Alex Healy (racing driver)

Alex Healy (born January 15, 1989) is a Canadian Touring Car racing driver.

Alex Healy
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Nationality Canadian
Born (1989-01-15) January 15, 1989
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) career
Debut season2009
Current teamAlex Healy Racing
Car number5
Former teamsLombardi Honda Racing
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish2nd in 2009 2011 2012 2013
Awards
Inside Track Magazine Up and Coming Canadian Road Racer of the Year (2009)
Alex Healy, 2nd place July 26, 2009, Calabogie Motorsports Park.
Alex Healy, Acura RSX May 21, 2011 Mosport.

Career

After a successful stint in karting in Ottawa (NCKC), Montreal (SRA) and in the Florida Winter Tour (SRA, 2005–2008) Healy began car racing in the Canadian Touring Car Championship in 2008 in a shared car, a 2003 Honda Civic coupe, in the Touring Car class. At the end of the 2008 season, Alex purchased, with help from family and friends, a much faster 2003 Acura RSX from CTCC Super Touring Champions (2008) Krikorian Motorsports, originally built by King Motorsports as a World Speed Challenge car.[1] In 2009, Alex moved up to the Super Touring Class. He finished the eight-event season in the RSX with 2 second-place finishes, and earning 7th overall in the Championship.

Inside Track Motorsports News named Alex Healy, as voted by readers in its annual Readers' Choice Awards, as Up and Coming Canadian Road Racer of the Year for 2009.[2]

In 2010, Alex signed with Lombardi Racing of Montreal and raced in the Super Touring class in a four-door Honda SI for the first two events at Mosport finishing 7th in both events. In June 2010, Alex Healy Racing announced that Alex was parting company with Lombardi on a friendly basis to return to compete in his RSX for the remaining 2010 CTCC events.

Healy returned to CTCC series in 2011 in his redesigned and upgraded RSX, and completed six of the seven scheduled events. Unfortunately, the RSX encountered many mechanical issues throughout the 2011 season, including two transmissions and an engine failure. This resulted in a high number of DNFs. He finished the series in 8th place overall.

In 2012, Alex Healy appointed a new crew and received increased support from his main sponsor. The RSX had a significant power train upgrade with major improvement to aerodynamics, expecting to see improved handling, performance and reliability. Healy returned to the CTCC series with sufficient funding to compete for the entire season of 8 events (16 races).

In 2013, Healy spent the pre-season doing a complete re-build of his RSX- including a new power train and revamped support systems. He completed 6 of 7 race weekends and reached the podium on five of the weekends, resulting in an overall 4th in the CTCC Super Touring championship. 2013 was his most successful season in touring car racing.

In 2014, Alex Healy tested a car for the Porche Cup series and competed in the Canadian National Karting Championships in Mont Tremblant, QC. Starting 5th on the grid of the Briggs & Stratton senior class final, he had to settle for a 14th-place finish after being hit from behind early in the race.

In 2015 Alex sold his Acura RSX to an American former pro racer based in Pennsylvania. He is taking a break from competitive racing by competing with the GASTops Chumps for Charity team and doing selected Karting events.

In 2015-2019 Alex Healy Racing (Alex Healy, Pierre Clavet, Jean-Mi Isabelle and Tyler Givogue) competed in the annual Pole Position 4-Hour Enduro at Kart-O-Mania in Montreal, winning the prestigious event in 2019 and reaching the podium in three previous events.

Alex is the co-founder and President of RH Precision Unmanned , a Aerial Mapping & Surveying, Thermographic Inspections, and Building Sciences firm. RH Precision employs state-of-the-art drones for engineering projects throughout Ontario and Quebec.

2013 CTCC Super Touring results
Event Track Date Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Report
Canadian Tire Victoria Day Speedfest Mosport May 18, 19 15th 11th 6th Report
Formula One Weekend Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve June 7,8,9 7th/3rd 5th DNF Report
Circuit ICar Mirabel July 6,7 11th/6th 3rd 5th Report
Circuit Mont Tremblant Mont Tremblant July 26, 27, 28 6th DNF DNS Report
Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres Circuit Trois-Rivières August 9, 10, 11 4th 3rd 8th Report
Canadian Tire Mosport Park Mosport August 31, Sept 1 5th/5th 4th 2nd Report
Calabogie Grand Prix Calabogie September 7,8 6th 2nd 3rd Report

2012 CTCC Super Touring results
Event Track Date Qualifying Prefinal Race Report
Canadian Tire Victoria Day Speedfest Mosport May 19, 20 14th 7th 14th Report
Formula One Weekend Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve June 8,9,10 DNS 9th DNF Report
Circuit ICar Mirabel June 23,24 DNS DNS DNS Report
Circuit Mont Tremblant Mont Tremblant July 6, 7, 8 9th DNS DNS Report
Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport July 20, 21, 22 DNS DNS DNS Report
3R Grand Prix Circuit Trois-Rivières August 3,4,5 DNS DNS DNS Report
Napa Auto Parts – NASCAR Circuit Gilles Villeneuve August 16, 17,18 DNS DNS DNS Report
Calabogie Grand Prix Calabogie September 1,2 4th 7th 3rd Report

2011 CTCC Super Touring results
Event Track Date Qualifying Prefinal Race Report
SpeedFest Mosport May 21, 22 6th DNF 5th Report
Grand Prix of Mirabel Circuit ICar – Mirabel June 3,4,5 7th DNF DNF Report
Vortex Brake Pads 200 Mosport June 25,26 9th DNF 6th Report
Honda Toronto Indy Honda Indy Toronto July 8, 9, 10 7th 4th 3rd Report
Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport July 25, 26, 27 7th 7th 5th Report
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres Circuit Trois-Rivières August 5, 6, 7 3rd DNF DNF Report
Napa Auto Parts – NASCAR Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal August 18, 19 9th DNF no race Report
Continental Sundown Enduro at ICar Circuit ICar – Mirabel September 10, 11, 12 Report

2010 CTCC Super Touring results
Event Track Date Qualifying Prefinal Race Report
SpeedFest Mosport May 22, 23 9th DNF 7th Report
High Octane 200 Mosport June 12, 13 7th 8th 7th Report
Grand Prix Mirabel Circuit ICar July 3, 4 DNS DNS DNS Report
Honda Toronto Indy Honda Indy Toronto July 16, 17, 18 DNS DNS DNS Report
Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres Circuit Trois-Rivières August 13, 14, 15 DNS DNS DNS Report
Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport August 27, 28, 29 DNS DNS DNS Report
Sundown Enduro at ICar Circuit ICar – Mirabel September 11, 12 DNS DNS DNS Report

2009 CTCC Super Touring results
Event Track Date Qualifying Prefinal Race
SpeedFest Mosport May 16, 17 16th DNF 15th
Shannonville Shannonville May 30, 31 DNS 35th 11th
High Octane Mosport June 13, 14 16th 11th 5th
GP Mirabel Mirabel June 27, 28 13th DNF DNS
Honda Toronto Indy Honda Indy Toronto July 10, 11 12th 5th 4th
Ted Powell Memorial Calabogie July 25, 26 6th 6th 2nd
Grand Prix de Trois Rivieres Circuit Trois-Rivières August 14, 15 8th 3rd 2nd
iCar Mirabel September 5, 6 6th 7th 6th

References
  1. See the External Link to King Motorsports below. You may need to click on the tab World Speed Challenge 2004 to see the pictures.
  2. Volume 13, Issue 12 – visit the Inside Track website below
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