Road Racing US Touring Car Championship Bridgestone Racing School Jim Russell Racing School |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000, 14, 18-20 | US Touring Car Championship |
Gary Sheehan (born December 23, 1968) is an American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the Speed World Challenge, Grand-Am Cup, Global Time Attack & US Touring Car Championship, amongst others.
Racing career
[edit]Sheehan began his career in 1992 in the Jim Russell Racing School Formula 2000 Series, he raced there for many seasons up until 1994. In 1995 he switched to the Bridgestone Racing School Formula 2000 Championship, he raced there for four seasons and finished 2nd in the championship in 1997. He switched to the US Touring Car Championship for 2000, winning the championship title in his first season in the championship. He went on to finish 2nd in the standings in 2001, 2002 & 2003. In 2004 he switched to the Grand-Am Road Racing series, racing in both the GS and ST Classes. In 2005 he only raced in the ST Class. For 2006 he switched to the Speed World Challenge, only racing a single weekend in the championship. Between 2007 & 2012 he raced in the Global Time Attack series and the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. In 2014 he returned to the US Touring Car Championship in a Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L, winning the championship that year, as well as 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.[1]
In June 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Liqui Moly Team Engstler.[2][3]
Racing record
[edit]Complete TCR International Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
GER 1 11† |
GER 2 11 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
MYS 1 |
MYS 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete USTCC Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GoGoGear.com | Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L | Las Vegas
Motor Speedway |
Auto
Club Speedway |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca |
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca |
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca |
Buttonwillow
Raceway Park TBD |
Thunderhill
Raceway Park TBD |
1 | 605 |
| 2020 | GoGoGear.com | Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L | Buttonwillow
Raceway Park 1 |
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 1 |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
Buttonwillow
Raceway Park 4 |
Buttonwillow
Raceway Park 5 |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
1 | 600 | ||
| 2019 | GoGoGear.com | Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L | Las Vegas
Motor Speedway |
Auto
Club Speedway |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca |
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 1 |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
Sonoma
Raceway
|
1 | 795 | |
| 2018 | GoGoGear.com | Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L | Thunderhill
Raceway Park 2 |
Auto
Club Speedway |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 1 |
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 3 |
1 | 680 | |
| 2017 | GoGoGear.com | Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8L | Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca 5 |
Auto
Club Speedway |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 5 |
Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca 1 |
Sonoma
Raceway
|
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 3 |
Thunderhill
Raceway Park 2 |
2 | 735 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gary Sheehan career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Double USTCC champion joins Liqui Moly Team Engstler". tcr-series.com. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Gary Sheehan to drive third Volkswagen for Team Engstler". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Gary Sheehan career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- Gary Sheehan on Facebook