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Kevin Gleason

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Kevin Gleason

| image =File:Kevin Gleason 2015 TCR Int Malaysia.jpg

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| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|04|07}}

| birth_place = Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

| related to =

| current series = TCR International Series

| first year = 2015

| current team = WestCoast Racing

| car number = 24

| former teams =

| starts = 32

| wins = 3

| poles = 2

| fastest laps = 5

| best finish = 5th

| year = 2015

| last finish =

| prev series = GT Asia Series
Pirelli World Challenge
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup

| prev series years = 2014
2012-13
2011-14

2010

| titles =

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}}

Kevin Gleason (born 7 April 1987) is an American racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. He made his debut in 2015.

Racing career

Gleason began his career in 2010 in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, ending 6th in the standings. He switched to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in 2011, he won one race and finished 8th in the championship standings that year. He stayed in the championship for 3 more years. In 2012 and 2013 he had one-off appearances in the Pirelli World Challenge.{{cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/kevin-gleason/ |title=Kevin Gleason career statistics |publisher=Driver Database |accessdate=22 July 2015}} In February 2015, it was announced that Gleason would make his TCR International Series debut with WestCoast Racing driving a Honda Civic TCR.{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/02/26/westcoast-racing-signs-kevin-gleason-for-tcr-campaign/|title=WestCoast Racing signs Kevin Gleason for TCR campaign|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=26 February 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} Gleason took his first pole position in Sepang and his second at Salzburgring, where he also took his first victory.{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/03/28/kevin-gleason-takes-surprise-sepang-pole/|title=Kevin Gleason takes surprise Sepang pole|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=28 March 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/05/30/kevin-gleason-grabs-last-gasp-pole-in-austria-ahead-of-morbidelli/|title=Kevin Gleason grabs last gasp pole in Austria ahead of Morbidelli|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=30 May 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/05/31/kevin-gleason-takes-first-career-win-at-the-salzburgring/|title=Kevin Gleason takes first career win at the Salzburgring|work=TouringCarTimes.com|date=31 May 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}} Gleason added a second victory during Race 1 at Marina Bay.

Racing record

=Complete TCR International Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! DC

! Points

2015

! WestCoast Racing

! Honda Civic TCR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SHA
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG
1
{{small|7}}

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|Ret}}

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SOC
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RBR
2
{{small|5}}

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MRN
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHA
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHA
2
{{small|18†}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAC
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAC
2
{{small|Ret}}

! 5th

! 226

2016

! WestCoast Racing

! Honda Civic TCR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
2
{{small|13†}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
2
{{small|8}}

| IMO
1

| IMO
2

| SAL
1

| SAL
2

| OSC
1

| OSC
2

| SOC
1

| SOC
2

| CHA
1

| CHA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MRN
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MRN
2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SEP
2
{{small|1}}

| MAC
1

| MAC
2

! 13th

! 46

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

=Complete World Touring Car Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

2017

! RC Motorsport

! Lada Vesta WTCC

| MAR
1

| MAR
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARG
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN
2
7‡

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAC
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAC
2
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| QAT
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| QAT
2
{{small|14}}

! 13th

! 47.5

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.kevin-gleason.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|kevin-gleason}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gleason, Kevin}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from Pennsylvania

Category:TCR International Series drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Johnstown, Pennsylvania

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Category:World Touring Car Championship drivers

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