Andy Pilgrim

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Andy Pilgrim

| image =Pilgrim-P-LM01 (cropped).jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|8|18}}

| birth_place = Nottingham, England

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| achievements = 2005 SPEED World Challenge GT champion

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| Total_Cup_Races = 1

| Years_In_Cup = 1

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| Best_Cup_Pos = 47th (2011)

| First_Cup_Race = 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Infineon)

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| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

| Total_Busch_Races = 2

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Best_Busch_Pos = 97th (2007)

| First_Busch_Race = 2007 NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2007 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen)

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| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

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{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes

| Years = 1996–1997, 2000–2003

| Teams = New Hardware Racing, Parr Motorsport, Roock Racing, Corvette Racing

| Best Finish =

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Andrew Pilgrim (born 18 August 1956 in Nottingham) is a British-born racing driver, who became a United States citizen in 1998. He has competed in the SCCA World Challenge, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, and NASCAR.

Racing career

Having taken a keen interest in motorcycles as a child, Pilgrim started racing them as soon as he started a full-time job (computer programmer). He raced them from 1978 to 1980, finishing 2nd in two National Championships (Avon/Bike Magazine Series & Kawasaki 400 Series) & won several Club championships in just two and a half seasons. He accepted a job offer in the USA towards the end of 1980.{{cite web |last1=Prince |first1=Richard |title=Sometimes, Nice Guys Finish First |url=https://www.corvette-mag.com/issues/101/articles/sometimes-nice-guys-finish-first |website=Corvette Magazine |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=September 17, 2015}}

Pilgrim was living in England when his job as a computer programmer necessitated a move to the United States. His first foray into racing stateside was with SCCA Autocross.{{cite web |last1=Pruett |first1=Marshall |title=RETRO: Pilgrim's PR man |url=https://racer.com/2020/04/21/retro-pilgrims-pr-man/ |website=Racer |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=April 21, 2020}} In 1984, Pilgrim borrowed $3,000 to buy a Renault Alliance and began competing with it. He eventually moved up to professional racing in 1986 running the Firebird series. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Pilgrim ran in the Corvette Challenge series.

Pilgrim made appearances in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the late 1990s, running for New Hardware Racing, Roock Racing and Corvette Racing.{{cite web |last1=Thiruvenkatam |first1=Gokulanand |title=Racer Andy Pilgrim Recalls Andy's 24 Hours of Le Mans Experiences |url=https://trendingmotors.com/racer-andy-pilgrim-recalls-his-24-hours-of-le-mans-experiences/ |website=Trending Motors |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=September 18, 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009030100/https://trendingmotors.com/racer-andy-pilgrim-recalls-his-24-hours-of-le-mans-experiences/ |url-status=dead }} He joined the Chevrolet Corvette factory team in 1999. In 2001 he was selected as teammate for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Kelly Collins in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the team finished second in class. After the 24 Hours of Daytona, Dale Earnhardt Sr. promised to someday put Pilgrim in a NASCAR stock-car, a promise he was unable to fulfill due to his death a few weeks later during the 2001 Daytona 500. Pilgrim is the last person to have engaged in conversation with Earnhardt before he died.

From 2004 to 2008, Pilgrim drove for Cadillac in the SPEED World Challenge, winning a championship in 2005. He moved to K-Pax Racing in 2009 and 2010 before returning to Cadillac for another stint that lasted from 2011 to 2014. In 2015, he stepped away from the PWC to run various endurance races.{{cite web |last1=Myrehn |first1=Ryan |title=Pilgrim "Genuinely Excited" for PWC Return |url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/world-challenge-america/pilgrim-genuinely-excited-for-pwc-return/ |website=SportsCar365 |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=February 8, 2018}} In 2016, Pilgrim joined Black Swan Racing for a four-race endurance schedule, including the 24 Hours of Daytona. The move came after his FIA rating was changed from gold to silver.{{cite web |last1=Dagys |first1=John |title=Pilgrim Completes Black Swan Lineup for NAEC |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pilgrim-completes-black-swan-lineup-for-naec/ |website=SportsCar365 |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=December 30, 2015}} Pilgrim returned to the World Challenge in 2018 with Blackdog Speed Shop.{{cite web |last1=Allaway |first1=Phil |title=Blackdog Speed Shop Taps Andy Pilgrim, Michael Cooper for GTS SprintX |url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2018/02/08/blackdog-speed-shop-taps-andy-pilgrim-michael-cooper-for-sprint-x/ |website=Frontstretch |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=February 8, 2018}}

In 2007, Pilgrim drove two road course races in the NASCAR Busch Series for JR Motorsports.{{cite web |title=July 2007 Busch Series Archives |url=https://www.jayski.com/jayski-archives/july-2007-busch-series-archive/ |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=October 7, 2020}} Pilgrim made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in 2011 at Infineon Raceway driving the No. 46 for Whitney Motorsports, where he finished 26th.{{cite press release |date=June 22, 2011 |title=Pilgrim to Drive Red Line Oil #46 at Infineon |url=https://news.cision.com/red-line-oil/r/pilgrim-to-drive-red-line-oil--46-at-infineon,c9138411 |location=Benicia, CA |publisher=Cision News |agency=Kahn Media |access-date=October 7, 2020}}

Personal life

Pilgrim operates a traffic safety foundation.{{cite web |title=#26: Andy Pilgrim – $100 in his pocket when he got to the US – now a racing legend |url=https://race-coin.io/andy-pilgrim-podcast/ |website=Racecoin |access-date=October 7, 2020 |date=July 12, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Sergent |first1=Don |title=Race car driver brings safety message to NCM |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60682212/an-article-about-the-newest-venture-for/ |access-date=October 7, 2020 |work=Park City Daily News |via=Newspapers.com |date=February 11, 2018}}

