Steve, an exprofessional footballer, had taken him to a kart circuit, and before long the. Steve lewis is the father of michael james lewis, a professional race car driver, who has competed in pirelli world challenge 20152016 driving a porsche. In 2008 he won his first f1 world drivers championship, becoming the first black driver to capture that title. At the british grand prix on the famous silverstone circuit, lewis hamilton, englands best driver, led flagtoflag over a rainsplotched. Shane lewis august 8, 1967 in lancaster, california is an american racing driver who has competed primarily in sports car racing. He is a past recipient of the professional sports car racings rising star award and is a proud inductee into the road racing drivers club. As a young, upandcoming race car driver, michael has competed in a diverse number of racing vehicles including formula 3, formula bmw, ford focus midgets. Any use of the fsb racing name, logos or content from the main site andor forums without written consent is strictly prohibited. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. Steve is one of a limited number of ards s superlicence race instructors. Nhra top alcohol dragster driver brandon the kid lewis and the lewis family racing team have retained the services of legendary tuner steve boggs for the remainder of the 2008 season. Drag racing list 2007 driver earnings home drag lists message board blog links stories pictures movies store contact more rss racingjunk racers reunion project 20. Mar 06, 2020 british formula one driver jenson alexander lyons button is currently associated with mclaren and was the 2009 formula one world champion for the brawn gp f1 team. Join facebook to connect with steve lewis and others you may know.
Steve baker art ball walter ball bill ballard booper bare tommy bare gene barlowe steve barnett glenn barnett. Lewis carl davidson hamilton mbe honfreng born 7 january 1985 is a british racing driver who races in formula one for the mercedesamg petronas formula one team. This page is dedicated to the history of dirt late model racing, the legends that helped make it, and anyone that had. Boggs was available after top fuel racer morgan lucas disbanded his afuel team.
Tony stewarts career started on the grassroots racing scene, like any racing driver. Steve wallace picked up and began racing in higher level series right after his father retired. He is the world champion for 2008, 2014, and 2015 hence one of the greatest role models to the many of the black people. Since the team began, nine racing has claimed ten usac national midget series championships.
Shane lewis teaches performance driving to palm beach driving club members as the official resident club professional at palm beach international raceway. Racing has been a passion of steve lewis since growing up in southern california. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Photos by steve etherington for mercedesamg petronas motorsport. Ryan lewis is a 28yearold british racing driver, currently competing in the american le mans series, one of the worlds top sportscar championships. Steve lewis managing director r3 road risk reduction ltd. Unfortunately, steve was never able to replicate his fathers storied career. Auto club national championships with midgets and now wants midget car racing to take its place among the more successful motor racing. Nhra top fuel champion steve torrence returns to action. Lewis hamilton is the greatest formula 1 driver of all time.
Twocar teams are becoming the rage in motor racing, from nascar to formula. The 20 richest racing drivers in the world 2019 wealthy gorilla. Below are the top british racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. Very few people can say they have reached the pinnacle in their respective professions. First driving lesson with darth steve lewis hamilton. Get the best deals on other racing autographed items when you shop the largest online selection at. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for entertainment and are the property of their respective companies. Steve lewis is carrying the multicar trend to extremes. He currently competes in the gt4 america series career. Darth steves first driving lesson i thought i would share this moment with you all. Steve hartley racing career profile driver database. Jack wanted to be a racing driver from school age and he got his first opportunity aged 22 when he attended the cooper racing drivers school. Drag racing driver earnings 2007 by steve klemetti driver earnings 2007.
With the interest in the track by the drivers and a lack of a true national race. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Howdy lawson sam lee vern saturday night lefevers wilce lefevers jerry legatt steven leighty brian leslie jim leverington rusty levine dewy lewis. Steve lance ron landers gordon toke landrum steve landrum craig lange terry lanphear russ larson wayne larson bernie latham gene latham ralph latham brent laursen steve laursen john lawhorn h. In this collection we hear in his own words about his family and upbringing, on starting out and his early career choices, and why he became a racing driver. Download the lehren android app lewis carl davidson hamilton is a british formula one racing driver from england, currently racing for.
