The youngest of the three brothers, dale managed to keep his career going after the drugs scandal. Apr 15, 2020 brian bonner now heads up bonner race marketing, a sponsorseeking firm out of charlotte, nc. View the profiles of professionals named brian bonner on linkedin. His career began like many did down south in the 1950s by hitting strips in the car he drove around every day. Foyts driver jeff andretti had been injured severely at indy. Highlights include being named 1991 imsa camel gt rookie of the year driving for tom milner racing. Former indycar driver, now presidentcxo at bonner race marketing.
A member of bonners race team rolled and totaled his first thunderbolt upon making a pass at paradise dragway in calhoun, ga. He is widely remembered for his long association with the chevron brand. Welcome to, the web home of american sports car racing star bryan sellers. He made his debut in the 1992 indianapolis 500, driving for dale coyne this is sounding like a pattern. May 4, 2020 brian brown is heading to his favorite race track this weekend as several dozen of sprint car racings top drivers have been selected to take part in a world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car. Bryan clauson in critical condition following race crash. Race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend, usa. Brian bonner racing driver, driver in the cart championship car series brian bonner linebacker born 1965, former american football linebacker in the national football league for the san francisco 49ers and the washington redskins. Sunday may 17 the final day of qualifying saw heavy track action.
Brian bonner race results and driver statistics for nascar. The braselton, georgiaresident will be behind the wheel of the no. He attended a racing school at lime rock park in 1986 and quickly saw success in. After the race, hamlin credited crew chief chris gabeheart for making adjustments to give him a dominant car in the second half of the race.
Brian bonner while brian bonner had a solid career in imsa gt, his indycar career was very forgettable. Bonner went into marketing in 1994 and then finished racing in 1996. The other driver, ed carpenter, was awake and alert. Brian ross with bill ladabouche who runs the catamont speedway site at airbourne 2011. Brian bonner born september 22, 1959 in boston, massachusetts, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Brian bonner born september 22, 1959 is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Brenda tucker, 21, was at her familyowned bar early sunday in detroit, mich. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Brian bonner now heads up bonner race marketing, a sponsorseeking firm out of charlotte, nc. He has run this since 1996 from his base in charlotte, north carolina. Brian has also revitalized the careers of young american drivers like jonathan summerton 2012 12 hours of sebring, gt class champion in first sports car race. Driver brian bonner 1994 nascar winston cup results. History phil bonners 1964 ford thunderbolt found the h.
I dont know this for certain, but i suspect that this car originally came from the kenny bernstein king motorsports stable. Porsche 962c gunnar 966 porsche porsche 962gti spice se89p pontiac. Bonner began his racing career on two wheels, racing. The ppg indy car world series drivers champion was bobby rahal and the indianapolis 500. George robson, winner in 1946, was killed later the same year in a race at atlanta. Tom sneva and gordon johncock were among those who waved off attempts. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. In 1992, bonner decided to give indy cars a try and made his cart debut at that years. Statistically one of the most successful drivers in the history of american openwheel car racing, andretti won the 1991 cart ppg indy car world series and amassed 42 race victories, the most in the cart era and fourthmost all time. The driver switch required the car to be moved to the.
Click on the site to see brian bonners career results at that track glossary. He was a threetime usac national champion and won two usac national sprint car titles. Professional race car driver brian olatunji and the leadfoot motorsports team are revving up the 2014 racing season with a big announcement. With the lucas oil national series backed by numerous regional series, one can catch all the excitement of an ascs sprint car race at racetracks across the united states. Founded in 2008 by former star driver sarah fisher, sfhr recently completed their first full season in the indycar series.
Nov 12, 2014 phil bonner had a relatively short career in the world of top level drag racing but his impact is still felt today and fans of the blue oval brand still herald bonner as one of the best that ever strapped himself into a full bodied car. Brian bonner joins me to talk about motorsport sponsorship. He was born in fleetwood, lancashire and made his grand prix debut in 1968. Amongst the drivers he has worked with are raul boesel, josef newgarden and sheldon creed. Brian bonner born 22 sep 1959 boston, massachusetts.
Her uncle, eddie falbo, said tucker suffered from depression. Drivers added as stats become available there are 1251 drivers with a last name starting with the letter b in the the third turn databases. Race results for 92820 bmod feature start finish car no driver hometown 1 1 66 ethan isaacs bonner springs, ks 4 2 1m brian murphy carbondale, ks 15 3 38 nic bennett grain valley, mo 5 4 7x lance lincoln topeka, ks 17 5 4j jake richards edwardsville, ks 11 6 6 lucas isaacs bonner springs, ks 6 7 74 jeff mauro berryton, ks. Race results karnac racing news florida stock car racing. Brian bonner race results and driver statistics for. Brian bonner president brm, bonner race marketing linkedin. Driver paul dana died after a twocar crash sunday during the warmup for the seasonopening irl indycar series race at homesteadmiami speedway. Dale followed his brothers into the sport, starting in 1978, when. Brian bonner is the president at brm, bonner race marketing. Sarah fisher hartman racing is a racewinning izod indycar series team.
Bonner began his racing career on two wheels racing motorcycles from 1975 to 1985. He then drove in the firestone firehawk series and barber saab pro series. Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassisengine builder, laps completed and money won. Brian bonner racing career profile driver database. Bonners best finish in an indy car would come two weeks later in detroit, driving for a.
