Mitchell Cunningham (born 5 September 1986 in
Auckland
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), known as Mitch Cunningham, is a
New Zealand
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racing driver. He is the younger brother of
Indy Lights
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...
champion
Wade Cunningham
Wade Grant Cunningham (born 19 August 1984) is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.
Racing career
Indy Lights
Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Champ ...
.
Mitch drove in Indy Lights in 2008 on a partial schedule of only road course races. He finished 23rd in points starting 8 of the 16 rounds of the championship.
He next competed in the 2008–2009
Toyota Racing Series
The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...
championship, winning top honours winning three of the six races.
Cunningham wins New Zealand Motor Cup
, TRS Press Release, 15 March 2009
Mitchell currently races in the New Zealand GT3 Porsche Cup. He is also one of New Zealand's most successful kart racers, having attained notable finishes in Japan and Italy. He has four New Zealand Karting Championships to his name.
Career summary
Indy Lights
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
New Zealand racing drivers
Indy Lights drivers
Sportspeople from Auckland
Toyota Racing Series drivers
V8SuperTourer drivers