Don Pastor
Don Pastor is a Filipino-American racing driver. He was the first Filipino-American to participate in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries race circuit.[1][2] He was named Philippine Driver of the Year in 2010 and has won the 2012 Global Time Attack race held in Buttonwillow, California.[3] Don Pastor was also dubbed as the "Don of Racing".[4]
| Don Pastor | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 16 December 1985 East Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Related to | Enzo Pastor (brother; deceased) |
| NASCAR Whelen Euroseries career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Car number | 92 |
| Former teams | Formula 3 Team Toms's and Formula BMW Asia Scholar |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 21 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2013 |
| Awards | |
| 2010 Driver Of the Year | |
References
- Oliver, Ryan (2013-09-04). "NASCAR Welcomes First Filipino American Driver". AsianWeek. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- "Don Pastor, the First official Fil-Am NASCAR driver shares his passion for racing | AJ Magazines". Asianjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/11/12/don-pastor-shines-us-enzo-vies-macau
- "Pastors make name in Nascar Europe, US | Sports, News, The Philippine Star". philstar.com. 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
Started in Motorsports in 2002 to present, currently racing with the Asian V8 Championship.
• 2013 Filipino-American Euro-Whelen NASCAR Series
• 2013 Global time attack Class Champion
• 2012 Redline Time Attack Class Champion
• 2011 Launched Race School in U.S.A.
• 2003 First Filipino awarded scholar in Europe, Team Driver for Formula BMWW Asia F1 JUNIOR PROGRAM
• 2004 ASIAN FORMULA 3 - Winner in China Golden Port Race way under TEAM TOM'S TOYOTA
• 2009 Philippine Touring Car Champion under Spec HONDA
• 2009 Awarded National Driver of the Year
• 2009 National Endurance Cup Champion
• KT 100CC JUNIOR GO KART Winner Exhibition Race Carmona Philippines