The only blot on his july copy book came at the nascar camping world truck series race at. Rtv6 news brings you the best breaking news coverage in indiana. Brian bonner american racing driver age, birthday, bio. Click on the site to see brian bonner s career results at that track. He began racing when he was 16 as a competitor in the late model division at madison international speedway. English race car driver who competed in fifteen world championship grands prix, winning the spafrancorchamps km race four times and the 12 hours of sebring race twice. The twoway clauson, who won four united states auto club national championships, was driving in a. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Now retired from racing, and runs his own motorsport marketing business brm, specialising in sponsorship and brand awareness in motorsport. He attended a racing school at lime rock park in 1986 and quickly saw success in formula ford. He ran midohio for dale coyne in 1992, then after failing to qualify for the 1993 indianapolis 500, bonner made his last indycar start at cleveland in 1993 driving for ron hemelgarn.
Brian bonner linebacker born 1965, former american. That was because the car was dissipating energy as it came apart, as opposed to a quick, blunt hit against. Amongst the drivers he has worked with are raul boesel, josef. American race car driver who was the 1996 craftsman truck series rookie of the year. Imsa camel gtp championship 1991 standings driver database. Sponsorship 101 webinar with brian bonner speed secrets. Brian is a former indy car and imsa driver who specializes in motorsport marketing.
Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. Officials representing two indianapolisbased racing organizations will update the news on. Creed to make xfinity debut with double duty at midohio newswire. Hes done it all, from prospecting potential sponsors, selling. Allens thunderbolt was first owned by the late phil bonner, and was actually the second of two thunderbolts owned by the respected race car driver. Raced in alms and at daytona in 1999 and 2000 and in grandam in 2001, but died after taking a drugs overdose. Brian bonner racing driver, driver in the cart championship car series. He was the 1995 american speed association champion. Franck perera before sebastien bourdais and simon pagenaud came onto the scene, it had been quite a while since a driver from france had much success in indycar see philippe gache. She also became the oldest rookie driver in the history of the race, at age 45. As expected, and as planned, goodyear took groffs place behind the wheel in the primary car.
Versatile race car driver bryan clauson died sunday night following injuries sustained in a hard crash at saturday nights belleville midget nationals in kansas, his family announced monday. May 19, 2014 bottom line, the worse an indy car crash appeared to be, the better the driver s chances. Michael mario andretti is an american former auto racing driver and current team owner. Denny hamlin won sundays hollywood casino 400 at the kansas speedway, fending off chase elliott and kyle busch in a singlelap restart, needed after a wreck on a previous restart. Click on the site to see brian bonner s career results at that track glossary. Mar 19, 2015 allens thunderbolt was first owned by the late phil bonner, and was actually the second of two thunderbolts owned by the respected race car driver. Brian tyler born october 27, 1967 in albion, michigan is an american auto racing driver he was a backtoback usac national sprint car champion for larry contos racing in 1996 and 1997. Specifically, we talk about new trends in how motorsport marketing deals are put together, even if youre not a big pro racing team. Two more starts would follow before bonner decided to move south and try his hand in stock cars.
Brian shares a couple of great examples, in james chartres and kanga motorsport, and steve smith and big mission motorsport, and then gives tips that. Brian brown racing official website of sprint car driver. He made 10 starts in the indy racing league indycar series in 1998 and 1999 for 3 different teams with a best finish of 6th at the las vegas motor speedway. He attended a racing school at lime rock park in 1986 and quickly saw success in formula ford competition. The top 12 in heat race passing points advanced to the summit racing equipment a main with the top 8 redrawing for the first 8 starting spots. Bonner was called in as a replacement, and finished the race 10th. Joakim bonnier 31 january 1930 11 june 1972 was a swedish sportscar racing and formula one driver who raced for various teams. Brian bonner is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Hit reality series dreams to champions has joined discovery communications velocity network, set to debut this saturday. I was a driver myself and achieved many of the goals that i set for myself when i began racing competing in the indy 500, a topten cart indycar finish but at a certain point i knew that there. There was one nonchampionship event, the marlboro challenge. Oct 28, 20 a man was killed in a car crash as he followed an ambulance carrying his sister, who had just committed suicide. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and.
In 2016, bryan embarks down an exciting new path in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship. I was a driver myself and achieved many of the goals that i set for myself when i began racing competing in the indy 500, a topten cart indycar finish but at a certain point i knew that there were drivers out there that were more talented than i was. Bonner began his racing career on two wheels, racing motorcycles from 1975 to 1985. Sports cars, 10 laps 1 81 ross urquhart lotus super 7 1.
Mar 16, 2015 allens thunderbolt was first owned by the late phil bonner, and was actually the second of two thunderbolts owned by the respected race car driver. Brm currently represents top drivers and teams in nascar, indycar, and imsa. Bill vukovich, indianapolis winner in 1953 and 1954, died in a smashup during the 1955 500mile race. Brian bonner and mike groff a teammate to scott goodyear also completed runs, filling the field to 30 cars. Phil bonner had a relatively short career in the world of top level drag racing but his impact is still felt today and fans of the blue oval brand still herald bonner as one of the best that ever strapped himself into a full bodied car. That was because the car was dissipating energy as it came apart, as opposed to a. Danny sullivan, bobby rahal, raul boesel, john andretti, brian bonner, jim crawford, gordon johncock, tom sneva, a. Brian bonner born september 22, 1959 in boston, massachusetts, is a former driver in the cart championship car series bonner began his racing career on two wheels, racing motorcycles from 1975 to 1985. Dale whittington born 23 sep 1959 farrington pit, albuquerque, new mexico.