Corey Lewis (racing driver)

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Corey Lewis
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-10-17) October 17, 1991 (age 30)
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States
GT World Challenge America career
Debut season2018
Current teamK-Pax Racing
Car number6
Former teamsGMG Racing
Starts6
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2013–17, 20
2014, 16, 18–20
Michelin Pilot Challenge

Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Championship titles
2015

2018

2019

2020
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am

Corey Lewis (born October 17, 1991) is an American racing driver who currently competes for K-Pax Racing in the GT World Challenge America and Paul Miller Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Career[]

Early career[]

Lewis began his racing career at the age of 7, competing in regional karting series under the tutelage of Michael Andretti.[1] In 2002, he collected the Stars of Karting Regional Championship, and two years later was scored runner-up in the World Karting Association National Series.[1] In 2007, Lewis began competing at the Skip Barber Racing School, winning 14 of the 26 races he entered over the course of three years at the school.[1] Prior to the 2012 Star Mazda Championship season, Lewis completed a test with Team GDT at Barber Motorsports Park with plans to drive for the team that season.[2] However, Lewis would compete in just one event for the team in 2012, finishing 12th and 21st at the Toronto double-header in July.

Sports car racing[]

In 2013, Lewis began competing in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, marking his first foray into sports car and touring car racing. The following season, he scored his first win in the series, competing in the Street Tuner class for BERG Racing at Indianapolis.[1] 2015 marked a double title success for Lewis, as he took the Pro-Am class title in both the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final.

For 2016, Lewis extended his partnership with Change Racing, signing for the 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship season alongside co-driver Spencer Pumpelly.[3] The same season, Lewis joined the Lamborghini GT3 Junior Program, representing the team in IMSA competition alongside Richard Antinucci, Edoardo Piscopo, and Cedric Sbirrazzuoli.[4] Change Racing registered a best finish of 5th, at VIR and Mosport, as the duo finished 9th in GTD-class points. That winter, Lewis traveled to Asia to compete with VS Racing in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series.[5] A return to Change Racing in 2017 was highlighted by Lewis' first IMSA SportsCar Championship victory, as the team took GTD class honors at VIR in August.

Lewis competing with Paul Miller Racing at Petit Le Mans in 2020

For 2018, alongside a return to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, Lewis signed with P1 Motorsports to compete in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, sharing the #17 entry with Matt Dicken.[6] Supplementing Lewis' 2018 schedule was a pair of endurance races with Paul Miller Racing, as he competed with the team at the Sebring and Petit Le Mans.[7] In his opening race with the team, Paul Miller Racing claimed class honors, marking Lewis' first class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring.[8] Lewis' final triumph of 2018 came in November, where he and co-driver Madison Snow were crowned Pro-class champions of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America.[9] He would defend his title the following season, before taking the Pro-Am class title in 2020.

In 2020, Lewis took his first class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona, competing once again with Paul Miller Racing.[10] Later that season, he made his return to the Michelin Pilot Challenge, the same series in which he'd begun his sports car racing career seven years prior, signing with Canadian team Motorsport in Action.[11] The team would score one victory that season, finishing 9th in points.

In 2021, Lewis joined K-Pax Racing's two-car effort in the returning Pro class of the GT World Challenge America, partnering with Lamborghini factory driver Giovanni Venturini.[12] Lewis and Venturini would score their first win for the team in May at Circuit of the Americas.[13]

