Rusty Mitchell (born November 29, 1982) is an American racing driver from Midland, Texas.

In 2007 and 2008 Mitchel drove in Formula SCCA competition, winning the June Sprints and Southwest Division title in 2007 and finishing second in the Southwest division in 2008. In 2008 he also made his Star Mazda Series debut driving for his own team in nine races and finishing 17th in the championship. In 2009 he drove full-time in Star Mazda and finished 12th in points. In 2010 he returned to Star Mazda, merging his team with Juncos Racing in the middle of the season, he again finished 9th in the championship.[1] In 2011 he has signed with Intersport Racing to drive in the American Le Mans Series' LMPC class[2] and signed with Team E to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at the Long Beach Grand Prix.[3] He finished 11th in the race. Later in the season he signed to compete in the Freedom 100 for the team and four more late-season races.

Racing results

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Star Mazda Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
2008 Mitchell Motorsports SEB UTA WGI POR
19
POR
13
ROA
21
TRR
20
MOS
11
NJ1
14
NJ2
18
ATL
13
LAG
9
17th 203
2009 Mitchell Motorsports SEB
11
VIR
26
MMP
16
NJ1
25
NJ2
25
WIS
6
IOW
4
ILL
16
ILL
13
QUE
2
ONT
11
ATL
10
LAG
17
12th 295
2010 Juncos Racing
Mitchell Motorsports
SEB
11
STP
10
LAG
8
ORP
4
IOW
10
NJ1
20
NJ2
10
ACC
13
ACC
6
TRO
8
ROA
5
MOS
9
ATL
12
9th 350

Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2011 Team E STP ALA LBH
11
INDY
7
MIL IOW TOR EDM EDM TRO NHM
8
BAL
7
KTY
8
LVS
12
14th 137

References

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  1. ^ Rusty Mitchell - Career Detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-04-12
  2. ^ 15539 RUSTY MITCHELL SIGNS WITH INTERSPORT RACING FOR 2011 ALMS CAMPAIGN, American Le Mans Series, March 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12
  3. ^ Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach, eFormulaCarNews, April 12, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-12
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