Tommy Milner
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 Tommy Milner at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006 Drivers' Parade | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
| Born | January 28, 1986 (age 38) Washington, D.C., United States | ||||||||||
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Tommy Milner (born January 28, 1986),[1] is an American GM factory racing and test driver, currently also employed full-time in Corvette Racing. Tommy started karting at the age of 14 and began his career as a sports car driver in the 2004 and 2005 Grand-Am seasons. He drove for Panoz in 2006 and 2008 and for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in the American Le Mans Series. In 2010 he finished 3rd in the GT Driver's Championship. In 2011, he decided to make the switch to Corvette Racing. Currently he drives the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with co-driver Oliver Gavin. In addition to driving for Corvette Racing in 2011 he also drove for Team Need for Speed Schubert at the 2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[2]
The highlight of Tommy's career so far is a class victory at the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with teammates Antonio García and Olivier Beretta.[3] He also won his first American Le Mans Series race at the 2012 American Le Mans Series at Long Beach.[4] In 2013 he took his first class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Multimatic Motorsport Team Panoz
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 Gunnar Jeannette Scott Maxwell
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 34 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 |  Team LNT
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Tom Kimber-Smith Danny Watts
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Panoz Esperante GT-LM | GT2 | 60 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Corvette Racing
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 Olivier Beretta Antonio García
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE Pro |
314 | 11th | 1st |
| 2012 | Corvette Racing
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Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE Pro |
215 | NC | NC |
| 2013 | Corvette Racing
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Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook
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Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GTE Pro |
309 | 22nd | 7th |
| 2014 | Corvette Racing
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Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Pro |
333 | 20th | 4th |
| 2015 | Corvette Racing-GM
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Oliver Gavin Jordan Taylor
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Pro |
337 | 17th | 1st |
| 2016 | Corvette Racing - GM
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Oliver Gavin Jordan Taylor
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | GTE Pro |
219 | DNF | DNF |
References
- ^ "Corvette Racing Driver Profile: Tommy Milner". 2011-05-29.
- ^ "DRIVERS BLOG>> SANDSTROM & MILNER AT THE NÜRBURGRING 24HR PT.I". 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Corvette Racing Wins 24 Hours of Le Mans". 2011-06-11.
- ^ "LONG BEACH GP 2012>>TOMMY MILNER'S FIRST ALMS WIN". 2012-04-19.
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Washington, D.C.
- 21st-century American racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- United SportsCar Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers