John Graham (born October 22, 1966) is a Canadian professional racing driver. He has driven in numerous road racing series such as IMSA. He also has experience in NASCAR.
| John Graham | |||||||
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 Graham at Road America in 2017 | |||||||
| Born | October 22, 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 65th | ||||||
| Best finish | 65th (2017) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 16, 2020. | |||||||
Racing career
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In 1981, he began his career in the Can-Am series' U2 (under 2-litre) class. In 1982 he joined Gordon Lightfoot diving the Lightfoot Racing March 811 Cosworth. In 1983, he joined Aston Martin driving the "Nimrod" at the 24 hours of Daytona. Over his career he has driven IMSA, WSC, Indy Lights, F2, ALMS, Grand-Am,[1] ARCA,[2] NASCAR Nationwide Series[3] as well as in the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. He has 9 starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with an LMP675 class win in 2000 with Canadian team Multimatic Motorsports.[4][5] His podium finishes include the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Petit Le Mans.
Graham was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2021.[6]
Motorsports career results
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1984 |  Obermaier Racing
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Jürgen Lässig George Fouché
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Porsche 956 | C1 | 147 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | Team Labatt Gebhardt Engineering
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Frank Jelinski Nick Adams
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Gebhardt JC853 | C2 | 224 | NC | NC |
| 1988 | PC Automotive
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 Olindo Iacobelli Alain Ianette
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Argo JM19C | C2 | 130 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 |  CJ Motorsport
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John Morton Harald Grohs
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Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | Multimatic Motorsports
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Scott Maxwell Greg Wilkins
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Lola B2K/40 | LMP675 | 274 | 25th | 1st |
| 2001 | Dick Barbour Racing
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 Milka Duno David Murry
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Reynard 01Q | LMP675 | 4 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | MBD Sportscar Team
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 Didier de Radiguès Milka Duno
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Panoz LMP07 | LMP900 | 259 | DNF | DNF |
NASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 34 | 35 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | MacDonald Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP 31 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH 29 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 28 |
ATL | PHO 38 |
DAR | HOM | 81st | 274 | [7] | |
| 2007 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV 23 |
GLN 31 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | 77th | 441 | [8] | ||||||||
| Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Ford | RCH 41 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 27 |
TEX | PHO 26 |
HOM 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Rick Ware Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA 30 |
DAR | 65th | 15 | [9] | |||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | RCH 37 |
CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO 31 |
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| Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Dodge | HOM 38 |
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ARCA Re/Max Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Hover Motorsports | 72 | Ford | DAY | USA | NSH DNQ |
SLM | 57th | 475 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Belmont Racing | 62 | Ford | KAN 37 |
WIN 16 |
KEN 27 |
TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN DNQ |
POC | NSH DNQ |
ISF | MIL 24 |
GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL DNQ |
TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 14 | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC 23 |
MCH 41 |
CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 115th | 145 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "John Graham (CDN) – Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "John Graham Records Top-25 Finish In Pocono Debut". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "John Graham". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ McDonald, Norris (1 August 2007). "Canadian racer tackles NASCAR". Wheels.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Magazine, Speedsport. "John Graham: Racedriver biography – career and success". www.speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "CMHF class of 2021 inductee bios". cmhf.ca. Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "John Graham – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "John Graham – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "John Graham – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "John Graham – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "John Graham – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
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- John Graham driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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