About Chris Dyson
Born 1978. Chris Dyson is an American racing automobile driver.
Christopher Dyson (born February 24, 1978) is an American professional racing driver who competed in the American Le Mans Series for Dyson Racing from 2002 to 2013. He is currently competing in the Trans-Am Series in the TA class under the CD Racing banner where he just clinched his third consecutive TA championship (2021-2023). The son of team owner Rob Dyson, Chris is a two-time ALMS champion, having taken the LMP675 Drivers title in 2003 and earning the LMP1 Championship in 2011. He is the Vice President and Sporting Director of Dyson Racing.
Racing career Early career Dyson began his racing career at the age of 17, competing in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge championship at Lime Rock Park.
Dyson drove in seven Atlantic Championship races in 2004 and 2005, earning a best finish of 4th at Long Beach in 2005.
Grand-Am Dyson made his professional racing debut in the 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season, driving a Riley & Scott Mk III in the final two races of the season. In 2002, he finished second in the Grand-Am SRP1 points, winning five races.
Dyson has since made sporadic starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
American Le Mans Series
Having made his American Le Mans Series debut at the 2002 12 Hours of Sebring, Dyson went on to drive full-time in the series one year later, teaming with Andy Wallace in their MG-Lola EX257. Dyson took four wins and the drivers championship in the LMP 675 class.
The 2004 season saw the MG-Lola reclassified into the LMP1 category against the Audi R8s; Dyson and Wallace scored six podiums in eight races together. In 2005, he finished second in the LMP1 drivers' championship, scoring six runner-up finishes. Dyson returned to La Sarthe in the Le Mans for Ray Mallock, retiring after 19 hours.
NASCAR In August 2019, Dyson joined DGM Racing to drive their No. 90 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series' race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as a road course ringer. He would start 27th and finish 34th after crashing out of the race. Dyson returned to NASCAR in 2022, driving for Emerling-Gase Motorsports in the Xfinity Series event at Road America.
Awards Dyson was inducted into the Trans-Am Series Hall of Fame in 2025.
Motorsports career results
Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) †Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.
24 Hours of Le Mans Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2004 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers Katsutomo Kaneishi Dome S101-Judd LMP1 341 7th 6th 2009 RML Thomas Erdos Mike Newton Lola B08/86-Mazda LMP2 273 DNF DNF 2014 Caterham Racing Tom Kimber-Smith Matt McMurry Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 329 25th 11thSources:
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity 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 32 33 Pts Ref 2019 DGM Racing 90 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 104th 01 2022 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 67th 9
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Who is Chris Dyson?
American racing driver
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Chris Dyson was born on 24 February 1978 in Poughkeepsie.
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Chris Dyson is a racing automobile driver.
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Chris Dyson is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chris Dyson. https://biography.guide/chris-dyson-racing-automobile-driver/
MLA: "Chris Dyson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/chris-dyson-racing-automobile-driver/.
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