Eric Curran
Eric Curran (born June 8, 1975[3]) is an American race car driver who competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing with co-driver Felipe Nasr. Curran and previous co-driver Dane Cameron won their first race together, the Chevrolet SportsCar Classic, in the Whelen Engineering Team Fox Corvette DP on May 30, 2015.[1] He has 3 wins and 4 poles in the Rolex Sports Car Series. Curran joined Whelen motorsports in 2007. Curran won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018.
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![]() Teammate João Barbosa pours champagne on Eric Curran in celebration of Eric's first win in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. | |||||||
Born | Sarasota, Florida, United States | 8 June 1975||||||
United SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
Current team | Action Express Racing | ||||||
Car number | 31 | ||||||
Engine | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | ||||||
Co-driver | ![]() | ||||||
Championships | 1 (in 2016) | ||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st (Chevrolet Sports Car Classic[1]) in 2015 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
Rolex Sports Car Series Pirelli World Challenge Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge NASCAR Nationwide Series NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | |||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Car no., team | 53 | ||||||
Best finish | 34 (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Zippo 200 at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Pres. by Dodge (Montreal)[2] | ||||||
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Motorsports career results
NASCAR
Nationwide Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2012 | NDS Motorsports | 53 | Dodge | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN 34 |
CGV 37 |
BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 85th | 17 | [4] |
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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1999 | Mid-Ohio | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | A Sedan | 1 | 5 | Running |
2010 | Road America | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet | A Sedan | DSQ | 6 | Disqualified |
24 Hours of Daytona results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2000 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | AGT | 303 | DNF | DNF |
2001 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro | AGT | 125 | DNF | DNF |
2008 | ![]() |
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 637 | 22nd | 12th |
2011 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GT | 398 | DNF | DNF |
2012 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Camaro GT.R | GT | 577 | DNF | DNF |
2013 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | GT | 136 | DNF | DNF |
2014 | ![]() |
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Coyote Corvette DP | P | 613 | 41st | 10th |
2015 | ![]() |
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Coyote Corvette DP | P | 721 | 6th | 4th |
2016 | ![]() |
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Coyote Corvette DP | P | 724 | 6th | 6th |
2017 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | P | 639 | 14th | 6th |
2018 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | P | 808 | 2nd | 2nd |
2019 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | DPi | 593 | 2nd | 2nd |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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2014 | Marsh Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 10 |
SIR 12 |
LBH 10 |
LS 6 |
DET 10 |
WGL 6 |
MSP DNS |
IMS 11 |
ELK 5 |
COA 8 |
PET 5 |
13th | 175 |
2015 | Action Express Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 4 |
SIR 5 |
LBH 4 |
LS 5 |
DET 1 |
WGL 4 |
MSP 2 |
ELK 1 |
COA 5 |
PET 3 |
3rd | 304 | |
2016 | Action Express Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 6 |
SIR 2 |
LBH 3 |
LS 3 |
DET 6 |
WGL 2 |
MSP 1 |
ELK 1 |
COA 2 |
PET 4 |
1st | 314 | |
2017 | Whelen Engineering Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 6.2 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 3 |
LBH 8 |
COA 2 |
DET 2 |
WGL 101 |
MSP 1 |
ELK 4 |
LS 2 |
PET 2 |
2nd | 291 | |
2018 | Whelen Engineering Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 3 |
LBH 7 |
MOS 8 |
DET 1 |
WGL 7 |
MSP 3 |
ELK 3 |
LS 5 |
PET 8 |
1st | 277 | |
2019 | Whelen Engineering Racing | DPi | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 1 |
LBH |
MDO |
DET |
WGL 7 |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
PET 1 |
13th | 126 |
- 1 – Relegated to last in class for violation of minimum drive time requirements.
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References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Eric Curran".
- J.C. Watson. "Eric Curran #31 Racing, Official Website".
- "Eric Curran – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
External links
- Eric Curran driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- http://ericcurran.com/
- http://axracing.com/
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