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Andrew Aquilante

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Andrew Aquilante
Born (1987-06-16) June 16, 1987 (age 37)
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Pirelli World Challenge career
Debut season2015
Current teamPhoenix Performance Racing Team
Starts17
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps1

Andrew Aquilante (born June 16, 1987) is an American racing driver competing in such disciplines as the SCCA National Championship Runoffs and the Trans-Am Series.

Career history

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Aquilante began racing quarter midgets at eight years old.[1] Hoosier Racing Tire honored Aquilante in 2022 with the Hoosier Hero award.[2]

SCCA competition

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Aquilante began racing in SCCA competition in 2004.[1] Aquilante has become shown success at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs winning his fourteenth championship in 2023 which places him third all time behind Jerry Hansen and John Heinricy.[3] His championships have come among two classes Grand Touring 2 (GT2) and Touring 1 (T1).

Pro competition

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In 2008 and 2009, Aquilante drove for Subaru Road Racing Team in the Koni Challenge Series.[4] In 2009, he finished second in the championship earning three podiums.[5] In 2015, Aquilante drove in the Pirelli World Challenge (now GT World Challenge America) in the GTS class driving a Ford Mustang Boss 302. He finished second in the championship earning one win and multiple podiums.[6][7] In 2018, Aquilante entered the Trans-Am Series.[8]

Racing record

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SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
2004 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 10 11 Running
2005 Mid-Ohio Dodge Viper Dodge Touring 1 4 6 Running
2006 Heartland Park Topeka Dodge Viper SRT-10 Dodge Touring 1 21 3 Running
Pontiac Solstice Pontiac Showroom Stock B 14 1 Running
2007 Heartland Park Topeka Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 1 1 Running
2008 Heartland Park Topeka Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 12 1 Running
2011 Road America Ford Mustang GT Ford Touring 2 17 1 Running
2012 Road America Mustang Boss 302 Ford Touring 1 2 2 Running
2013 Road America Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 1 1 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 1 1 Running
2014 Laguna Seca Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 2 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 1 1 Running
2015 Daytona Mustang Boss 302 Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running
2016 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 15 2 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 2 1 Running
2017 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 1 1 Running
2018 Sonoma Raceway Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 2 1 Running
Ford Mustang Ford GT2 18 2 Running
2019 Virginia International Raceway Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 2 1 Running
Ford Mustang Ford GT2 1 1 Running
2020 Road America Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet Touring 1 12 1 Running
Ford Mustang Ford GT2 1 1 Running
2021 Indianapolis Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 2 1 Running
2022 Virginia International Raceway Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running
Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet GT2 1 1 Running
2023 Virginia International Raceway Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running
2024 Road America Ford Mustang Ford Touring 1 1 1 Running

Pirelli World Challenge

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Year Team Car Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2015 Phoenix American Motorsports Ford Mustang Boss 302 GTS AUS
2
AUS
3
SPGP
20
SPGP
2
BAR
3
|BAR
4
MOS
4
MOS
5
ROA
4
ROA
1
MOH
3
MOH
8
UTA
10
UTA
12
SONO
4
SONO
3
LAG
3
2nd 1463

References

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  1. ^ a b Royle, Phillip (May 8, 2018). "Andrew Aquilante, eight-time SCCA Runoffs champ and pro racer". Racer.
  2. ^ Winer, Madeleine (December 27, 2022). "Hoosier Racing Tire Introduces the Hoosier Hero Program". TireReview.com.
  3. ^ "Aquilante Bags 14th Career Championship in T1 in Flag to Flag Victory". SCCA. September 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Castaneira, Tony (July 19, 2009). "Josh Hurley and Ian Baas Dominate Grand-Am Koni Challenge at Barber". Bleacher Report.
  5. ^ "Career Overview". Driver Database. October 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wilson wins Round 5 GTS race at Barber Motorsports Park". Motorsport.com. April 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Aquilante Surges to Road America GTS Win, Vaults to GTS Points Lead". Phoenix Performance. July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "Paul Fix and Rafa Matos Grab First Trans Am Poles of 2018 at Sebring". Trans-Am Series. March 3, 2018.