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Tom O'Gorman
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-22) October 22, 1991 (age 33)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2018
Current teamRockwell Autosport Development
TOMO Racing
Car number15
94
Former teamsHPD/Honda Racing
LA Honda World
ASM
Shea Racing
Starts148
Wins42
Podiums41
Poles36
Fastest laps36
Championship titles
2012
2013

2014
2016


2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023		SCCA ProSolo National STS
SCCA ProSolo National S4
SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared
ARRC - ITC
Pirelli World Challenge TCB
ARRC - ECR
SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared
SCCA Solo Nationals BSP
Pirelli World Challenge TCA
SCCA Solo Nationals F Prepared
SCCA Solo Nationals SS
Gridlife Touring Cup Champion
Champ Car Endurance Series
Last updated on: 3 February 2024.

Tom O'Gorman (born October 22, 1991) is an American racing driver from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

He has competed in many series of motorsport with success, including, SCCA Solo Autocross, SCCA ProSolo, SCCA Time Trials, UMI's King of the Mountain,[1] One Lap of America, WRL, 25 Hours of Thunderhill, ChampCar Endurance Series, Pirelli World Challenge, Gridlife Touring Cup, and Michelin Pilot Challenge.

Career

Early Career

Tom's interest in motorsport began at a very young age. He played many racing games as a kid, such as Gran Turismo, Live for Speed, and TOCA Race Driver.

SCCA

Tom started competing at local Cincinnati region SCCA autocross events as a teenager.

His first SCCA Solo Nationals event was in 2009 at Lincoln Air Park, which was the first year that event was held at that location.

In 2012 he won his first SCCA ProSolo National in a 1988 Honda CRX Si

In 2013 he won his first SCCA Solo Nationals in a 1972 Porsche 914/6, and was also awarded the Driver of the Year Award. In that same year he also won the SCCA Triad Award, for accomplishing three feats in a single class: win two regular season achievements and a National Championship, all in the same class.[2]

Since then, he has gone on to win 5 Solo Nationals Championships and 2 ProSolo National Championships total.

Pirelli World Challenge

Tom started racing his own car in 2015, a Honda Fit, made possible by a crowd fund from the people who knew him.[3][4]

He teamed up with Black Armor Helmets for 2016, and ended up winning the TCB Championship with that Honda Fit.

In 2017, he was a part of Shea Racing, and moved up to TCA, in a 2017 Honda Civic Si.[5] He finished 3rd in the championship that year.

In 2018, determined to win, Tom took his Honda Civic Si to 1st in the TCA Drivers' Championship and a 2nd Place in the TCA Team Championship for TOMO Racing[6].[7]

IMSA Continental Tire Challenge & Michelin Pilot Challenge

Tom was joined by Kenton Koch in the 2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, behind the wheel of an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR.[8] After making their debut mid-season at Watkins Glen, the duo claimed race victories at Virginia and Road Atlanta before season's end.[9][10]

In 2019 Tom joined the LA Honda World Racing team, co-driving their Honda Civic Type R TCR along with Shelby Blackstock. They saw success, with 2 wins, one at Daytona, and one at Sebring, and 2 more podiums that year. Unfortunately a few mechanical issues hurt their season points that year.[11]

Tom was able to get back into the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge through Rockwell Autosport Development (RAD) in 2023 at Daytona,[12] unfortunately the car was involved in an incident before he was able to drive the car. That was the only IMSA event he participated in that year.

Rockwell Autosport Development once again invited Tom to drive the car at Daytona in 2024.[13] This time it ended much better, the team and Tom finished 4th in the TCR class.

Tom O'Gorman in his #94 ASM Honda S2000 GLTC racecar at Mid-Ohio

Gridlife Touring Cup (GLTC)

Tom began racing in Gridlife Touring Cup in 2020, with a car he bought, a yellow Honda S2000.[14]

He teamed up with ASM (Andy Smedegard Motorsports) for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons. He won the GLTC Championship in 2022, one of the most difficult championships to win in grassroots racing.[15]

In 2023 he only did 4 races,[16] after deciding to take a step back and focus on driver coaching and team support.

Personal life

Early in his life, Tom attended Ohio State University for one year, before deciding to focus on his racing career.

