Tom Gloy

Tom Gloy
Tom Gloy
Nationality	American
Born	June 11, 1947; Lafayette, California, United States
Achievements	1979 Formula Atlantic Champion; 1984 Trans-Am Series Champion
Champ Car career
	8 races run over 4 years
Years active	1977, 1980, 1983-1984
Best finish	14th - 1980
First race	1977 Bobby Ball 150 (Phoenix)
Last race	1984 Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix (Cleveland)

Tom Gloy (born June 11, 1947 in Lafayette, California) is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with six career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500. Despite competing in only three events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten.

In 1979, Gloy won the Formula Atlantic Series Championship. In 1985, he competed in the IROC series as the representative from Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), earned by winning the 1984 Trans-Am Championship.

He owned a team in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series from 1997 to 1999. The team often fielded trucks for veterans of the Trans Am series. Gloy was later president of Blair Racing, which fielded a Dallara-Chevrolet driven by Alex Barron for the IRL IndyCar Series in 2002.

Motorsports Career Results

American Open-Wheel

Champ Car

(key) (Races in Bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
1980	Team Penske	Penske PC-7	Cosworth	ONT	INDY	MIL	POC	MDO 6	MCH	WGL	MIL	ONT 5	MCH 9	MEX	PHX					14th	680
1984	Galles Racing	March 84C	Cosworth	LBH	PHX	INDY 17	MIL	POR	MEA Ret	CLE Ret	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	PHX	LAG	CPL	-	0

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External links

Tom Gloy driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Tom Gloy at Driver Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Howdy Holmes	North American Formula Atlantic Champion 1979	Succeeded by Jacques Villeneuve

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