Rusty Mitchell (born November 29, 1982) is an American racing driver from
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States. A small part of Midland is in Martin County.
At the 2020 census, Midland's population was 132,524. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas metropolitan ...
.
In 2007 and 2008 Mitchel drove in
Formula SCCA
Formula SCCA or Formula Enterprises is a class of open wheel race car sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America. A spec racing class, all chassis are produced by SCCA Enterprises in association with Van Diemen and include a sealed Mazda M ...
competition, winning the
June Sprints
The June Sprints are amateur sports car racing, sp ...
and Southwest Division title in 2007 and finishing second in the Southwest division in 2008. In 2008 he also made his
Star Mazda Series debut driving for his own team in nine races and finishing 17th in the championship. In 2009 he drove full-time in Star Mazda and finished 12th in points. In 2010 he returned to Star Mazda, merging his team with
Juncos Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing, formerly Juncos Racing, is an Argentine-American racing team competing in the NTT IndyCar Series, Indy Lights and Indy Pro 2000 Championship series in the Road to Indy ladder for IndyCar. Owned by Ricardo Juncos, who form ...
in the middle of the season, he again finished 9th in the championship. In 2011 he has signed with
Intersport Racing
Intersport Racing is a former American auto racing team founded by Jon Field. The team was based in Dublin, Ohio. They previously operated two Oreca FLM09 sports cars in the American Le Mans Series. At current, the company has transitioned into ...
to drive in the
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) was a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consisted of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The American Le Mans' hea ...
' LMPC class and signed with
Team E to make his
Firestone 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 ...
debut at the
Long Beach Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California. Christopher Pook is the founder of the event. It wa ...
.
Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach
''eFormulaCarNews'', April 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12 He finished 11th in the race. Later in the season he signed to compete in the Freedom 100
The Freedom 100 was an automobile race held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, as part of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. The event was a support race for the IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500, and since 2 ...
for the team and four more late-season races.
Racing results
Star Mazda Championship
Indy Lights
References
External links
Rusty Mitchell official website
1982 births
Indy Lights drivers
Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
Sportspeople from Midland, Texas
Living people
Racing drivers from Texas
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
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Juncos Hollinger Racing drivers
JDC Motorsports drivers