Motorsports career results

=SCCA National Championship Runoffs=

colspan=8\|SCCA National Championship Runoffs
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1985	Road Atlanta	Ford Mustang		SSGT	6	9	Running

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Class Pos.\|Class Position}}
{{24hLM\|1996}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|NZL}} New Hardware Racing {{flagicon\|GBR}} Parr Motorsport \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|MCO}} Stéphane Ortelli {{flagicon\|NZL}} Andrew Bagnall \|align="left"\| Porsche 911 GT2 \| GT2 \| 299 \| 17th \| 4th
{{24hLM\|1997}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|DEU}} Roock Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|DEU}} André Ahrlé {{flagicon\|CHE}} Bruno Eichmann \|align="left"\| Porsche 911 GT2 \| GT2 \| 306 \| 10th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
{{24hLM\|2000}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Franck Fréon {{flagicon\|USA}} Kelly Collins \|align="left"\| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R \| GTS \| 327 \| 10th \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd
{{24hLM\|2001}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Franck Fréon {{flagicon\|USA}} Kelly Collins \|align="left"\| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R \| GTS \| 271 \| 14th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
{{24hLM\|2002}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Franck Fréon {{flagicon\|USA}} Kelly Collins \|align="left"\| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R \| GTS \| 331 \| 13th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
{{24hLM\|2003}} \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Gavin {{flagicon\|USA}} Kelly Collins \|align="left"\| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R \| GTS \| 326 \| 11th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
colspan="8"\|{{center\|{{small\|Source:{{cite web\|title=Andy Pilgrim\|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/andy-pilgrim-5317\|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest\|access-date=August 26, 2023}}}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Hardware Racing
{{flagicon|GBR}} Parr Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MCO}} Stéphane Ortelli
{{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Bagnall

|align="left"| Porsche 911 GT2

| GT2

| 299

| 17th

| 4th

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Roock Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} André Ahrlé
{{flagicon|CHE}} Bruno Eichmann

|align="left"| Porsche 911 GT2

| GT2

| 306

| 10th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Collins

|align="left"| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

| GTS

| 327

| 10th

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Collins

|align="left"| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

| GTS

| 271

| 14th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Fréon
{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Collins

|align="left"| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

| GTS

| 331

| 13th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Kelly Collins

|align="left"| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R

| GTS

| 326

| 11th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Andy Pilgrim|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/andy-pilgrim-5317|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=August 26, 2023}}}}}}

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Sprint Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45\| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! 36 ! {{Tooltip\|NSCC\|NASCAR Sprint Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2011 ! Whitney Motorsports ! 46 ! Chevy \| DAY \| PHO \| LVS \| BRI \| CAL \| MAR \| TEX \| TAL \| RCH \| DAR \| DOV \| CLT \| KAN \| POC \| MCH \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SON {{small\|26}} \| DAY \| KEN \| NHA \| IND \| POC \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| ATL \| RCH \| CHI \| NHA \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| TAL \| MAR \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 47th ! 18 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pilgran01/2011/W\|title=Andy Pilgrim – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 4, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

colspan=45| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! 36

! {{Tooltip|NSCC|NASCAR Sprint Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2011

! Whitney Motorsports

! 46

! Chevy

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| MAR

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| POC

| MCH

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SON
{{small|26}}

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| POC

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| NHA

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TAL

| MAR

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 47th

! 18

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pilgran01/2011/W|title=Andy Pilgrim – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 4, 2023}}

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=42\| NASCAR Busch Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! {{Tooltip\|NBSC\|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2007 ! JR Motorsports ! 88 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAL \| MXC \| LVS \| ATL \| BRI \| NSH \| TEX \| PHO \| TAL \| RCH \| DAR \| CLT \| DOV \| NSH \| KEN \| MLW \| NHA \| DAY \| CHI \| GTY \| IRP \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CGV {{small\|15}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GLN {{small\|15}} \| MCH \| BRI \| CAL \| RCH \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| MEM \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 97th ! 236 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pilgran01/2007/W\|title=Andy Pilgrim – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=April 4, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! 34

! 35

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! JR Motorsports

! 88

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| MXC

| LVS

| ATL

| BRI

| NSH

| TEX

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CGV
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GLN
{{small|15}}

| MCH

| BRI

| CAL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 97th

! 236

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pilgran01/2007/W|title=Andy Pilgrim – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 4, 2023}}

=Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! Class ! Make ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts
2016 ! Black Swan Racing ! GTD ! Porsche 911 GT3 R ! Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\|DAY {{small\|2}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\|SEB {{small\|13}} \|style="background:#;"\|LGA {{small

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Class

! Make

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

2016

! Black Swan Racing

! GTD

! Porsche 911 GT3 R

! Porsche 4.0L Flat-6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|DAY
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"|BEL
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WGL
{{small|7†}}

|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LIM
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|VIR
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|AUS
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}

! 22nd

! 73

!colspan="18"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|title=Andy Pilgrim Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/andy-pilgrim/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=August 26, 2023}}}}}}

^† Pilgrim did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

References

External links

{{Official website|www.andypilgrim.com}}
{{Racing-Reference driver|Andy_Pilgrim}}
[https://www.trafficsafetyeducationfoundation.org/about-andy Traffic Safety Education Foundation profile]
[https://www.automobilemag.com/author/andy-pilgrim/ Automobile magazine page]
[https://www.corvetteracing.com/drivers/previous-drivers/andy-pilgrim/ Corvette Racing profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011022941/https://www.corvetteracing.com/drivers/previous-drivers/andy-pilgrim/ |date=11 October 2020 }}
[http://archive.world-challenge.com/driver/andy-pilgrim/ Blancpain GT profile]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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