Dorsey Schroeder
Dorsey Schroeder (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career in Sports car racing, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeen Trans-Am series wins. He also oversees the competition on-track at SVRA events and enjoys racing vintage cars. [1]
Dorsey Schroeder | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Kirkwood, Missouri | February 5, 1953||||||
United SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
Debut season | 2015 | ||||||
Current team | Highway to Help | ||||||
Car number | 50 | ||||||
Engine | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | ||||||
Co-driver | Jim Pace David Hinton Byron Defoor Doug Smith | ||||||
Starts | 2 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
1999–2002 1998–2002 1996–1998 1993–1993, 1996–1997, 2001 1990–1991 1990–1991 | American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series International Race of Champions ARCA Racing Series | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 55th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 76th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Kragen 151 (Sears Point) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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Early life
As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years.[2]
Racing career
In 1971, at the age of 19, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued an SCCA National competition license.[3]
Dorsey was a successful sports car driver throughout the 1990s in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship with Roush Racing as a rookie in 1989 with six wins.[4][5] In 1990, he was named IMSA GT Championship GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed in Grand-Am and American Le Mans series events, recording a win at Mid-Ohio in 1998 for Dyson Racing.[6] In recent years, Schroeder has competed in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races at Daytona and Sebring in the Prototype class.
Schroeder competed in IROC in 1990 representing the SCCA Trans-Am Series and 1991 representing IMSA Camel GT. He finished 7th in IROC XIV and 12th in IROC XV.
He was also known as a NASCAR "road course ringer", who made nine Winston Cup series starts between 1991 and 2001.[7]
He served as a color analyst for Fox Sports 1's coverage of the United SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst for Speed Channel's television broadcast of the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series.[8] One of Dorsey's great accomplishments was being featured on the Dinner With Racers podcast.
Personal life
Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He owns a seasonal restaurant in Osage Beach, Missouri called "Dorsey's Pit Stop".
Motorsports career results
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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1974 | Road Atlanta | Brabham BT35 | Cosworth | Formula B | 5 | 8 | Running |
1976 | Road Atlanta | March | Cosworth | Formula B | 6 | 4 | Running |
1977 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula B | 16 | 7 | Running |
1978 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 21 | 6 | Running |
1979 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | B Sedan | 4 | 7 | Running |
1980 | Road Atlanta | Nissan 610 | Nissan | GT2 | 22 | 12 | Retired |
1982 | Road Atlanta | March 75B | Cosworth | Formula Atlantic | 14 | Retired | |
1985 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 2 | 1 | Running |
1986 | Road Atlanta | Spec Racer | Renault | Spec Racer Renault | 30 | 4 | Retired |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500 results
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1991 | Compton Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1992 | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31 | 19 |
1993 | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | DNQ |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||
1996 | Liberty Racing | 98 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON 21 |
MMR | PHO | LVS | 106th | 100 | |||||||||||||||
1997 | Gloy Racing | 55 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT 4 |
IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN 27 |
RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 76th | 242 | |||||||||||||
1998 | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN 13 |
TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 85th | 124 |
International Race of Champions
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | |||||||
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Season | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
1990 | Dodge | TAL 6 |
CLE 10 |
MCH 4 |
7th | 26 | |
1991 | DAY 9 |
TAL 11 |
MCH 11 |
GLN 6 |
12th | 16 |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2015 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 8 |
SEB 7 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 19th | 49 |
2016 | Highway to Help | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY 8 |
SEB 10 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL DNS |
MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 25th | 46 |
* Season still in progress.
References
- http://www.rrdc.org/member/dorsey-schroeder/
- http://www.lakebusjournal.com/articles/070110-local-restaurant-owner-a-racing-legend.html
- http://www.rrdc.org/member/dorsey-schroeder/
- http://gotransam.com/about/Our-History/59342>>
- "ST. LOUISAN WINS TRANS-AM EVENT". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1989-09-03. p. 12F.
- Alm, Richard (2001-03-03). "The Dallas Morning News Sports Business Column". Dallas Morning News.
- Jenkins, Chris (2001-06-22). "Winston Cup hits the road Jeff Gordon has won 3 in a row at Sears Point". USA TODAY. p. 13C.
- Cain, Holly (2003-02-20). "Trans-Am Series Looking To The Future". Tampa Tribune. p. 8.
External links
- Dorsey Schroeder driver statistics at Racing-Reference