Brian Frisselle (born 28 December 1983) is an American former racing driver.

Career

275px, Frisselle at Road America in 2011 Frisselle competed full-time for eight years in the

Rolex Sports Car Series The Rolex Sports Car Series was the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It was a North American-based sports car series founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed ...

, alongside a part-time season in 2012. In 2008, Frisselle's third year in the series, he won his first race, at the

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, also spelled ''Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve'' (), is a motor racing circuit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the FIA World Sportscar ...

. At the time, Frisselle's victory was the closest in series history at 0.064 seconds, as the leading car ran out of fuel on the way to the finish. He followed that up with a second victory the following week at Watkins Glen, leading 79 of 82 laps. Prior to the

2009 Rolex Sports Car Series The 2009 Rolex Sports Car Series season is the tenth season of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. It is a 12-race schedule beginning at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and ending at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Miami ...

season, Frisselle joined

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in the Daytona Prototype class. For the

2013 Rolex Sports Car Series The 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the fourteenth and final season of the Grand American Road Racing Association's premier series, before merging up with the American Le Mans Series in 2014. It began on January 26, with the 51st running o ...

season, Frisselle joined

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in the Daytona Prototype class. In 2014, Frisselle won the

25 Hours of Thunderhill The 25 Hours of Thunderhill is an endurance racing event held annually during the first weekend in December in Northern California, at the Thunderhill Raceway Park; just outside the small city of Willows. The race is longest road event on a closed ...

alongside co-drivers

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, and

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. Brian's brother Burt Frisselle also raced in the Rolex Sports Car Series. The two were co-drivers for much of their careers, and together they placed third overall at the

2014 24 Hours of Daytona The 52nd Rolex 24 at Daytona was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, from 23–26 January 2014. The 52nd running of the 24 Hours of Daytona was also the inaugural race for t ...

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

References

External links

Brian Frisselle
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