Curtis Farley

Curtis Farley is a former racing driver and SCCA National Championship Runoffs winner.

Racing career

Farley first qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in 1978 in the Formula Vee class. After three attempts in Formula Vee, Farley graduated into Formula Continental in 1980. Farley won the SCCA Midwest Division National championship Formula Continental class in a Zink Z14.[1] At the Runoffs Farley raced an Argo JM2 Volkswagen, former Formula Super Vee, car. Farley passed polesitter Phil Rosette to win his only Runoffs national championship.[2]

After years in Formula Vee and Formula Ford without major success, Farley focused on Formula Ford 2000 and SCCA Formula Continental. The US did not have a national F2000 series until 1990. He therefore competed in the national Canadian Formula 2000 Championship in 1985. His best result was a tenth place at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivieres. Other talents, such as Cor Euser and Claude Bourbonnais, also competed in the race.[3]

Farley also made a short stint in Formula Atlantic. He made six starts in 1987, 1988 and 1989 in the SCCA and ECAR Formula Atlantic championships. His best result was at the 1988 Grand Prix of Montreal finishing in third.[4]

In Formula Continental Farley again won the SCCA Midwest Division National in 1988. Racing with USAC Farley made his debut in the inaugural FF2000 Championship series at Firebird International Raceway winning the race. In 1991 Farley raced the full season in the USAC FF2000 Championship winning at Laguna Seca and scoring another three podium finishes. Farley finished fourth in the season standings, behind Greg Tracy, Randy McDaniel and champion Craig Taylor.[5]

After his active racing career Farley was an engine builder for Formula Vee and various Ford powered racing series.[6]

Motorsports results
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1978Road AtlantaLynx BVolkswagenFormula Vee1628Running
1979Road AtlantaLynx BVolkswagenFormula Vee919Running
1980Road AtlantaArgo JM2VolkswagenFormula Continental12Running
1981Road AtlantaCitation-ZinkVolkswagenFormula Vee25Running
1983Road AtlantaCitation-Zink Z16FordFormula Ford2714Not running
1984Road AtlantaReynard 84FFordFormula Ford2812Running
1987Road AtlantaSwift SE3FordFormula Continental106Running
1988Road AtlantaSwift SE3FordFormula Continental22Running
1991Road AtlantaCitationFordFormula Continental2617Not running

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

USAC FF2000 Championship results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos Points
1990 WSR1 MMR WSR2 CAJ WSR3 SON1 FIR
1		 SON2 PIR ? ?
1991 TOP1
13		 SON
2		 MMR1
5		 TOP2
2		 LS1
1		 MMR2
4		 WSR
3		 LS3
20		 LS3
5		 4th ?

USAC FF2000 Western Division Championship
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos Points
1992 SON MMR IRP LV
6		 WSR1
4		 TOP
17		 PIR WSR2 ? ?

References
  1. "Midwest Division National Racing DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS 1963-2013" (PDF). Midwest SCCA. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "SCCA Runoffs Driver Histories" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Canadian Formula 2000 Championship 1985". Autocourse.ca. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "Curtis Farley". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. "CURTIS FARLEY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Secrets of the Engine Builders" (PDF). Ferret Industries. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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