Tom Phillips (racing driver)

Tom Phillips (born February 5, 1958) is an American former racing driver from Portland, Oregon. He finished in fifth place in the 1986 WCAR/SCCA Pro Formula Atlantic Championship with wins at Laguna Seca Raceway and the Tacoma Dome course. He made his CART Championship Car debut in October of that year at Laguna Seca in the #23 Dick Simon Racing Lola-Cosworth but was knocked out of the race after 8 laps due to engine trouble after qualifying 20th. The race would be his only CART appearance.[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/PhillipsTom.htm Tom Phillips], ChampCarStats.com

Racing record

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! Year

! Team

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! 10

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! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1986

! Dick Simon Racing

|PHX

|LBH

|INDY

|MIL

|POR

|MEA

|CLE

|TOR

|MIS

|POC

|MDO

|SAN

|MIS2

|ROA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LAG
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|PHX2

|MIA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|46th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0

!{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/phillto01/1986/R|title=Tom Phillips – 1986 CART Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 6, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46681980@N03/4471748315/ Photo of Tom Phillips driving in CART at Laguna Seca]

Category:1962 births

Category:Champ Car drivers

Category:Atlantic Championship drivers

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from Portland, Oregon