Roger Eagleton
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{{short description|American race car driver and entrepreneur}}
Roger Eagleton is an American race car driver and entrepreneur, born in Glendale, California. He is currently based in Waikiki, Honolulu and is the 2019 Trans-Am West Coast Champion in the GT Class.
Racing career
Eagleton first competed in Motorsports 2008 in the Jim Russell Championship Series where he finished fifth overall. He was Sports Car Club of America San Francisco Region BMW E30 Class Champion the same year. In 2013 he was the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill E3 class winner. In 2014 he was again NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill E3 Class winner.{{cite web|url=https://nasa25hour.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Thunderhill-Media-Guide-2016.pdf|website=nasa25hour.com|title=25 Hours of Thunderhill presented by Hawk Performance
|access-date=8 February 2020}} In 2015 he was the Sportsman Class Champion in the United States Touring Car Championship,{{Cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/roger-eagleton/|title=Roger Eagleton | Racing career profile | Driver Database|website=www.driverdb.com}} winning five races driving a 1996 BMW M3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ustcc.com/results-archive|title=RESULTS ARCHIVE|website=ustcc}} In 2016 Eagleton won the 6-hour Enduro race in the E3 class and in the same year finished third in the USTCC Super Touring Class Championship. In 2017 he again won at the 25 hours of Thunderhill, this time in the EXR class while also finishing second in the E0 class.{{Cite web|url=https://exrseries.com/racing/2017-25-hours-of-thunderhill/|title=EXR RACING SERIES REGULARS SCORE TOP 10 FINISHES AT 25 HOURS OF THUNDERHILL}}
2018 was a successful year for Eagleton, winning the T2 class in the SCCA Majors at Thunderhill and at Kent, Washington. He also won at Buttonwillow and Portland, also under SCCA jurisdiction, in the T2 class in the Hoosier Super Tour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scca.com/articles/2009627-competitors-pour-it-on-in-portland-sat-at-hoosier-super-tour|title=Competitors "Pour It On" in Portland Sat. at Hoosier Super Tour|website=Sports Car Club of America}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scca.com/articles/2009630-weekend-sweeps-for-some-at-portland-hoosier-super-tour|title=Weekend Sweeps for Some at Portland Hoosier Super Tour|website=Sports Car Club of America}} These wins made Eagleton the Western Conference Class Champion in the T2 class. In the 25 hours of Thunderhill he was first in the EXR class.{{Cite web|url=https://trackmustangsonline.com/threads/apex-ec-7-official-wheel-of-scca-nationals-spec-mustang-smg.13342/|title=APEX EC-7 || Official Wheel of SCCA Nationals Spec Mustang (SMG)|website=TrackMustangsOnline}}
In 2019, Eagleton competed in the Trans Am presented by Pirelli West Coast Championship GT class. He was Championship leader after winning the race at Thunderhill in April{{Cite web|url=http://gotransam.com/news/Greg-Pickett-Scores-21st-Trans-Am-Victory-at-Thunderhill-Park/69151|title=Greg Pickett Scores 21st Trans Am Victory at Thunderhill Park|website=gotransam.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://racer.com/2019/04/14/pickett-collects-21st-trans-am-victory-at-thunderhill/|title=Pickett collects 21st Trans Am victory at Thunderhill|date=April 15, 2019}} and finishing second at Laguna Seca, Sonoma and Portland International Raceway,{{Cite web|url=http://gotransam.com/|title=Trans Am - America's Road Racing Series|website=gotransam.com}} then went on to become 2019 Champion after securing second place at Circuit of the Americas.{{Cite web|url=https://racer.com/2019/10/05/adam-andretti-wins-cota-trans-am-game-of-patience/|title=Adam Andretti wins COTA Trans Am game of patience|date=October 5, 2019}}