Dorsey Schroeder (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the

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series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career in

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, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeen

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wins. He also oversees the competition on-track at SVRA events and enjoys racing vintage cars.

Early life

As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years.

Racing career

In 1971, at the age of 19, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued an SCCA National competition license. Dorsey was a successful

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driver throughout the 1990s in the

, winning the championship with

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as a rookie in

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with six wins. In 1990, he was named

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GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed in

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and

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series events, recording a win at

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for

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. In recent years, Schroeder has competed in

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races at Daytona and Sebring in the

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class. Schroeder competed in

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in 1990 representing the SCCA

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and 1991 representing

Camel GT. He finished 7th in

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and 12th in

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. He was also known as a

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"road course ringer," making nine

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series starts between 1991 and 2001. He served as a color analyst for

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's coverage of the United SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst for

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's television broadcast of the

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and

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. One of Dorsey's great accomplishments was being featured on the Dinner With Racers podcast.

Personal life

Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He used to own a seasonal restaurant in

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, called "Dorsey's Pit Stop" until it caught fire.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

=Daytona 500 results

Craftsman Truck Series

International Race of Champions

( key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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