Chip Robinson
{{Short description|American racecar driver}}
File:ChipRobinson.jpg car at the IMSA Del Mar Grand Prix – October 1990]]
Chip Robinson (born March 29, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired race car driver.{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=robinch01|title=Chip Robinson Career Statistics|publisher=Racing-Reference.info|access-date=21 November 2010}} He won the 1987 IMSA Camel GT series championship and the 1987 24 Hours of Daytona{{cite web|title=Chip Robinson Named Race Director|url=http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/769-chip-robinson-named-race-director.html|website=f1600series.com|access-date=23 April 2017|date=23 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424094921/http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/769-chip-robinson-named-race-director.html|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}} (with Al Holbert, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. in a Porsche and the 1989 12 Hours of Sebring (with Arie Luyendyk and Geoff Brabham) in a Nissan. He made five CART starts in 1986 and 1987 with a best finish of 6th at the 1987 Long Beach Grand Prix. He is currently a contractor residing in Augusta, Georgia with his wife and one son who aspires to drive as well.
Robinson served as race director of the US Formula 4 championship, a race series to develop young drivers.{{cite web|last1=Malsher|first1=David|title=IndyCar's ex-VP of technology joins U.S. Formula 4|url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula4/news/indycar-s-ex-vp-of-technology-joins-u-s-formula-4-688767/|website=motorsport.com|access-date=23 April 2017|date=20 April 2016}} He previously was race director for the Formula Atlantic, F2000, and F1600 race series.
IROC Involvement
Chip Robinson was invited to the International Race of Champions in 1988. During this time his best finish was second place, at Riverside International Raceway and was involved in an accident in 1986 at the same track with Doc Bundy and Lyn St. James.{{cite web|title=Chip Robinson 1988 IROC results|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/robinch01/1988/I|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=23 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=IMSA LA Times Grand Prix big accident at Riverside International Raceway|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIb5zAofX1k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/jIb5zAofX1k |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|access-date=23 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}
CART PPG Indy Car World Series
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! Year ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Pts. ! Ref |
1986
! Lola ! rowspan=2| Cosworth | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR |style="background:#efcfff;"| MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC | ROA | LAG | PHX |style="background:#cfeaff;"| MIA !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 6 |
1987
! March |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LBH | PHX | INDY | MIL | POR |style="background:#efcfff;"| MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC | POC | ROA | MDA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NAZ | LAG | MIA ! ! !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |
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{{succession box|before = Arie Luyendyk | title = CART Rookie of the Year | years=1986 | after = Fabrizio Barbazza}}
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