Randy Pobst
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| Randy Pobst | |
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| Born | June 26, 1957 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Debut season | 1977 |
Randy Franklin Pobst (born June 26, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio), also known as "RFP" or "The Rocket," is an American race car driver and journalist for Motor Trend magazine.[1]
Active in the SCCA World Challenge GT series and the Grand American series' GT class, Pobst was the 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2010 SCCA World Challenge GT champion, the 1996 North American Touring Car Championship title winner, and the 2005, 2006 and 2007 SCCA World Challenge TC vice-champion. He is also a two-time class winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, in 2001 and 2006.
Randy Pobst has more than 90 pro wins. He is currently a Mazda, Volvo, Audi and Porsche factory supported driver.
Career
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2004-2007
From 2005-2007, he drove for Mazda with Tri-Point Racing in a Mazda 6 in the SCCA World Challenge Touring Car series, finishing second in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2007 and 2008, he won the SCCA World Challenge GT Championship with K-Pax/3R Racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car. He repeated the feat in 2010 in a K-Pax Racing Volvo S60.
2008
In 2008 he raced in a Volkswagen GTI for APR Motorsport in the KONI Challenge Series and for Stevenson Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Pontiac GXP.
2009
Randy returned to K-Pax/3R Racing to defend his two Speed World Challenge GT Class championships, but in a Volvo Touring Car instead of a Porsche GT3 (K-Pax/3R switched to Volvo for this season). Additionally, Randy raced for Gotham Racing at the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche GT.
2010
World Challenge GT Champion
2014
He drove on the track for Motor Trend magazine.
2015
Randy drives for PPR in a 700 hp Nissan GT-R in preparation for the 2016 Pikes Peak race in Colorado.
Randy hosts a show called The Racing Line on the MotorTrend YouTube channel where he teaches about the basics of being a racing driver.
In December, Randy was inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame
2017
Randy drove with Thing 3 Racing for the 7hr Enduro at Road Atlanta with World Racing League. The team took home the "GTO" class win on Friday when the sun set.
On September 23, 2017, Randy drove with KSR (Kevin Smith Racing)/Flatout Racing in the ChumpCar World Series endurance racing series event The Sebring 14. The team won the 14 hour race with Randy scoring the fastest lap of the race with a 2:33.427 in a 1995 Lexus SC300.
SportsCar Magazine
For many years, Randy has written a column titled "Pobst Position" in SCCA's monthly automobile publication, "SportsCar Magazine," to present his thoughts and opinions on professional and amateur racing. The article discusses everything from his personal career challenges to proper competitor behavior at the wheel of a race car.
Personal life
Randy is a vegetarian, healthy food nut, and a motorcycle enthusiast with a sizable collection, with many vintage Japanese and cafe racer-style bikes. [2]
Motorsports career results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Road Atlanta | Honda Civic Si | Honda | Showroom Stock C | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 1992 | Road Atlanta | Mazda Miata | Mazda | Showroom Stock C | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 1993 | Road Atlanta | Mazda Miata | Mazda | Showroom Stock C | 2 | Disqualified | |
| 1994 | Road Atlanta | Mazda Miata | Mazda | Showroom Stock C | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 1995 | Road Atlanta | Mazda Miata | Mazda | Showroom Stock B | 2 | 6 | Running |
| BMW M3 | BMW | Showroom Stock A | 1 | 1 | Running |
North American Touring Car Championship
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| North American Touring Car Championship results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | No. | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | NATCC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | TC Kline Racing | 12 | Honda Accord | LRP 2 |
LRP 3 |
DET 6 |
DET 2 |
PIR 1* |
PIR 1* |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
TRV 3 |
TRV 1 |
MOH 10 |
MOH 3 |
VAN 2 |
VAN 4 |
LS 1 |
LS 2 |
1st | 282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | TC Kline Racing | 1 | BMW 320i | LBH 3 |
LBH 2 |
SAV 6 |
SAV 9 |
DET 9 |
DET 9 |
PIR 3 |
PIR 6 |
CLE 2 |
CLE 4 |
TOR 7 |
TOR 7 |
MOH 8 |
MOH 9 |
VAN 6 |
VAN 2 |
LS 5 |
LS 4 |
5th | 188 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070928023139/http://www.grand-am.com/DriverTeam/Drivers.asp?DriverID=47. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Little Team That Could: RandyPobst.com". Randypobst.com. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Randy Pobst driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Randy Pobst Interview on The Road Racers Podcast
- 1957 births
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio
- Racing drivers from Ohio
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- North American Touring Car Championship drivers
- SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners