Chris Gleason

Chris Gleason

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: Chris Gleason

: Chris Gleason

: Chris Gleason gets final instructions from his crew members before the start of a Formula Atlantic race in 1979. He’s in a Ralt.

: Tom Milner’s BMWs swept the podium in a Rolex Sports Car Series GT race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. in 2005, and Chris Gleason, third from right, was part of this historic accomplishment.

: The No. 32 Roock-Knight Hawk Lola B2K/40 Nissan that Chris Gleason drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France in 2001.

: Chris Gleason in the No. 0 Lotus Formula Ford in 1969 or 1970.

: Chris Gleason won the SCCA Northeast division championship in 1973 with this Formula Ford, and went on to earn the Silver Medal that year at the SCCA Runoffs.

: A team shot of the No. 32 Roock-Knight Hawk Lola Nissan that Chris Gleason, Rick Fairbanks and Claudia Hurtgen drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France in 2001. Gleason is at left in foreground. The entry finished fourth in the LMP675 class.

: Chris Gleason is shown at speed in a Formula Ford in 1973. He won a Silver Medal at the SCCA National Runoffs that year.

: Chris Gleason is shown at speed in the uphill esses at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. in 2007 during a Grand Am Koni Challenge race.

: Chris Gleason at speed during the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans, the most prestigious endurance sports car race in the world.

: Chris Gleason (third from right) and his teammate, Bill Auberlen (fourth from right) celebrate a victory in the Grand Am Koni Challenge GS race at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec on Aug. 19, 2007.

Accomplishments

Involved in and been successful in numerous forms of motorsports competition for nearly 50 years.
Bought his first competition car, a Triumph Spitfire, in 1965.
Began his racing career in 1968, attending the MRS driver’s school at the Brands Hatch circuit in England.
Competed in several Formula Ford races while in England and then traveled to Brazil where he entered a number of races in a variety of cars.
Returned to Johnstown in 1970 and competed in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) regional races.
Won the 1973 SCCA Northeast Division championship in Formula Ford and finished a close second in the national championship race.
Competed in the Formula Super Vees and Formula Atlantic Series.
Tied for Rookie of the Year honors in 1978 in the Formula Atlantic Series while competing against drivers such as Danny Sullivan and Bobby Rahal.
Shifted into the Trans-Am and IMSA racecar series in the 1980s.
Returned to racing in 1996 after a brief break, and finished sixth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 in France.
His team had success in the GT national point standings in the Grand Am Road Racing Association including a third-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in 2004.
Competed with Grand-Am since 2003 in both the Rolex and KONI Challenge Series.
Earned series-high three wins but finished 15th in KONI Challenge Series Grand Sport standings.
Made two Rolex Series starts, finishing season-best seventh at Mid-Ohio.
Won back-to-back KONI Challenge GS races at Lime Rock and Mid-Ohio, and finished fourth in points.
Joined BMW Team PTG and scored two podiums, placing third twice in 2005.
Piloted a Porsche GT3 for TRG with best finish of third at Daytona in 2003.
Scored six podium finishes in 2004 in GT for TRG, completing the season third in the points.

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