Bobby Wilson (born October 6, 1981 in

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) is an American former racing driver. An accomplished karter, Wilson won the "Stars of Tomorrow" championship and the

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Scholarship in 2003 and was Shifter Kart Illustrated's driver of the year. He moved up to cars the following year and won the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec championship with four wins in his rookie season. In 2005 he made his

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debut with 3 starts for

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. In 2006, running for Michael Crawford and Kenn Hardley, he finished fourth in the Pro Series standings, capturing his first win from the pole at

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. For the 2007 season, he returned to Brian Stewart and won in Liberty Challenge Race 2 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. In

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, he continued in the series, then known as the Firestone Indy Lights Series and for the new Team E outfit. He captured his first oval victory at the

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on June 1. The 2008 Indy Lights season was his last professional race appearance.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

References

External links

Official Website
1981 births Indy Lights drivers Living people People from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Waukesha County, Wisconsin Racing drivers from Wisconsin SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Panther Racing drivers