Gar Robinson
{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Gar Robinson
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|January|17}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| current series = IMSA SportsCar Championship
| first year = 2016
| current team = Riley Motorsports
| car number = 74
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| starts = 26
| championships = 1
| wins = 6
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| poles = 2
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| best finish = 1st
| last finish = 1st
| prev series = Trans-Am Series
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| titles = Trans-Am TA2
| title years = 2015, 2017, 2018
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|racing licence=12px FIA Bronze}}
File:TA2 3rd 74 Gar Robinson Road America Trans Am 2015.jpg]]
Gar Robinson (born January 17, 1996) is an American racing driver. He is the 2021 and 2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP3 Champion and currently drives the No. 74 Oreca 07 for Riley Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Previously, Robinson competed in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 Class, where he is a 2-time champion, winning in 2015 and 2017.
Early life and career
Robinson is the son of former IMSA driver George Robinson.{{cite web |title=Gar Robinson Conquers IMSA's New LMP3 Class |url=https://www.speedsport.com/sports-cars/imsa/gar-robinson-conquers-imsas-new-lmp3-class/ |website=SPEED SPORT |access-date=December 18, 2021 |date=25 November 2021}} According to the website of his family team, Robinson Racing, Gar's early accomplishments include a Quarter Midget Championship and a 3rd place finish in class at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona racing a Dodge Viper.{{cite web |title=The Chevrolet Camaro Racer{{!}}Robinson Racing |url=https://www.robinsonracingteam.com/gar-robinson |website=www.robinsonracingteam.com |language=en}}
Racing record
= Career summary =
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! scope="col" |Season ! scope="col" |Series ! scope="col" |Team ! scope="col" |Races ! scope="col" |Wins ! scope="col" |Poles ! scope="col" |F/Laps ! scope="col" |Podiums ! scope="col" |Points ! scope="col" |Position |
2012
|align=left| NASA National Championships - Spec Miata | |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14th |
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rowspan="2" |2014
|align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2 | |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |69 |14th |
align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo USA
|align=left| AVID Motorsports |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |9 |27th |
2015
|align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2 | |12 |3 |0 |0 |9 |298 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st |
rowspan="2" |2016
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD |align=left| Riley Motorsports |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |31 |43rd |
align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2
|align=left| Robinson Racing |12 |2 |1 |2 |6 |261 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd |
2017
|align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2 |align=left| Robinson Racing |13 |5 |4 |4 |9 |341 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st |
rowspan="3" |2018
|align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2 | rowspan="3" align=left| Robinson Racing |3 |1 |0 |3 |3 |92 |14th |
align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS
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align=left| SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS
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rowspan="3" |2019
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD |align=left| Lone Star Racing |5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |83 |31st |
align=left| GT4 America Series - Sprint
|align=left| Robinson Racing |13 |0 |1 |3 |6 |137 |4th |
align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2
|align=left| PBR Distributions |3 |0 |0 |0 |3 |135 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd |
2020
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD |align=left| Riley Motorsports |11 |0 |0 |0 |1 |244 |9th |
rowspan="2" |2021
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 |align=left| Riley Motorsports |7 |4 |1 |0 |6 |2176 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |
align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA2
| |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |17 |44th |
rowspan="3" |2022
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 | rowspan="2" align=left| Riley Motorsports |7 |3 |3 |0 |3 |1948 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”" |2nd |
align=left| IMSA Prototype Challenge
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |280 |28th |
align=left| NASCAR Xfinity Series
|align=left| Jimmy Means Racing |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
rowspan="2" |2023
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 |align=left| Riley Motorsports |7 |4 |2 |0 |6 |2162 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st |
align=left| Trans-Am Series - TA
|align=left| 74 Ranch Resort |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |92 |17th |
2024
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 |align=left| Riley |4 |0 |0 |0 |3 |1308* |style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd* |
=Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Team ! Class ! Make ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Points !Ref |
2016
! GTD | style="background:#FFDF9F;| DAY |style="background:#;"|SEB |style="background:#;"|LGA |style="background:#;"|BEL |style="background:#;"|WGL |style="background:#;"|MOS |style="background:#;"|LIM |style="background:#;"|ELK |style="background:#;"|VIR |style="background:#;"|AUS |style="background:#;"|PET ! 43rd ! 31 |
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2019
! Lone Star Racing ! GTD ! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | DAY | SEB | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DET | WGL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOS | LIM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK | VIR | LGA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET ! 31st ! 83 |
2020
! GTD ! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VIR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PET | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB ! 9th ! 244 |
2021
! LMP3 ! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEB | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MDO | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ELK | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PET | colspan=4| ! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st ! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 2176 |
2022
! LMP3 ! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOS |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ELK | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET | colspan=4| !style="background:#DFDFDF;”|2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;”|1948 |
2023
! LMP3 ! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY |style="background:#ffffbf;"|SEB |style="background:#ffffbf;"| WGL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| MOS |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ELK |style="background:#DFDFDF;”| IMS |style="background:#FFDF9F;”| PET | | | | !style="background:#FFFFBF;”| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;”| 2162 |
2024
!LMP2 |style="background:#FFDF9F;”|DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB |style="background:#DFDFDF;”|WGL |style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MOS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ELK |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMS |style="background:#DFDFDF;”|ATL | | | | !style="background:#DFDFDF;”| 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;”| 2166 |
colspan="19" |Source:{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/gar-robinson/results |access-date=October 24, 2023 |website=motorsportstats.com}} |
= NASCAR =
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
= Xfinity Series =
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! colspan=40| NASCAR Xfinity Series results |
Year
!Driver !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 |
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2022
! 52 ! Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IND | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | CLT | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO ! N/A ! 0 |
References
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{{Commons category|Gar Robinson}}
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{{succession box
| title = WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
LMP3 Champion
| years = 2021
| before = None
| after = Colin Braun
Jobn Bennett
| with =
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{{succession box
| title = WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
LMP3 Champion
| years = 2023
| before = Colin Braun
Jobn Bennett
| after = None
(Class discontinued)
| with =
}}
{{s-end}}
{{IMSA LMP2 teams}}
{{IMSA SportsCar Championship champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Gar}}
Category:Racing drivers from San Antonio
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