Dominic Dobson (born September 14, 1957 in Stuttgart) is a German-born former CART and Craftsman Truck Series driver who made 7 starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 12th in 1992, over 60 starts in the CART (Champtionship Auto Racing Series), with a best finish of 3rd at the Michigan 500 in 1994. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Dobson also drove numerous IMSA and other Sport car races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989 in Porsche 962 alongside Jean Alesi and Will Hoy and at Daytona and Sebring, where his best finish was a 2nd place in 1990, co-driving with Sarel van DeMere and Klaus Ludwig. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Jean Alesi (born Giovanni Alesi June 11, 1964) is a French racing driver of Italian origins Will Hoy ( 2 April 1953 &ndash 19 December 2002) born in Royston Hertfordshire, was a British racecar driver The Rolex 24 at Daytona (frequently referred to by its historical title the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car Endurance race held annually at Klaus Ludwig (born 5 May 1949 in Bonn) is a German race driver
Dobson was raised in, and currently resides in, Seattle.
In the early 80's, he was an instructor at the Bob Bondurant Driving School, then based at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma. In the mid-80's, He started Zephyr Racing with Ron Nelson, another Bondurant instructor. Zephyr origninally had it's shops in San Rafael, CA but moved to a new facility built at Sears Point Raceway in the spring of 1985. Zephyr rented out, maintained, and provided race support for a stable of formula and sportsracing cars. Cars were rented on a race-by-race or season long basis. Zephyr's customers competed in SCCA regional and National events as well as the American City racing League.
In the late 90's he was involved in a short lived North American Touring Car Championship's Dodge Stratus factory team that ran in conjunction with CART race weekends. The North American Touring Car Championship was a short-lived Touring car racing series using the Supertouring formula that raced in North America in 1996 and 1997 The Dodge Stratus (and its twins the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze; collectively known as the "Cloud Cars" was a He also made 10 starts in the Craftsman Truck Series for Dodge in 1998 with a best finish of 17th at Texas Motor Speedway. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U He co-owned Ridge Gate Motion Sports with Mike Clark in the Truck Series in 1999.
From 2000 to 2003, he presided over a multi-million dollar collection of historic automobiles, primarily European post-war racecars and rare road cars called the Cavallino Collection.
He currently is the Founder and CEO of Motion Research Corporation, a developer of wireless Human I/O devices utilizing patented Heads Up Display technology.
Indy 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | March | Cosworth | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1988 | Lola | Cosworth | 21st | 18th |
| 1989 | Lola | Cosworth | 29th | 18th |
| 1990 | Lola | Cosworth | 11th | 22nd |
| 1991 | Lola | Judd | 30th | 13th |
| 1992 | Lola | Chevrolet | 29th | 12th |
| 1993 | Galmer | Chevrolet | 27th | 23rd |
| 1994 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 12th | 29th |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arie Luyendyk |
CART Rookie of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by Fabrizio Barbazza |
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