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Loïc Duval is a French professional racing driver. He has driven for Audi Sport as a factory driver in DTM and for the Dragon Racing in Formula E. He won the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans with Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen driving the Audi R18 for Audi Sport. Loïc Loïc Duval has joined Mustang Sampling Racing for the unique four-race competition, IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, encompassing the marquee endurance races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule.
Birthdate: 12 June 1982
Hometown: Chartres, France
Victories: Lemans 24 Hour (2013) FIA World Endurance Champion , (2013)
Tristan Vautier, born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France, now calls St. Petersburg FL his home. He won the 2011 Pro Mazda Championship, Firestone Indy Lights Champion in 2012, IndyCar Rookie of the year in 2013.
Vautier rejoined JDC-Miller MotorSports in 2019 for a full season campaign in the team’s No. 85 Cadillac DPi-V.R., entry. In 2020 he ran again a full season with JDC-Miller MotorSports splitting driving duties between the No. 85 and No. 5 cars. For 2021 Vautier has joined the No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R. as one of the full season drivers.
Birthdate: 22 August 1989
Hometown: Saint-Martin-d’Hères, France
Victories: International GT Challenge (2018), Firestone Indy Lights (2012), Star Mazda Championships (2011)
Richard Westbrook is a British professional racing driver noted for his success in racing Porsche and International sports cars. Richard signed a factory contract deal with the German marque Porsche and in 2009 won the highly coveted FIA GT2 Championship. In 2011 Westbrook signed with Corvette as a factory driver, competing in both the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series. 2013 Richard won the 12 Hours of Sebring and in 2016 joined the Chip Ganassi Racing to drive the Ford GT.
Birthdate: 10 July 1975
Hometown: Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Ben Keating is an American racing driver who started auto racing in 2006. He has competed in many auto races worldwide, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, Twelve hours of Sebring, and most recently the World Endurance Championship.
Birthdate: 18 August 1971
Hometown: Tomball, TX
Involved in formula car racing since its inception in 1994, JDC MotorSports originally founded by Minnesota natives John Church and Gerry Kraut, established itself as one of the leading junior open-wheel teams in North America before also becoming involved in IMSA SportsCar racing.
Kraut a Minnesota investment banker also competed with the team in numerous JDC open wheel and IMSA SportsCar programs and still races as a driver/owner on regular bases in the team's LMP 3 prototype program. He also was part of the team's first driver lineup during the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring, after the team made the move into the now called IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under the entry JDC-Miller MotorSports.
Age: 28
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Education: IHS & NASCAR Technical Institute Graduate
Past Championships: (4) Overall , (6) NAEC
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Age: 50
Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
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Age: 40
Hometown: St. Peter, MN
Education: Bachelor of Arts-English with a History Minor, Colorado State University
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Age: 58
Hometown: Auckland New Zealand
Education: New Zealand Engineering Apprenticeship program
Age: 49
Hometown: Savage, MN
Education: BA in Management and Finance
Championships: In past eight years 18 Championships, 60 wins, 57 Pole Position and 195 podiums including
Age: 53
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Education: 39 years of racing experience
Past Championships: Pro Mazda Championships (2007,2009,2011), IMSA Prototype lites Championships (2015,2016)
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Age: 34
Hometown: Rosemount, MN
Past Championships: Three IMSA Lites Championship titles
Accomplishments: Worked for Wood Brothers Racing in NASCAR Cup series as fabricator
Age: 24
Hometown: Winnipeg, Canada
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance
Age: 48
Hometown: St. Petersburg FL
Past Championships: Eleven Road to Indy Championships
Age: 69
Hometown: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Education: BA from University of Wisconsin-Madison 1971, graduate work at USC
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Before coming to the United States to compete in sports car racing full time in 2001, Barbosa honed his skills competing in Europe. As a child, he competed in karting and won championships in Portugal and across Europe. He has competed in over 15 counties in various forms of motorsports and has been touted by legends like Hurley Haywood as the fastest man in the series today.
Birthdate: March 11, 1975
Hometown: Porto, Portugal
Championships: (3) Overall, (4) NAEC
Accomplishments: 1988/1989 Portuguese Karting Champion, 1994 Portuguese Formula Ford Champion
Before coming to the United States to compete in sports car racing full time in 2001, Barbosa honed his skills competing in Europe. As a child, he competed in karting and won championships in Portugal and across Europe. He has competed in over 15 counties in various forms of motorsports and has been touted by legends like Hurley Haywood as the fastest man in the series today.
Birthdate: March 11, 1975
Hometown: Porto, Portugal
Championships: (3) Overall, (4) NAEC
Accomplishments: 1988/1989 Portuguese Karting Champion, 1994 Portuguese Formula Ford Champion