Chris Festa
| Chris Festa | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | September 5, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
| Years active | 2005-2008 |
| Teams | Sam Schmidt Motorsports Cheever Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Alliance Motorsports |
| Starts | 40 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2005 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004 2003 |
Toyota Atlantic U.S. Formula Ford 2000 Zetec |
Chris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.
Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd (3 times) and won the pole for the first race of the 2007 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Festa finished 6th, 8th, and 10th in series points in his first three seasons in the Pro Series, respectively. He previously competed in the Toyota Atlantic series in 2004 and finished 8th in series points. Chris Festa was a surprise addition to the #7 SAMAX Motorsport Daytona Prototype team for the 2007 24 Hours of Daytona, but drove well and the team finished a respectable 6th place. He returned to the series, now known as the Firestone Indy Lights Series driving for the new Alliance Motorsports team. Festa left the team after 7 races with a best finish of 5th in the season opener at Homestead-Miami. He finished 22nd in points.
Chris Festa is a brother of Kappa Sigma at Florida State University.
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