Racing Record

Career Highlights Summary

2009

  • 2009 - SCCA Solo Nationals - E Stock - 6th Place - 1993 Toyota MR2

2010

  • 2010 - SCCA Solo Nationals - STS - 5th Place - 1990 Mazda Miata

2011

  • 2011 - SCCA Solo Nationals - STS - 9th Place - 1988 Honda CRX Si

2012

  • 2012 - SCCA Solo Nationals - STS - 3rd Place - 1988 Honda CRX Si
  • 2012 - SCCA ProSolo National - STS Champion - 1988 Honda CRX Si

2013

  • 2013 - SCCA Solo Nationals - F Prepared Champion - 1972 Porsche 914/6
  • 2013 - SCCA ProSolo National - Stock/Street Index 4 (S4) Champion - 1999 Chevy Corvette

2014

  • 2014 - American Road Race of Champions - ITC Champion - 1991 Honda Civic

2015

  • 2015 - SCCA Wilmington 2 ProSolo - E Street Prepared Class Winner - 2010 Ford Shelby GT

2016

  • 2016 - Pirelli World Challenge TCB Champion - Honda Fit[17]
  • 2016 - American Road Race of Champions - ECR Champion - STL 1995 Honda Civic
  • 2016 - SCCA Solo Nationals - F Prepared Champion - 1972 Porsche 914/6
  • 2016 - NASA 25 Hrs of Thunderhill - E1 Class - 12th Place - #93 Honda Racing/HPD 2017 Civic Si

2017

  • 2017 - American Road Race of Champions - ECR - ITX 1995 Acura Integra
  • 2017 - SCCA Solo Nationals - B Street Prepared Champion - 2002 Honda S2000
  • 2017 - NASA 25 Hrs of Thunderhill - E0 Class - 8th Place - #18 Honda Racing/Team Honda Research West Civic Type R[18]

2018

  • 2018 - Pirelli World Challenge TCA Champion - 2017 Honda Civic Si[19]
  • 2018 - American Road Race of Champions - ECR - STU 2017 Honda Civic Si
  • 2018 - SCCA Time Trials Nationals - Tuner 4 Class Winner - 2017 Honda Civic Si[20]
  • 2018 - NASA 25 Hrs of Thunderhill - E0 Class - 4th Place - #17 Honda Racing/Team Honda Research West Civic Type R

2019

  • 2019 - SCCA Time Trials Nationals - Tuner 1 Class Winner - 2016 Chevy Camaro SS[21]
  • 2019 - SCCA Solo Nationals - F Prepared Champion - 2004 Honda S2000
  • 2019 - NASA 25 Hrs of Thunderhill - E0 Class - 3rd Place - #18 Honda Racing/Team Honda Research West Civic Type R[22]

2020

  • 2020 - SCCA Great Lakes ProSolo (Peru,IN) - Street 5 Class Winner - 2019 Honda Civic Si

2021

  • 2021 - One Lap of America Overall & Class Winner - 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1[23]
  • 2021 - SCCA Time Trials Nationals - Sport 6 Class Winner - 2016 Scion FRS[24]
  • 2021 - SCCA Solo Nationals - Super Street Champion - 2020 Acura NSX[25]
  • 2021 - UMI's King of the Mountain - Super Late Model Class Winner - 2020 Acura NSX[26]

2022

  • 2022 - One Lap of America Overall & Class Winner - 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1[27]
  • 2022 - SCCA Time Trials Nationals - Unlimited 1 Class Winner & Fastest Overall Lap - 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1[28]
  • 2022 - Gridlife Touring Cup (GLTC) Champion - Honda S2000[29]

2023

  • 2023 - One Lap of America Overall & Class Winner - 2019 Porsche 911 GT3[30]
  • 2023 - Champ Car Endurance Series National Championship 14 Hrs of Road Atlanta - 1st Overall - #1 Rockwell Autosport Development 1999 Porsche Boxster (#12)[31]
  • 2023 - Champ Car Endurance Series 24 Hrs of VIR - 1st Overall - #1 Rockwell Autosport Development 1999 Porsche Boxster[32]
  • 2023 - NASA 25 Hrs of Thunderhill - E0 Class - 1st Place in Class & 3rd Overall - #25 Honda Racing/Team Honda Research West Civic Type R[33]

