Ed Pimm

Ed Pimm at the 1986 Indianapolis 500

Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He raced in the 1984–1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985–1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

Indianapolis 500 results[]

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1984	March	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1985	Eagle	Cosworth	22nd	9th
1986	March	Cosworth	10th	17th
1987	March	Cosworth	30th	21st
1988	March	Cosworth	Qualifying Crash

NASCAR career[]

In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th-place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting 40th but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record[]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs[]

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1978	Road Atlanta	Zink	Ford	Formula Ford	9	8	Running
1979	Road Atlanta		Ford	Formula Ford	27	14	Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results[]

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos	Points
1980	Fleet Power Racing	MIL 22	POC 3	MDO 18	MIN1 22	MIN2 7	ONT	10th	210

Formula Super Vee[]

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
1983	Red Roof Inns	Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83	VW Brabham	LBH 9	MSP 4	MIL 1	CLE 3	ROA 4	POC 1	MDO 1	MCH 1	RIV 1	LS 6	PHX 8	1st	151
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References[]

^ "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "US Formula Super Vee 1983". Old Racing cars. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.

External links[]

NASCAR stats from Racing-Reference.info

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael Andretti	US Formula Super Vee Champion 1983	Succeeded by Arie Luyendyk

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[1] "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[2] "US Formula Super Vee 1983". Old Racing cars. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.

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