The king of the west sprint car series presented by the northern auto racing club provides exciting and entertaining 410 sprint car racing for open wheel fans in california. Stephen simpson will race in the detroit grand prix weathertech race for cadillac. Jul 21, 2018 johnson, 25, started the imsa continental tire sportscar challenge race saturday and then handed off to teammate stephen simpson, who made a lastlap pass for the win in their class. Is there a trackrace still on your bucket list that you would like to race one. Won the south african formula ford championship at age 16. Steven aghakhani becomes youngest driver in lamborghini super trofeo series recap. But he also has a special relationship with a another michiganian paraplegic racer michael johnson. Career details the racing career of stephen simpson. Pulling double duty in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship and imsa continental tire sportscar challenge for the third consecutive year, the jdcmiller motorsports driver reaped the benefits of his hard work with wins in both series during imsas summer stretch of racing. Stephen simpson was looking to promote his racing profile and partnered with us to rebrand his image and establish a website to engage sponsors and teams.
The trio was the first lmp2 crew home behind a dominant works cadillac 123 headed by wayne taylor racing. Join facebook to connect with stephen simpson racing and others you may know. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Stephen simpson sportscar365 is contacting drivers from around the world to ask what theyre doing during the coronavirus pandemic and how theyre coping with the racing downtime. Year, age, races, win, podium, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. Stephen simpson and misha goikhberg will return to the no. In the years to come, stephen would live in italy for a. Taylor and codriver william tally finished second, while stephen simpson and michael johnson in the no. Bill simpson was the founder of simpson performance products, a company that made a number of safety advancements. Jul 21, 2018 michael johnson, paralyzed from the waist down since an accident at 12, teamed up with stephen simpson to win the imsa continental tire sportscar challenge. Paralyzed racer michael johnson scores first pro race win. A highlight of the season was a 3rd place finish at road america. Lionsport is spearheaded by professional race car driver stephen simpson. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Barrichello to race jdcmiller cadillac in rolex 24. Michael johnson, paralyzed from the waist down since an accident at 12, teamed up with stephen simpson to win the imsa continental tire sportscar challenge. During 2015, stephen was also a race driver for lap motorsport, the official team of mini usa. Oct 17, 2015 posted by alex sitbon october 17, 2015 october 17, 2015 posted in episodes, interviews tags. Lionsport professional race driver training and management was founded by stephen simpson in indianapolis indiana. Stephen simpson born 8 january 1984 is a south african american professional racing driver currently competing in the imsa weathertech championship and previously in a1 grand prix, champ car atlantic championship and the indy pro series, among others.
Stephen south born 19 february 1952 in harrow, middlesex is a british former racing driver from england. Stephen simpson racing career profile driver database. Jul 01, 2018 stephen simpson propelled jdcmiller motorsports to their first prototype win. Lionsport was born out of the knowledge and experiences gained by stephen over the course of his 22 years of involvement in motorsport. Dane cameron held off stephen simpson in the rain sunday at canadian tire motorsport park, teaming with eric curran to win the imsa sportscar championship race. We check in with jdcmiller motorsports driver stephen simpson. It also was an emotional first professional racing win for simpsons codriver michael johnson, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle incident at age 12. In 2005, johnson went from a pro motorcyclist, with 14 national titles to his name, to then cart driver and eventually to the continental series due to an extensive injury that paralyzed the rider. South african born stephen simpsons professional motor racing career has taken him all over the world.
Browse through highres photos for stephen simpson captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. The racewinning south african, who partnered with switzerlands simon trummer in the no. Find everything in one place on stephen simpson including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Stephen simpson kenn hardley racing photo 3545 of irl indy pro series 2007. Find everything in one place on stephen simpson including their biography, latest news and updates, high. Jul 09, 2017 dane cameron held off stephen simpson in the rain sunday at canadian tire motorsport park, teaming with eric curran to win the imsa sportscar championship race. When racing driver stephen simpson wanted to find a great way to boost his racing profile, he. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Kris wright, stephen simpson make strong title statement.
Lionsport professional race driver training and management. Stephen simpson is not expected to return with jdcmiller motorsports. Racer simpsons star pupil is michigan paraplegic johnson. Michaels an incredible driver, and incredible person, and racing. Jan 25, 2020 taylor and co driver william tally finished second, while stephen simpson and michael johnson in the no. Dane cameron, eric curran win imsa sportscar championship. Stephen simpson is a racing driver from south africa who competes in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship in recent years earlier in a career, he competed in several openwheel championships a1 grand prix, indy lights, atlantic series, formula renault but without notable results. Simpson finishing the job in memorable laterace moves. Simpson started his career as a drag racer in the late 1950s and later qualified for the 1974 indianapolis 500 but left racing in 1977 to pursue a. Weathertech sportscar championship results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. When racing driver stephen simpson wanted to find a great way to boost his racing profile, he chose to partner with antistatic.
