Chris Dyson

{{short description|American racing driver (born 1978)}}

{{for|the architect|Chris Dyson (architect)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Chris Dyson

| image = Chris Dyson Driver of Greaves Motorsport's Zytek Z11SN Nissan (8667950869).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_name = Christopher Dyson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|24}}

| birth_place = Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| related to = Rob Dyson (father)

| current series = Trans Am Series

| first year =

| current team = CD Racing

| car number = 16

| starts = 70

| wins = 24

| poles = 18

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 1

| year = (2021, 2022, 2023)

| prev series = Rolex Sports Car Series
Atlantic Championship

| prev series years =

| titles = ALMS LMP675
ALMS LMP1
Trans Am Series

| title years = 2003
2011
2021, 2022, 2023

| awards =

| award years =

| module =

{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes

| Years = {{24hLM|2004}}, {{24hLM|2009}}, {{24hLM|2014}}

| Teams = Racing for Holland, RML, Caterham Racing

| Best Finish = 7th ({{24hLM|2004}})

| Class Wins =

}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Busch_Races = 2

| Years_In_Busch = 2

| Busch_Car_Team =

| Prev_Busch_Pos = 67th

| Prev_Busch_Year = 2022

| Best_Busch_Pos = 67th (2022)

| First_Busch_Race = 2019 B&L Transport 170 (Mid-Ohio)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2022 Henry 180 (Road America)

| First_Busch_Win =

| Last_Busch_Win =

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| updated = August 8, 2020

}}

}}

Christopher Dyson (born February 24, 1978) is an American professional racing driver who competed in the American Le Mans Series for Dyson Racing from 2002 to 2013. He is currently competing in the Trans-Am Series in the TA class under the CD Racing banner where he just clinched his third consecutive TA championship (2021-2023). The son of team owner Rob Dyson, Chris is a two-time ALMS champion, having taken the LMP675 Drivers title in 2003 and earning the LMP1 Championship in 2011. He is the Vice President and Sporting Director of Dyson Racing.

Racing career

=Early career=

Dyson began his racing career at the age of 17, competing in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge championship at Lime Rock Park.

Dyson drove in seven Atlantic Championship races in 2004 and 2005, earning a best finish of 4th at Long Beach in 2005.{{cite web |title=Chris Dyson |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/drivers/DysonChris.htm |work=Champ Car Stats |access-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202221/http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/drivers/DysonChris.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

=Grand-Am=

Dyson made his professional racing debut in the 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season, driving a Riley & Scott Mk III in the final two races of the season. In 2002, he finished second in the Grand-Am SRP1 points, winning five races.{{cite web|title=Driver Bio|url=http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1184|publisher=Grand-Am Road Racing|access-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201054142/http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1184|archive-date=1 February 2010|url-status=dead}}

He has since made sporadic starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

=American Le Mans Series=

File:Chris_dyson_lmp1_champion_2011.jpg

Having made his American Le Mans Series debut at the 2002 12 Hours of Sebring, Dyson went on to drive full-time in the series one year later, teaming with Andy Wallace in their MG-Lola EX257. Dyson took four wins and the drivers championship in the LMP 675 class.{{cite web|title=Chris Dyson |url=http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=driver%7C32 |publisher=American Le Mans Series |access-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212070702/http://americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=driver%7C32 |archive-date=12 December 2010 |url-status=live }}

The 2004 season saw the MG-Lola reclassified into the LMP1 category against the Audi R8s; Dyson and Wallace scored 6 podiums in 8 races together. In 2005, he finished 2nd in the LMP1 drivers' championship, scoring 6 runner-up finishes.

Dyson finished 5th in driver points in 2006, with a best finish of 2nd at Mosport. Dyson also finished 4th at Laguna Seca with James Weaver, in Weaver's final race. 2007 saw Dyson team with Guy Smith in a Porsche RS Spyder; the pair finished 4th in points.

He finished 6th in points in 2008 and 5th in 2009. In 2010, he finished 4th in LMP1 points and won one race with Guy Smith.

