John Pew (born April 1, 1956 in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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) is an
American
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racing driver, who competes in the
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
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for
Michael Shank Racing
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. He won the
2012 24 Hours of Daytona
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overall in the No. 60
Michael Shank Racing
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Ford-Riley
Daytona Prototype.
Early racing career
Pew began racing in 2000 in the
Skip Barber Racing School
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History
In 1975, Skip Barber started the Skip Barber School of High Performance Driving at Riverside International Raceway. In 1976, ...
. After making his sports car racing debut (see below), he moved to the
Star Mazda Masters Championship, winning the title in 2005 for drivers over 45 years old. He returned to the Star Mazda Masters Championship in 2006 but only managed sixth in points, but was the highest-finishing Masters driver in two races.
Grand-Am
Pew made his
Rolex Sports Car Series
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debut in 2004 when he competed in
24 Hours of Daytona
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in a Baughman Racing
Chevrolet Corvette. In 2006, he also competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona with co-drivers
Hal Prewitt, Steve Marshall, Danny Marshall, and Ben McCrackin in a Synergy Racing
Porsche 911
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, finishing 17th.
In 2007 Pew moved full-time to
sports car racing in Grand-Am's Rolex Sports Car Series
Daytona Prototype class with
Michael Shank Racing
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co-driving their car with Ian James. Pew finished 25th in drivers points in the DP class.
In 2008 Pew, James, and
Raphael Matos captured his first win at
Miller Motorsports Park, and Pew improved to ninth in DP class points.
In 2009 he returned to Michael Shank Racing, this time teaming with
Michael Valiante
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Formula racing
Valiante began racing in karting where his success earned him a full-season scholarship in the Skip Barber 2.0 Series. ...
and finished 12th in DP driver points.
For 2010 his Michael Shank Racing teammate was
Oswaldo Negri
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Racing career
Formula Three and Indy Lights
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and Pew improved to seventh in points.
Pew also won the
Jim Trueman award for the top Pro-Am racer in the Grand-Am series. The team of Pew and Negri returned to Shank in 2011 and Pew improved to sixth in DP points, again winning the Jim Trueman award. Pew and Negri returned to Michael Shank Racing in 2012. The team of Pew and Negri along with one-off co-drivers
A. J. Allmendinger
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Allmendinger's professi ...
and
Justin Wilson won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.
[Fryer, Jenna]
Allmendinger leads Michael Shank Racing to win
''Associated Press'', January 30, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-31
Personal life
Pew is married, to Stephanie. He is an avid recreational sailor who has sailed over 100,000 miles across the world's oceans and currently resides in
North Palm Beach, Florida.
Racing record
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results
* Season still in progress
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
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Living people
1956 births
Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Racing drivers from Michigan
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
People from North Palm Beach, Florida
Starworks Motorsport drivers
Meyer Shank Racing drivers