Raced full time for jdc miller motorsports in the imsa weathertech sports car championship in the prototype class racing an lmp2 oreca. Simpson, goikhberg confirmed for return at jdcmiller. Bill simpson, racing safety pioneer who tangled with. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Posted by alex sitbon october 17, 2015 october 17, 2015 posted in episodes, interviews tags. Steven aghakhani at cota for his first 2019 blancpain gt3 race latest news for steven aghakhani 2020. Recent news peter murphy classic race is postponed may 7, 2020. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Our focus is on the road to indy series taking drivers through to indycar and sports car racing via the imsa series. Stephen simpson is not expected to return with jdcmiller motorsports imsa cadillac dpi program. Stephen simpson propelled jdcmiller motorsports to their first prototype win. Stephen simpson born 8 january 1984 is a south africanamerican professional racing driver currently competing in the imsa weathertech championship and previously in a1 grand prix, champ car atlantic championship and the indy pro series, among others. His only formula one entry was at the 1980 united states grand prix west with mclaren standing in for alain prost who was injured, but south failed to qualify. South african race driver stephen simpson comes to the detroit grand prix this weekend with a couple of important michigan connections. Stephen simpson simpson, goikhberg and miller qualified seventh but the trio soon moved up to run third at quarter distance, before slipping back as the factory caddys eventually found their way past as the halfday race wore on. Moved to the uk to start his own race team at age 17. After winning the south african formula ford championship at the age of 16 years old, the capetonian then packed his bags and moved to the uk to further his career. But for stephen simpson, winning it once is not enough.
I think the rolex 24 is one of those events where once youve won it once, you want to win it again even more so than before you won it the first time, said simpson, prototype challenge class winner of the 2016 rolex 24 below. Joined this weekend by stephen simpson his first race this season with a codriver wright opened a 23point lead in the lmp3 class with one. Finished fourth in prototype championship standings for second consecutive year codriving no. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. It was also the first professional race victory for 25yearold johnson, who at the age of 12 was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle incident. Stephen simpson born 8 january 1984 is a south africanamerican professional racing driver currently competing in the imsa weathertech championship. He was educated at harrow county school for boys he is chiefly known for winning the 1977 brdc vandervell british f3 championship. Aug 01, 2018 it also was an emotional first professional racing win for simpsons codriver michael johnson, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a motorcycle incident at age 12. Nov 05, 2019 stephen simpson is not expected to return with jdcmiller motorsports imsa cadillac dpi program. In the years to come, stephen would live in italy for a year and race all over europe. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for stephen simpson. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine.
After winning the south african formula ford championship at the age of 16 years old, he then packed his bags and moved to the uk to further his career. Johnson, 25, started the imsa continental tire sportscar challenge race saturday and then handed off to teammate stephen simpson, who made a lastlap pass for the win in their class. Interview, lap motorsports, mini jcw racing team, stephen simpson post navigation previous post previous post. In 2015, stephen raced in selected races in the tudor united sports car championship and finished 3rd at the daytona 24 hours, 2nd at detroit and had a pole position at lime rock. Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Join facebook to connect with stephen simpson and others you may know. Stephen simpson owner lionsport driver development.
The was part of the 2016 pc winning lineup at the rolex 24 after a thirdplace finish. South africa simpson previously competed fulltime in the no. Gtlm went to ford chip ganassi racing and gtd went to turner motorsport. Stephens professional motor racing career has taken him all over the world. Michael johnson, paralyzed driver, teams up to win first. Michael was the first and only paralyzed driver licensed by indycar, before making the switch to sportscar racing beginning in 2016. Michael johnson, paralyzed driver, teams up to win first pro race. Awc motorsport academy, remo racing, tristate area driver, supercars, muscle car stables, torana australia, performance. Stephen simpson racing stephen simpson was looking to promote his racing profile and partnered with us to rebrand his image and establish a website to engage sponsors and teams. Nov 08, 2017 stephen simpson and misha goikhberg will return to the no. Car 99 driver stephen simpson codriver patrick walsh hyundai accent wrc stage 7 crychan finished 34th network q rally of great britain wales rac welsh special stages gravel motor sport rallying racing race timed networkq rally gb mud muddy wheels tyres orange and silver sponsors tudor glass motul motor oil no fear stock image stock photo. Thats the story of stephen simpson throughout the month of july. Imsa michelin pilot challenge stephen simpson date of birth.
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