Elliott Forbes-Robinson

Elliott Forbes-Robinson (born October 31, 1943, in La Crescenta, California) is an American road racing race car driver. 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. 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.

Racing career 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. In 1988, he took over the driver's seat from car owner Rick Hendrick during the final NASCAR race at Riverside International Raceway.

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.

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 Forbes-Robinson has had 51 major victories in his thirty-year career. His victory co-driving with Butch Leitzinger at the 2004 Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park gave him victories in five consecutive decades. in 2006.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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 Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314 Rank Points 1974 Lynn Racing Lola VW Brabham ROL12 LRP1 LS1 ONT3 MOH ROL21 WG15 CRT1 ROA27 LRP MOS1 WG21 MEX1 DAY4 1st 185

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

Winston Cup Series 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 Pts Ref 1976 Howard & Egerton Racing 6 Chevy RSD DAY 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 - 1977 Harris Racing 87 Dodge RSD DAY RCH 69th 201 Midgley Racing 29 Dodge CAR ATL 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 DAY RCH CAR ATL TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH 35th 1020 Olds BRI NWS DAR MAR Ulrich Racing 40 Buick BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 1982 Cronkrite Racing 96 Buick DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 68th 155 1983 Bahre Racing 23 Buick DAY 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 1984 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR 45th 349 Harrington Racing 2 Buick TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD Chevy TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR

Daytona 500 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 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1971 Richie Ginther Racing Alan Johnson Porsche 911S GT+2.0 50 DNF DNF 1989 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Takashi Yorino Hervé Regout Mazda 767B GTP 365 9th 2nd