Sean Rayhall
| Sean Rayhall | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
March 10, 1995 Winston, Georgia |
| United SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | 8 Star Motorsports |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 - 2009 2002 - 2007 |
IMSA Lites L1 UARA Stars CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Skip Barber National Championship Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2010 |
IMSA Lites L1 SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises |
Sean Rayhall (born March 10, 1995 in Winston, Georgia) is racing driver who currently competes in the PC class of the United SportsCar Championship. He has previously raced in stock cars and formula cars.
Career history
Karting
Sean Rayhall started kart racing at the age of 7. Rayhall joined the Georgia Sprint Kart Championship in the Yamaha Junior class in 2004. The following seasons he would als compete in the Florida State championship and in the WKA Manufacturer's Cup. Rayhall won two championships in the 2007 Georgia Sprint Kart Championship, in the HPV 2 and Rotax Junior classes.[1]
Auto racing
Rayhall made his auto racing debut in late 2007 in the Skip Barber Southern Series. He won his first auto race in 2009. At Road Atlanta he finished first in his Reynard R/T 2000. In 2010 Sean Rayhall raced in the Formula Enterprises and he made his debut in Legends car racing. In the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Rayhall had a tough battle for the championship with Scott Rettich. The young driver from Georgia won six races. He was the fastest at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Miller Motorsports Park, Brainerd International Raceway and Virginia International Raceway. He eventually won the championship by 23 points. In Legends Rayhall had a very successful season at the small ovals of Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rayhall won both track championships. Rayhall also won the presigious Legends Million race in the Semi Pro/Young Lions class. In 2011 Sean Rayhall made his stock car racing debut in the USAR Pro Cup Series. A third place at New Smyrna Speedway was his best result out of eight races.[2] The following year he continued in stock cars. This time he raced full-time in the southern based UARA Stars. His season was almost disrupted by a big pile up during a legends race. Rayhall injured his back racing in the Big Money 100. A week later he took his only stock car win of the season at Caraway Speedway after he switched marques from Chevrolet to Ford.[3] Rayhall ended up fourth in the standings of the 16-round championship while Travis Swaim won the championship.[4]
In 2013 he switched to sports cars. Racing for Comprent Motorsports the driver from Georgia won six races and scored twelve podium finishes out of fourteen races. Ryan Booth followed closely every race bringing the title chase to the last round. Rayhall eventually won the championship by four points. Rayhall graduated to the PC class of the American Le Mans Series for the 2013 Petit Le Mans. Partnered with Oswaldo Negri the duo finished second in class. For 2014 Sean Rayhall raced full-time in the United SportsCar Championship PC class for BAR1 Motorsport and 8 Star Motorsports. He finished sixth in the PC class championship. He will make his Indy Lights debut with 8 Star at Barber Motorsports Park in 2015.[5] He won the second of two Indy Lights races in the Indy GP, leading all 35 laps. He scored his second win in the second race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Motorsports results
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Complete SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Comprent Motorsports | ATL 1 4 |
ATL 2 Ret |
NJMP 1 1 |
NJMP 2 1 |
MIL 1 1 |
MIL 2 1 |
BIR 1 2 |
BIR 2 1 |
VIR 1 Ret |
VIR 2 1 |
1st | 1203 |
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
| Year | Result | Team | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37th | 8 Star Motorsports | Oreca FLM09 | PC |
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 Star Motorsports | STP |
STP |
LBH |
ALA 12 |
ALA 6 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 1 |
INDY 6 |
TOR |
TOR |
MIL |
IOW |
MDO 5 |
MDO 1 |
LAG 4 |
LAG 2 |
12th | 188 | ||
| 2016 | Team Pelfrey | STP | STP | PHX | ALA | ALA | IMS | IMS | INDY | RDA | RDA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | WGL | LAG 4 |
LAG 8 |
19th | 32 |
References
- ↑ "Sean Rayhall". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sean Rayhall". Pro Cup Digest.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sean Rayhall wins UARA Stars race at Caraway Speedway". Sean Rayhall. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sean Rayhall". 51's Third Turn. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony. Sean Rayhall finally gets his Indy Lights shot with 8Star, NBC Sports, April 22, 2015, Retrieved 2015-04-22