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Skip Barber Eastern Regional Series 6 6 6 ? 6 90 29th
2008 14 8 10 ? 11 682 2nd
2009 BFGoodrich / Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC
Star Mazda Winter Series Team GDT 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
2012 Star Mazda Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2013 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST ? 3 0 0 0 0 32 60th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Doran Racing 1 0 0 0 0 14 60th
2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo U.S.A. – Overall Musante Motorsport 6 3 2 0 5 71 3rd
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – ST Berg Racing 10 1 1 1 2 166 24th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge – GS Racers Edge 1 0 0 0 0 20 67th
United SportsCar Championship – GTD Mühlner Motorsport America 1 0 0 0 0 18 89th
2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 2 30 1st
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST Strategic Wealth Racing 7 0 0 0 0 130 24th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – GS Fall-Line Motorsports 0 0 0 0 0 0 48th
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro Change Racing 2 1 0 0 2 27 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 11 0 0 0 0 247 9th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST Strategic Wealth Racing 10 0 0 0 1 182 10th
2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am Antonelli Motorsport 2 1 0 1 2 27 9th
Asian Le Mans Series – GT VS Racing 3 0 0 0 1 27 9th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Change Racing 11 1 0 0 1 237 17th
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge – ST Strategic Wealth Racing 1 0 0 0 0 18 36th
2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro Change Racing 12 3 1 0 11 142 1st
IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 P1 Motorsports 6 0 0 0 0 140 6th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro Change Racing 2 0 0 0 0 8 10th
Pirelli World Challenge – GT GMG Racing 2 0 0 0 0 34 17th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Paul Miller Racing 2 1 0 0 2 65 33rd
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro Change Racing 12 3 0 1 10 124 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 3 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Paul Miller Racing 8 1 2 0 2 185 13th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver Cup Ombra Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 21st
2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America – Pro-Am Change Racing 10 5 2 4 8 104 1st
Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Motorsport in Action 10 1 0 2 1 208 9th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Paul Miller Racing 4 1 0 0 2 109 24th
2021 GT World Challenge America – Pro K-Pax Racing 13 2 0 1 10 234 2nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Paul Miller Racing 5 0 1 0 2 1148 24th

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2014 Mühlner Motorsports America GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR
14
COA PET 89th 18
2016 Change Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
18
SEB
14
LGA
10
DET
6
WGL
9
MOS
5
LIM
8
ELK
14
VIR
5
COA
9
PET
10
9th 247
2017 Change Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
25
SEB
11
LBH
8
COA
17
DET
11
WGL
17
MOS
6
LIM
11
ELK
13
VIR
1
LGA
9
PET
11
17th 237
2018 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY SEB
1
MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
3
33rd 65
2019 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
15
SEB
16
MDO DET WGL
14
MOS LIM
7
ELK
2
VIR
10
LGA
1
PET
6
13th 185
2020 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
1
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL
2
MDO CLT PET
7
LGA SEB
13
24th 109
2021 Paul Miller Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2L V10 DAY
3
SEB
11
MDO DET WGL
2
MOS LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 17th* 873*

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Nazareth resident's racing career starting to take off". mcall.com. August 5, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Star Mazda - Team GDT's Mendez, Lewis And Bastien Test Monday At Barber Motorsports Park". theautochannel.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "IMSA: Pumpelly, Lewis for Change Racing Lamborghini". racer.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "GP3, F3 graduates headline Lamborghini's GT3 junior programme". motorsport.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Drivers confirmed for Asian Le Mans Series" (PDF). vs-racing.com. October 13, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "P1 Motorsports Announces 2018 Three-Car IMSA Prototype Challenge Lineup". sportscarracingnews.com. December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Paul Miller Racing Signs Corey Lewis for Twelve Hours of Sebring". paulmillerracing.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "12 Hours of Sebring: No. 22 Nissan takes overall win in IMSA classic". autoweek.com. March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "00_Championship Points - Official" (PDF). results.imsa.com. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini squad takes dominant win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona". automobilsport.com. January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "MIA McLaren Returns, Corey Lewis Joined By Sheena Monk". dailysportscar.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "K-PAX Names Drivers for Two-Car Lamborghini Entry". sportscar365.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Venturini Makes Last Lap Pass for Win in Race 2 at COTA". sportscar365.com. May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America
Pro Champion

2018, 2019
With: Madison Snow
Richard Antinucci
Succeeded by
Madison Snow
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