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==Racing career==
==Racing career==
===Early career===
===Early career===
De Phillippi began [[karting]] at the age of 5 years old and by the time he was 14 years old, he had won 21 national titles, including the only person to ever win 4 SKUSA SuperNational titles. Additionally, at the age of 14, De Phillippi was selected to participate in the Brazilian Granja Viana 500 endurance kart race for Team USA.
Phillippi began [[karting]] at the age of 5 years old and by the time he was 14 years old, he had won 21 national titles, including the only person to ever win 4 SKUSA SuperNational titles. Additionally, at the age of 14, Phillippi was selected to participate in the Brazilian Granja Viana 500 endurance kart race for Team USA.


===2008-2009 Skip Barber===
===2008-2009 Skip Barber===
In 2008, he made the move from karting to open wheel racing, winning the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors. De Phillippi also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out, beating out 50 other competitors and earning him a full ride in the [[Skip Barber National Championship]] for 2008 as part of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Program. Connor finished sixth in his first national open wheel series and was awarded the Rising Star Award by eFormulaCarNews.com and their viewers.
In 2008, he made the move from karting to open wheel racing, winning the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors. Phillippi also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out, beating out 50 other competitors and earning him a full ride in the [[Skip Barber National Championship]] for 2008 as part of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Program. Connor finished sixth in his first national open wheel series and was awarded the Rising Star Award by eFormulaCarNews.com and their viewers.


===Skip Barber National Championship & Team USA Scholarship Winner===
===Skip Barber National Championship & Team USA Scholarship Winner===

Revision as of 13:31, 26 September 2012

Connor Phillippi
File:Connor De Phillippi Winning the 2012 Night Before the 500.jpg
Connor De Phillippi Winning 2012 Night Before the 500
Connor De Phillippi Winning 2012 Night Before the 500
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1992-12-25) December 25, 1992 (age 31)
Star Mazda Championship career
Debut season2010
Current teamJuncos Racing
Car number2
Former teamsTeam Pelfrey, JDC Motorsports
Starts30
Wins7
Poles5
Best finish2nd in 2011
Previous series
2009

2008		Skip Barber National Championship
Skip Barber West Coast Series
Championship titles
2008
2009		Skip Barber West Coast Series
Skip Barber National Championship
Awards
2008
2009
2009
2010		Skip Barber Shoot-Out Winner
Team USA Scholarship Winner
Walter Hayes Trophy Award
Star Mazda Rookie of the Year
Last updated on: June 29, 2012.

Connor De Phillippi (born December 25, 1992) is an American racing driver from San Clemente, California.

Racing career

Early career

Phillippi began karting at the age of 5 years old and by the time he was 14 years old, he had won 21 national titles, including the only person to ever win 4 SKUSA SuperNational titles. Additionally, at the age of 14, Phillippi was selected to participate in the Brazilian Granja Viana 500 endurance kart race for Team USA.

2008-2009 Skip Barber

In 2008, he made the move from karting to open wheel racing, winning the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors. Phillippi also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out, beating out 50 other competitors and earning him a full ride in the Skip Barber National Championship for 2008 as part of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Program. Connor finished sixth in his first national open wheel series and was awarded the Rising Star Award by eFormulaCarNews.com and their viewers.

Skip Barber National Championship & Team USA Scholarship Winner

In 2009, he won the Skip Barber National Championship, winning a record 7 of the 14 races. By winning the Skip Barber National Championship, De Phillippi won a full-ride for the 2010 Star Mazda Championship Series as part of the Mazda Road to Indy Program. He also participated in the Formula Ford Festival at Silverstone Circuit after winning the Team USA Scholarship, where he became the youngest and only second American to ever win the Walter Hayes Trophy. De Phillippi also won the 2009 Silver State Championship in the U.S. Legends Series.

Star Mazda Championship Series

In 2010, De Phillippi moved up to the Star Mazda Championship for JDC Motorsports, finishing third in points, capturing his first victory in the final race of the season at Road America and Rookie of the Year honors.[1]

In 2011, Connor returned to the Star Mazda Championship, driving this time for former IndyCar Series owner Dale Pelfrey and his revitalized Team Pelfrey.[2] He started off the 2011 season opener just as he finished the 2010 season, with a win at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg[3] and also won the highly coveted Night Before the 500[4] at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. De Phillippi also set the track record (19.999 seconds), started from pole and led all 85 laps. De Phillippi went on to win 2 more races at Circuit Trois-Rivières and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. He was the runner up in the championship to Tristan Vautier, capturing a season leading 4 wins on the season, while helping Team Pelfrey win the series team championship.

While Connor had plans of moving up to the Indy Lights series, a last second deal fell through. Connor was able to secure a seat for the 2012, this time driving for Ricardo Juncos and Juncos Racing, who won the 2010 Star Mazda Championship with Conor Daly, who is now driving in GP3 for the Lotus GP team. Just as the 2011 season began, Connor started the season off with a bang and took the round 1, race 1 victory during the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg[5] This years field is very competitive because international drivers are beginning to see the value in the tiered, Mazda Road to Indy Program. During round 5 of the 2012, Connor again dominated the Night Before the 500[6] taking pole position, leading every lap and recording the fastest lap of the race. With 12 of the 17 races completed in the 2011, Connor is currently 4th in the championship, 74 points behind Jack Hawksworth of Team Pelfrey. De Phillippi's team, Juncos Racing, also trails Team Pelfrey in the team championship, falling behind by 26 points with just 5 races to go.

References

  1. ^ Connor De Phillippi - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-28
  2. ^ Connor De Phillippi joins Pelfrey's Star Mazda team, Racer, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
  3. ^ De Phillippi wins St. Pete Star Mazda, Racer, March 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
  4. ^ De Phillippi Wins 'Night Before the 500', IndyCar, May 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-5-28
  5. ^ De Phillippi wins St. Pete race one for Star Mazda, "Racer", March 24, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29
  6. ^ De Phillippi repeats as winner of the Night Before the 500, "IndyCar", May 27, 2012, Retrieved 2012-06-29

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