2024

  • 2024 - WRL Barber - GP2 Class Race 1 & 2 Winner - #715 Rockwell Autosport Development 1999 Porsche Boxster[34][35]
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Pirelli World Challenge - TCB TOMO Racing 6 0 0 0 2 479 15th
2016 Pirelli World Challenge - TCB Black Armor Helmets 10 4 2 2 6 1188 1st
2017 Pirelli World Challenge - TCA Shea Racing 12 1 1 2 4 215 3rd
2018 Pirelli World Challenge - TCA TOMO Racing 12 5 3 4 5 258 1st
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge - TCR eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing 6 2 5 2 2 186 6th
2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR LA Honda World Racing 10 2 1 1 2 265 4th
2020 Gridlife Touring Cup Independent 20 0 0 0 1 137 14th
2021 Gridlife Touring Cup ASM 27 7 4 7 9 444 4th
2022 Gridlife Touring Cup ASM 40 20 19 16 10 125 1st
2023 Gridlife Touring Cup ASM 4 1 1 2 0 13 31st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Rockwell Autosport Development 1 0 0 0 0 180 35th
2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Rockwell Autosport Development 1 280* 4th*

* Season still in progress.

Tom O'Gorman in his #94 Honda Civic Si TCA racecar

Complete Pirelli World Challenge Championship Results

(key) (Races in Bold indicate pole position)(Italics indicate Fastest Lap)

Year Team Class Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2015 TOMO Racing TCB Honda Fit MDO

12

MDO

4

MDO

12

LAG

3

LAG

5

LAG

2

15th 479
2016 Black Armor Helmets TCB Honda Fit AUS

2

AUS

2

MOS

2

MOS

2

ELK

1

ELK

1

UTA

1

UTA

1

LAG

2

LAG

2

1st 1188
2017[36] Shea Racing TCA Honda Civic Si VIR

9

VIR

11

MOS

4

MOS

1

LIM

10

LIM

3

UTA

6

UTA

3

AUS

5

AUS

4

LAG

3

LAG

2

3rd 215
2018[37] TOMO Racing TCA Honda Civic Si AUS

2

AUS

1

VIR

1

VIR

3

LIM

2

LIM

1

POR

2

POR

3

UTA

1

UTA

1

WGL

NC

WGL

4

1st 258
The #15 RAD Audi RS3 TCR at Daytona

Complete IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge & Michelin Pilot Challenge Championship Results

Year Team Class Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2018 eEuroparts.com ROWE Racing TCR Audi RS 3 LMS TCR WGL

4

LIM

2

ELK

5

VIR

1

LGA

3

ATL

1

6th 186
2019 LA Honda World Racing TCR Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) DAY

1

SEB

1

MOH

5

WGL

5

MOS

14

LIM

12

ELK

2

VIR

6

LGA

3

ATL

11

4th 265
2023 Rockwell Autosport Development TCR Audi RS 3 LMS TCR DAY

13

35th 180
2024 Rockwell Autosport Development TCR Audi RS 3 LMS TCR DAY

4

4th* 280*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  2. ^ SCCA (2014-02-13). "SCCA Announces Solo Driver and Rookie of the Year Winners". Sports Car Club of America. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. ^ SCCA (2015-10-12). "Crowdfunding a Racing Dream: The Tom O'Gorman Story". Sports Car Club of America. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ SCCA (2016-10-03). "SportsCar Feature: On The Move". Sports Car Club of America. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  5. ^ "Shea Racing, Honda Performance Development Expand 2017 Pirelli World Challenge Program". Honda Newsroom. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
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  9. ^ Myrehn, Ryan (August 18, 2018). "Trinkler, Plumb Score CTSC Win at VIR". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 14, 2023. Polesitters Tom O'Gorman and Kenton Koch took a commanding victory in the TCR class for eEuroparts.com Racing...
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Johan Schwartz
 Pirelli World Challenge TCB
Champion
2016 		Succeeded by
P. J. Groenke
Preceded by
Matt Fassnacht
 Pirelli World Challenge TCA
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
Tyler Maxson
Preceded by
Jeremy Swenson
 Gridlife Touring Cup
Champion
2022 		Succeeded by
Jeremy Swenson
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