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Gar Robinson

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Gar Robinson

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| nationality =

| full_name =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|January|17}}

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

| related to =

| current series = IMSA SportsCar Championship

| first year = 2016

| current team = Riley Motorsports

| car number = 74

| engine =

| crew chief =

| spotter =

| codriver =

| former teams =

| starts = 26

| championships = 1

| wins = 6

| podiums =

| poles = 2

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2021, 2023

| last finish = 1st

| prev series = Trans-Am Series

| prev series years =

| titles = Trans-Am TA2

| title years = 2015, 2017, 2018

| awards =

| award years =

| medaltemplates =

| updated =

|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

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| SprintX GT Championship Series - GTS

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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)

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}}

! Points

!Ref

2016

! Riley Motorsports

! GTD

! Dodge Viper GT3-R

! Dodge 8.3 L V10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;| DAY
{{small|3}}

|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

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2016/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2019

! Lone Star Racing

! GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8

| DAY

| SEB

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO
{{small|11}}

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

| WGL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOS
{{small|11}}

| LIM

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK
{{small|11}}

| VIR

| LGA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET
{{small|8}}

! 31st

! 83

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2019/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2020

! Riley Motorsports

! GTD

! Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo

! Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ELK
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VIR
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL
{{small|4}}

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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PET
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGA
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|9}}

! 9th

! 244

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2020/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2021

! Riley Motorsports

! LMP3

! Ligier JS P320

! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SEB
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MDO
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ELK
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PET
{{small|1}}

| colspan=4|

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 2176

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2021/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2022

! Riley Motorsports

! LMP3

! Ligier JS P320

! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DAY
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MDO
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| WGL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ELK
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PET
{{small|4}}

| colspan=4|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”|2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”|1948

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2022/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2023

! Riley Motorsports

! LMP3

! Ligier JS P320

! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"|SEB
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| WGL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| MOS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ELK
{{small|1}}

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

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”| PET
{{small|3}}

|

|

|

|

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;”| 2162

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2023/TU/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

2024

!Riley

!LMP2

!Oreca 07

!Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|DAY
{{small|3}}

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

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

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ELK
{{small|10}}

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

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

|

|

|

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;”| 2166

|{{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2024/TU/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

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 =

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

! 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

2022

! Jimmy Means Racing

! 52

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| PHO

| ATL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| COA
{{small|DNQ}}

| 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

! {{Cite web |title=Gar Robinson - 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/robinga01/2022/B/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Gar Robinson}}

{{Racing-Reference driver|id=Gar_Robinson}}{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box

| title = WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
LMP3 Champion

| years = 2021

| before = None

| after = Colin Braun
Jobn Bennett

| with =

}}

{{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:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from San Antonio

Category:Racing drivers from Texas

Category:WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Trans-Am Series drivers

Category:Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers