Bob Earl
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Bob Earl is an American former racing driver from Claremont, California. He began racing in Formula Ford in 1972 and was the 1973 national champion. In 1979 he made his professional debut in Formula Atlantic and won the 1981 Macau Grand Prix (which at the time was contested using Atlantic cars), becoming the only American to do so.
He moved to sports cars in 1985 and drove in the IMSA GTU series for two years. He moved up to the GTP cars in 1986 driving for a prototype for Spice Engineering. Earl and the Spice team earned a class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1987. He continued with Spice in GTP class in 1988, but in 1989 moved to Roush Racing's Lincoln-Mercury effort in the GTO class, capturing class honors at Daytona.
Subject ID: 35754
MoreBob Earl is an American former racing driver from Claremont, California. He began racing in Formula Ford in 1972 and was the 1973 national champion. In 1979 he made his professional debut in Formula Atlantic and won the 1981 Macau Grand Prix (which at the time was contested using Atlantic cars), becoming the only American to do so.
He moved to sports cars in 1985 and drove in the IMSA GTU series for two years. He moved up to the GTP cars in 1986 driving for a prototype for Spice Engineering. Earl and the Spice team earned a class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1987. He continued with Spice in GTP class in 1988, but in 1989 moved to Roush Racing's Lincoln-Mercury effort in the GTO class, capturing class honors at Daytona.
He retired as a competitor after the 1993 season to become a driver coach. In 1996 he was hired to start the Derek Daly Academy at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In 2000 he returned home to the Marin County to resume freelance driver coaching. From 2002 to 2009 Bob was the Technical Director and overlooked the Mechanics Training Program at the Jim Russell Racing School at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California.
Subject ID: 35754
Subject ID: 35754
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- Type: Print Ads
- Brand: Mercury
- Released: 1989 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Bob Earl , Daytona Beach , Daytona International Speedway , Ford , Mercury , Motorsport Racing Events , Pabst Brewing , Paul Stewart , Pete Halsmer , Stroh Brewery , Stroh's Light , Trans Am Racing
- Brand: Mercury
- Released: 1989 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Bob Earl , Daytona Beach , Daytona International Speedway , Ford , Mercury , Motorsport Racing Events , Pabst Brewing , Paul Stewart , Pete Halsmer , Stroh Brewery , Stroh's Light , Trans Am Racing