In 2011, despite winning only one race, Dyson and Guy Smith won the LMP1 drivers' championship. In 2012, Dyson kicked off the season with a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring, debuting the new Lola B12/60 Mazda with Guy Smith and Steven Kane.

=24 Hours of Le Mans=

Dyson's first start came in the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans for Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland team with Lammers and Katsutomo Kaneishi, finishing 7th overall and 6th in the LMP1 class.{{cite web |title=Le Mans 24 Hours 2004 - Race Results |url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2004-06-13.html |work=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091230/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2004-06-13.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }} Dyson returned to La Sarthe in the Le Mans for Ray Mallock, retiring after 19 hours.{{cite web |title=Le Mans 24 Hours 2009 - Race Results |url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2009-06-14.html |work=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=8 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054136/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-2009-06-14.html |archive-date=2013-09-21 |url-status=dead }}

=NASCAR=

In August 2019, Dyson joined DGM Racing to drive their No. 90 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series' race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as a road course ringer.{{cite magazine|url=https://racer.com/2019/08/07/dyson-to-pull-xfinity-trans-am-double-duty-at-mid-ohio/|title=Dyson to pull Xfinity/Trans Am double-duty at Mid-Ohio|magazine=Racer|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=August 7, 2019}} He would start 27th and finish 34th after crashing out of the race. Dyson returned to NASCAR in 2022, driving for Emerling-Gase Motorsports in the Xfinity Series event at Road America.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/06/trans-am-star-chris-dyson-returning-to-nascar-at-road-america-in-double/|title=Trans-Am star Chris Dyson returning to NASCAR at Road America in double|website=thecheckeredflag.co.uk|first=Justin|last=Nguyen|date=June 29, 2022|accessdate=July 2, 2022}}

Awards

  • Dyson was inducted into the Trans-Am Series Hall of Fame in 2025.{{cite web |url=https://speedsport.com/sports-cars/other-sports-cars/inaugural-class-of-trans-am-hall-of-fame-revealed/ |title=Inaugural Class of Trans Am Hall of Fame Revealed |website=Speed Sport |date=February 5, 2025 |access-date=February 5, 2025}}

Motorsports career results

= Complete American Le Mans Series results =

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

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!Chassis

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!Rank

!Points

!Ref

2002

!Dyson Racing Team

!LMP900

!Riley & Scott Mk III

!Lincoln (Élan) 6.0 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SON
4

|MID

|AME

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|WAS
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TRO
6

|MOS

|MON

|MIA

|PET

|

|

!

!

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2002 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2002/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2003

!Dyson Racing

!LMP675

!MG-Lola EX257

!MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SEB
1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|ATL
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|SON
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TRO
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MOS
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|AME
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MON
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MIA
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2

|

|

|

!

!

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2003 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2003/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2004

!Dyson Racing

!LMP1

!MG-Lola EX257

!MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SEB
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MID
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|LIM
3

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|SON
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|POR
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MOS
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|AME
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|PET
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MON
Ret

|

|

|

!

!

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2004 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2004/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2005

!Dyson Racing

!LMP1

!MG-Lola EX257

!MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
4†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|ATL
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MID
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LIM
4†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|SON
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|POR
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|AME
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MON
3

|

|

!

!

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2005 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2005/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2006

!Dyson Racing

!LMP1

!Lola B06/10

!AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SEB
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|TEX
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MID
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LIM
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|UTA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|POR
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AME
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MOS
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PET
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
5

|

|

!7th

!73

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2006 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2006/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2007

!Dyson Racing

!LMP2

!Porsche RS Spyder Evo

!Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|STP
6†

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LNB
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TEX
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|UTA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LIM
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MID
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AME
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DET
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
5

!7th

!124

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2007 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2007/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2008