The mans guide to racing watches how to buy the right race. Laguna beach, ca after 29 years and 10 national championships, steve lewis is retiring from the usac national midget championship series. Hadley, ma new, steve lewis subaru sells and services subaru vehicles in the greater. Drag racing list top fuel driver steve hamilton featured. A current super late model racer, he is the son of 1989 winston cup champion rusty wallace, the nephew of nascar drivers kenny and mike wallace, and cousin of chrissy wallace. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Michael james lewis is an american race car driver from laguna beach, california. Glens parents both raced cars his dad even raced indy cars so he was born with racing in his blood.
Tony stewart, the winningest driver in winston cup this year with six victories and. Spirit of america sonic arrow formula shell lsrv craig breedloves supersonic challenger duration. He transferred to mclaren in the 2010 season as a racing partner of former world champion lewis hamilton. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. During his high school days, his weekly ritual consisted of attending midget races at orange show speedway, and drag races at fontana, riverside raceway, and colton drag strip, and venturing up to ascot park in gardena when he could. Steve lewis is the father of michael james lewis, a professional race car driver, who has competed in pirelli world challenge 20152016 driving a porsche, imsa porsche gt3 cup challenge usa by yokohama, formula 3 euro, formula 3 italia, and formula bmw americas and europe. I moved into drag racing at 14 and then street racing as well as. The best driver espy award, known alternatively as the best auto racing driver espy award, is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the world of motorsports. Shown is the usac championship team of steve lewis, known as nine racing and utilizing beast chassis cars.
Lewis hamilton net worth 2020, bio, age, height, wife, kids. Why lewis hamilton is more than just the greatest formula 1. Only 26 drivers can make the claim that they have won in all three of nascars top series. Jul 19, 2016 download the lehren android app lewis carl davidson hamilton is a british formula one racing driver from england, currently racing for the mercedes amg petronas team. Steve has the unique skill to deal with motor sport enthusiasts who believe to be excellent drivers only because they can afford high end sport cars and never focused too much on.
This is a guest post from kevin mack at fly high finance. Nhra mello yello drag racing series top fuel champion steve torrence was roundly booed by the auto club raceway at pomona crowd sunday after he. Michael james lewis is an american race car driver born on december 24, 1990 in laguna beach, california to parents steve lewis and loretta lewis. Boggs joins lewis family tad team competition plus. Nine racing steve lewis, team owner for nine racing. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Drag racing list top fuel driver steve hamilton featured in. In 9 years in the xfinity series, he could only muster a best finish of. He discusses being a businessman, his relationships and the. Sprint and silver crown championships that year, making him only the second driver in usac history to.
In this interview, hamilton talks fashion, racing, and why he wont join formula e. Steve lewis street rodmuscle car technical advisor. Ryans racing career began in the uk in tcars and he quickly made a name for himself when he moved into singleseaters in 2003, winning the competitive formula. Hamilton, a former driver in the sportsman classes.
View steve lewis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Feb 22, 2020 autoweek contacted torrence racing on feb. Pages in category nascar team owners the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 265 total. Jack lewis formula 1 driver discovered in stroud motor. When one thinks of racing watches, one name immediately comes to mind. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Lewisyeley midget speedway motors museum of american speed. Steve mcqueen his association with auto racing, motorcycles, leat.
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Broken part sent car into a fence by rob gray des moines register staff writer august 11, 2006 knoxville, ia. The path for most people in racing drivers, car owners, sponsors and promoters is to move up as they succeed, from. Steve lewis, team owner for nine racing, announces retirement from usac national midget championship series. If youre in the military and want to build a plan for financial independence then sign up here. It was first awarded as part of the espy awards in 1993.
