Are you aware of how popular car racing is? Spectators enjoy the thrill and wonder of it the most. Today, car racing is no less popular than football, baseball, cricket, or any other game. While visiting the Historic Sportscar Racing, you will find their events of car racing much more entertaining, exciting, and interesting. A list of the best ten car drivers you will know is presented here.
- Jackie Lewis
Formula Three was Lewis’ first racing series. Lewis made his racing debut at Mallory Park in 1958 after purchasing a Formula Three Cooper-Norton from Cheltenham-based Ivor Bueb. Amazingly, Lewis finished fourth. At Brands Hatch, Jack made headlines for surviving a collision. He competed in 13 races during his maiden Formula 3 season, winning three of them and finishing third or higher in another four. Lewis quit from a promising racing career in 1963 after feeling hopeless and bought a farm near Llandovery.
- Lux Eric
Eric Lux was the youngest winner in the Rolex Sports Car Series and one of the first 16-year-old drivers to complete the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. He still competes in professional racing on a part-time basis in the IMSA Weather Tech Sportscar Championship. For Dragon Speed, Eric and his colleagues Pato O’Ward, Colton Herta, and Devlin DeFrancesco won the Le Mans Prototype 2 division in the 60th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in 2022.
- Byron DeFoor
Byron DeFoor is a true renaissance man. As a lifelong car enthusiast, Byron has raced over the years in the SCCA and NASA, with an impressive list of race wins under his belt including being one of only two people to win the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in both the Formula Ford and Formula Vee classes. But Byron is also a successful entrepreneur as well, having started Fifty Plus Racing with Brian Johnson, front man for the classic rock and r&b band. Byron DeFoor was the winner at Can-Am Monterey Historics in 2005 with his car “Creamsicle”, a Porsche 917.
- Russell Gee
Russell Gee took the podium in third place at the Sasco Sports 24-Hour Classic in Atlanta, GA in his No. 00 Heritage Motorsports Porsche 911 RSR, but managed to take the lead in the final laps and hold on to it through the finish of the race to take fourth overall, picking up two valuable points for IMSA’s GT Championship Series in doing so. Gee’s teammate, Erik Ballot-Lena of France, finished second with honors in class and fifth overall.
- Ben Mitchell
The first passion of Ben Mitchell, a young professional in the automobile industry, is racing. Ben Mitchell is an English racing driver, born on 12 March 1997. Ben Mitchell is a racing driver from the United Kingdom who has competed in several different categories, including the British Formula Ford Championship, the British GT Championship, and the Porsche Carrera Cup. Mitchell has also raced in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the European Le Mans Series, and the European Formula 3 Championship. Now, he is competing in the 2018 European Le Mans Series.
- O’Brien IV, Charles
O’Brien was born on 26 March 1955 in Melbourne, Victoria. He began his career and progressed onto the Formula Ford series, winning it in 1975. After representing Australia in the 1976 British Formula 3 series, O’Brien moved to Britain to further his career. He is best known for winning the 1986 Bathurst 1000 and the 2002 and 2003 Australian Touring Car Championship.
- Fred Schulte
In addition to two vintage 911s, he owns a 1987 Porsche 930 that’s used for Club racing with his son. He also has a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 250SE convertible. Fred Schulte has been racing since the early 1970s when he first got behind the wheel of a Porsche 914-6 and raced in the American SCCA. He’s owned three 911s and he’s currently working on restoring the fourth one. He gave us the lowdown on the current car culture including his take on the Porsche 356 restoration. Fred Schulte is an avid racing car enthusiast who loves his Porsche 911 IROC racing car.
- Jay Stephenson
Jay Stephenson has been an avid fan of racing and vintage cars since he was very young. He grew up around the activities of his father, who is a collector and enthusiast of classic racing cars. Jay Stephenson is a prominent figure who won car racing in the 65 Cheetah. His relation with HSR is a very different story. He is a racing and vintage car enthusiasts. He started as a mechanic and later became a driver. He has also won every kind of racing that he has taken part in. He was born on December 10, 1978 at the Wills Hospital in Bristol, England
- Mike Levine
This is a man who has won many races and championships, including the prestigious Daytona 250 in 1978, in a car he built himself. Mike Levine has been racing for over 40 years. He doesn’t have a big budget to spend on motors, so he builds his own. Mike Levine is a member of the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Club. He is a Georgia native. Mike started racing when he was in high school and raced his first Skip Barber race in 1974. In 1976, he bought a used BMW 2002 Turbo and raced in SCCA events and the IMSA GTU series. Mike has raced with HSR for over 20 years, and has raced in numerous races with HSR, including the Petit Le Mans, Monterey Historics,
- Carlus Gann
Carlus Gann is a driver and participates in a number of motorsport events each year. The name Carlus Gann is synonymous with the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Classic. Carlus Gann and Elliott compete at Sebring. The HSR, Classic steeped in tradition represents the heritage of American sports car racing which began in 1953 and has continued to this day. Carlus has won some important races and has competed in the Sebring 12 hours and Le Mans 24 hours.
There is no doubt that the Porsche and the Jaguar come to mind when discussing sports car racing. Due to its far greater variety compared to the Jaguar portfolio, the Porsche lineup truly stands out. With blistering acceleration and higher top track speeds, the Porsche is one of the fastest sports cars on the market. So, the iconic car racing figures enjoy memorable motor-sports events more by driving the Porsche than by driving the jaguar.
