Adam Pecorari
Adam Pecorari | |
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Born | Aston, Pennsylvania | November 28, 1984
Related to | Robbie Pecorari (brother) |
Previous series | |
2007, 2009 2006 2003–2004 | American Le Mans Series IMSA Lites USF2000 |
Championship titles | |
2006 | IMSA Lites |
Adam Pecorari (born November 28, 1984 in Aston, Pennsylvania) is a former racing driver. Pecorari won races in the USF2000 and later competed in the Atlantic Championship, IMSA Lites and other series.
Racing career
Pecorari was a successful kart racer with the World Karting Association and the International Kart Federation. Pecorari won his first IKF Grand National Championship in 1996.[1] The young driver scored two second places in the WKA championship in 1999 and 2001.[2] Pecorari also competed in the Formula A class at the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.
For 2003 Pecorari joined Andersen Walko Racing in the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. He scored one podium finish, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and finished seventh in the championship standings. Pecorari improved for 2004. The Pennsylvania native won four races, three at Mid-Ohio and another at Road America. He finished third in the championship, behind teammate Andrew Prendeville. Pecorari also made two starts in the Atlantic Championship with Jensen Motorsport. His best result was a ninth place Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Pecorari returned in the Atlantic Championship for one race in 2005, he retired with technical difficulties.[3]
For 2006 Pecorari joined Cape Motorsports in the IMSA Lites L1 class. At Road Atlanta Pecorari won the inaugural event of the series beating John Bender and Duncan Ende.[4] Pecorari went on to win the championship in dominant fashion, winning nine out of ten races. His success in the IMSA Lites prototype class landed him a seat in the American Le Mans Series with Van der Steur Racing in the LMP2 class.[5] Pecorari made his debut for the team at the 2006 Monterey Sports Car Championships. The team, with Pecorari, Gunnar van der Steur and Ben Devlin failed to finish the race. Pecorari returned for the 2007 Northeast Grand Prix. The young driver finished the Radical SR9 in tenth place overall, seventh in class. This was the best result for Pecorari at Van der Steur Racing. At the 2009 Northeast Grand Prix Pecorari and Van der Steur finished fifteenth overall, but third in class.
Complete motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Complete USF2000 National Championship results
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2003 | Andersen Walko Racing | ![]() SEB1 14 |
![]() SEB2 9 |
![]() LRP1 8 |
![]() LRP1 7 |
![]() MDO1 9 |
![]() MDO2 9 |
![]() ROA1 4 |
![]() ROA2 28 |
![]() MDO3 24 |
![]() MDO4 2 |
![]() ATL1 4 |
![]() ATL2 21 |
7th | 116 | ||||
2004 | Andersen Walko Racing | ![]() SEB1 2 |
![]() SEB2 4 |
![]() ATL1 16 |
![]() ATL2 7 |
![]() LS1 10 |
![]() LS2 7 |
![]() MOS1 2 |
![]() MOS2 4 |
![]() MDO1 17 |
![]() MDO2 1 |
![]() SON1 4 |
![]() SON2 5 |
![]() MDO3 1 |
![]() MDO4 1 |
![]() ROA1 1 |
![]() ROA2 4 |
3rd | 308 |
2005 | Andersen Walko Racing | ![]() ATL1 |
![]() ATL2 |
![]() MDO1 |
![]() MDO2 |
![]() CLE1 |
![]() CLE2 |
![]() ROA1 |
![]() ROA2 |
![]() MDO3 6 |
![]() MDO4 28 |
![]() VIR1 |
![]() VIR2 |
N.C. | N.C. |
Atlantic Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Jensen Motorsport | ![]() LBH |
![]() MTY |
![]() MIL |
![]() POR1 |
![]() POR2 |
![]() CLE |
![]() TOR |
![]() VAN |
![]() ROA |
![]() DEN |
![]() MTL 9 |
![]() LS 14 |
17th | 21 |
2005 | Polestar Racing Group | ![]() LBH |
![]() MTY 13 |
![]() POR1 |
![]() POR2 |
![]() CLE1 |
![]() CLE2 |
![]() TOR |
![]() EDM |
![]() SJO |
![]() DEN |
![]() ROA |
![]() MTL |
25th | 11 |
Star Mazda Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2007 | Hickham Motorsports | ![]() SEB |
![]() HOU DSQ |
![]() VIR |
![]() MMP |
![]() POR |
![]() CLE |
![]() TOR |
![]() RAM |
![]() TRR |
![]() MOS |
![]() RAT |
![]() LAG |
N.C. | N.C. |
References
- ^ "2012 IKF Grand National Annual". IKF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Adam Pecorari". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Adam Pecorari". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "IMSA Lites Race 1" (PDF). IMSA Lites. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "IMSA Lites Champ Pecorari Lands ALMS Ride". IMSA Lites. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- 1984 births
- Racing drivers from Pennsylvania
- World Karting Association drivers
- International Kart Federation drivers
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Living people