He did, however, release a statement through his public. Sir stirling moss, obe, is a legendary british racing driver. Drag racing list 2007 driver earnings drag list drag. Nov 17, 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing series top fuel champion steve torrence was roundly booed by the auto club raceway at pomona crowd sunday after he gave firstround opponent cameron ferre a vicious. Top 50 race car drivers celebrity net worth richest. May 1517, 2020 sonoma, california challenge of the americas may 2931, 2020 salt lake city, utah skusa pro tour june 1921, 2020 ocala, florida united states pro kart series. Nhra top fuel champion steve torrence delivers blow to the. In the same year lewis bought a formula 3 coopernorton from cheltenham based ivor bueb and made his debut at. Lewis hamilton net worth 2020, bio, age, height, wife.
Lewis could not only wake up full horses but he could keep them alive when they tired. The official lewis brown racing page 18 year old racing driver from lincoln 2017 ginetta gt5 challenge champion brdc. Sep 02, 2016 what started as a formula 1 race ended as a lovefest. Nascar legend mark martin will compete in this summers iwk 250 presented by steve lewis auto body at riverside international speedway in nova scotia. Nov 12, 2009 spirit of america sonic arrow formula shell lsrv craig breedloves supersonic challenger duration. Steve lewis managing director r3 road risk reduction. Now for the first time, nine racing is standing ready to offer a specialized racing services program whereby young and talented drivers can hone their skills and take advantage of the wealth of experience, materials, resources, track data, and the knowledge and background of key members of the nine racing team organization.
Being a driver for mercedes entitles hamilton to perks such as owning one of the rarest cars that mercedes has ever produced. Asphalt modified driver of the number 6 lewis motorsports modified. L ewis is a renowned black american motor racing driver to ever race in formula one. There are several factors contributing to my decision, said lewis.
Steve has made starts in all three of nascars national series as well as the arca racing series, and won the snowball derby in 2004. Tony stewarts nascar hall of fame speech was epic video february 2. Jann thought he might have a chance of making it as a racing driver. Darth steves first driving lesson i thought i would share. At the end of the year, he won the 20th edition of the united states formula ford festival. Steve lewis, the founder of the performance racing industry. Its 11minute car chase scene, in which star steve mcqueen drives a ford mustang in pursuit of the baddies dodge charger through the hilly streets of san francisco, is one of the most famous, lauded chase scenes in cinematic history. The nine racing team has propelled many of its drivers into premier race series, including nascar and the irl. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther. Michael lewis american race car driver michael lewis. Decades of successful leadership mark the career of steve lewis, who today offers diverse business experience in marketing, race team management, driver development, trade show management, magazine publishing, race event production, and much more to a variety of businessrelated projects. A sixtime formula one world champion, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport, and considered by some to be the greatest of all time. He is spending his 5th season with the mclaren team this year.
I first met steve when he was the track manager at ascari race resort and he is responsible for me becoming a proud member of ascari. Lewis hamilton formula one racing driver reallife film. Official site of british formula 1 racing car driver lewis hamilton. Midget series car owner champion with such drivers as tony stewart, j. Lewis driving school steve lewis driving schools directory. One of the reasons that collectors purchase limited edition cars is that they could potentially be worth much more in the future. Steve wallace stats, race results, wins, news, record. Nascar cup series nascar xfinity series nascar truck series nascar pro series. Stephen wallace born august 18, 1987 is an american stock car racing driver. During this timeperiod the team has earned 3 national usac feature wins, 10 usac national midget series championships and has fielded 8 championship drivers now for the first time, nine racing is standing ready to. Lew had no help being an african american driver in a sport dominated by whites. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. Lewis hamilton, in full lewis carl hamilton, born january 7, 1985, stevenage, england, british racecar driver who was one of the most successful formula one f1 grand prix racing drivers of the early 21st century.
Tony stewart is now 1 of just 55 people that sit in the nascar hall of fame in charlotte, north carolina. Shane lewiss motorsport career began in 1989 in the. About the legendary high banks history of the high banks. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for steve wallace on. He discusses being a businessman, his relationships and the bittersweet feelings that occur with racing.
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