!Dyson Racing

!LMP2

!Porsche RS Spyder Evo

!Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|SEB
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|STP
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LNB
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|UTA
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LIM
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MID
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AME
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DET
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PET
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
5

|

!9th

!101

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2008 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2008/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

rowspan="2" |2009

! rowspan="2" |Dyson Racing Team

!LMP2

! rowspan="2" |Lola B09/86

! rowspan="2" |Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SEB
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|STP
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LBH
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|UTA
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LRP
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MDO
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ELK
4†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MOS
Ret

|

|

|

|

!6th

!55

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2009 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2009/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

UNC

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|PET
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LAG
1

|

|

!NC

!-

rowspan="2" |2010

! rowspan="2" |Dyson Racing Team

!LMP2

! rowspan="2" |Lola B09/86

! rowspan="2" |Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|SEB
3

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PET
Ret

|

|

|

! rowspan="2" |4th

! rowspan="2" |98

| rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2010 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2010/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

LMP

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LNB
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|MON
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|UTA
6†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LIM
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|MID
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|AME
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MOS
5

|

|

|

|

2011

!Dyson Racing Team

!LMP1

!Lola B09/86

!Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LNB
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LIM
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MOS
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MID
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|AME
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BAL
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MON
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PET
8†

|

|

|

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”|1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”|186

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2011 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2011/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2012

!Dyson Racing Team

!P1

!Lola B12/60

!Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

(Isobutanol)

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LBH
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LAG
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LRP
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MOS
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MDO
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;”|ELK
1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BAL
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|VIR
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2

|

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”|2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”|186

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2012/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2013

!Dyson Racing Team

!P1

!Lola B12/60

!Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4

(Isobutanol)

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|SEB
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|LBH
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;|LAG
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LRP
2

|MOS

|ELK

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BAL
2

|COA

|VIR

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|PET
2†

|

|

!4th

!52

|{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/dysonch01/2013/LM/ |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

=24 Hours of Le Mans=

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}}

2004

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Racing for Holland

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jan Lammers
{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsutomo Kaneishi

|align="left"| Dome S101-Judd

| LMP1

| 341

| 7th

| 6th

2009

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} RML

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Thomas Erdos
{{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Newton

|align="left"| Lola B08/86-Mazda

| LMP2

| 273

| DNF

| DNF

2014

|align="left"| {{flagicon|MAS}} Caterham Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kimber-Smith
{{flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

|align="left"| Zytek Z11SN-Nissan

| LMP2

| 329

| 25th

| 11th

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/chris-dyson/results |access-date=8 October 2024 |publisher=Motorsport Stats}}{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson |url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/chris-dyson-206 |access-date=8 October 2024 |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest}}

=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=

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

! Entrant

! Class

! Car

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! Rank

! Points

2013

! Greaves Motorsport

! LMP2

! Zytek Z11SN

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SPA
{{small|DNS}}

| LMS

| SÃO

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|5}}

| FUJ

| SHA

| BHR

! 18th

! 20

2019–20

! Team LNT

! LMP1

! Ginetta G60-LT-P1

! AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6

| SIL

| FUJ

| SHA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR
{{small|Ret}}

| COA

| SPA

| LMS

| BHR

! 25th

! 0

colspan="15" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Chris Dyson |url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/driver/206 |access-date=8 October 2024 |publisher=FIA World Endurance Championship}}

=NASCAR=

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

==Xfinity Series==

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

! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2019

! DGM Racing

! 90

! Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| CHI

| DAY

| KEN

| NHA

| IOW

| GLN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH
{{small|34}}

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| IND

| LVS

| RCH

| CLT

| DOV

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 104th

! 01

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dysonch01/2019/B|title=Chris Dyson – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 10, 2019}}

2022

! Emerling-Gase Motorsports

! 35

! Toyota

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| COA

| RCH

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| DAR

| TEX

| CLT

| PIR

| NSH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|28}}

| ATL

| NHA

| POC

| IND

| MCH

| GLN

| DAY

| DAR

| KAN

| BRI

| TEX

| TAL

| CLT

| LVS

| HOM

| MAR

| PHO

! 67th

! 9

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/dysonch01/2022/B|title=Chris Dyson – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=July 16, 2024}}

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

References

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