Craig Fisher (racing driver)

The Chevrolet Camaro with Craig Fisher overall third in the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1968 was

Craig Fisher (born 1936 in Edmonton ; † August 6, 2018 ) was a Canadian racing car driver .

Family and education

When Craig Fisher was born, his father was Professor of English at Victoria University, Toronto . His father was rarely at home and volunteered during World War II . His mother and grandmother took care of his upbringing. After high school , he studied technical physics in Toronto . In order to be able to finance his studies, he worked with Werner Ornstein during his free time . The Austrian exiled was the owner of British Motors Canada Ltd. and the DKW general importer. Fisher broke off his studies and trained to be a car mechanic , which he completed and became a trainer for the DKW dealers. In his spare time, he started motor sports.

Racing career

Craig Fisher was the first Canadian to win a race in the US Trans-Am series . On August 12, 1967, he and partner Mark Donohue won the Marlboro Double 300 on a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 at the now closed Marlboro Motor Raceway in Maryland . Mark Donohue was also his partner in his best international race result. At the 1968 Sebring 12-hour race , the duo drove a Penske- Camaro to third place in the overall standings. Fisher was also engaged in the second Penske car, where he finished fourth with Bob Johnson and Joe Welch .

His driving career began in 1957, at local rallies and hill climbs . As a result, he became one of the most successful Canadian touring car drivers . He contested his races with almost everything there was to drive in touring car racing. From his first racing car, a DKW 3 = 6 Monza , to Chevrolets , Abarths and Sunbeams to Fords and Ferraris .

Craig Fisher won several SCCA championships and was a driver well into his 60s. He contested his last races in a Ferrari 348 in the Canadian GT Championship .

statistics

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1966	Comstock Racing Team	Ford GT40	Eppie Wietzes	withdrawn
1968	Roger Penske Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	Mark Donohue	3rd place and class win
1969	Todco Racing Canada Ltd.	Chevrolet Camaro	Serge Adams	Rank 30

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th
1966	Comstock Racing	Ford GT40	DAY	SEB	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	MUG	CCE	HOK	SIM	ONLY	ZEL
				DNF
1967	Craig Fisher	Chevrolet Camaro	DAY	SEB	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	HOK	MUG	BRH	CCE	ZEL	OVI	ONLY
			DNF
1968	Team Penske Sid Taylor Racing	Chevrolet Camaro Lola T70	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	ONLY	SPA	WAT	ZEL	LEM
			12	3	DNF
1969	Wilton Jowett Todco Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
			DNF	30th

literature

• Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

Commons : Craig Fisher  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• About Craig Fisher
• Craig Fisher at Racing Sports Cars
• Craig Fisher in the Driver Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About Craig Fisher's family
2. ↑ About Craig Fisher's education
3. ↑ Marlboro Double 300 196