David Murry

David Murry (center) 2007

The Porsche LMP1 with David Murry in 1998 at the 24-hour race at Le Mans was the start

David Murry (born January 29, 1957 in Cartersville ) is a former American car racing driver and racing team owner.

Racing career

David Murry's driving career began in Formula Ford in 1981 . He became known as a sports car racing driver . He had his first assignments at the end of 1986 in the IMSA GTP series , with first successes in the 1990s. In 1995 he finished fourth overall at the Daytona 24 Hours and in 1998 he joined Joest Racing for the Le Mans 24 Hours . Together with James Weaver and Pierre-Henri Raphanel , he drove the Porsche LMP1 , which broke down after an engine failure. Murry competed four times at Le Mans; his best placement in the final ranking was 17th in 2000 .

David Murry has competed in more than 250 sports car races. He celebrated one overall and eight class wins. In recent years he has competed in the American Le Mans Series and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1998	Joest Racing	Porsche LMP1	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	James Weaver	failure	Engine failure
2000	Seka Racing International	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Johnny Mowlem	Sascha Maassen	Rank 17
2001	Dick Barbour Racing	Reynard 01Q-LM	John Graham	Milka Duno	failure	accident
2011	Robertson Racing LLC	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	David Robertson	Andrea Robertson	Rank 26

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1987	Bieri Racing	Alba AR2	Uli Bieri	Angelo Pallavicini		failure	Engine failure
1994	Lotus USA	Lotus Esprit X180R	Doc Bundy			Rank 23
1995	Lloyd Hawkins	Porsche 968	Lloyd Hawkins	Shawn Hendricks		Rank 18
1996	Chapman Root	Porsche 911 Turbo	Charlie Nearburg	Chapman Root		Rank 10
1997	Jim Mathews Racing	Porsche 911	Hurley Haywood	Jim Matthews		Rank 17
1998	Matthews-Colucci Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III	Hurley Haywood	Jim Matthews	Derek Bell	failure	Engine failure
1999	Reiser Callas Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Johnny Mowlem			failure	Engine failure
2000	Skea Racing International	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Johnny Mowlem			Rank 11
2001	Kelly-Moss Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Anthony Lazzaro			failure	drive shaft
2002	J3 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Justin Jackson	Mike Fitzgerald		failure	accident
2003	J3 Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Justin Jackson	Brian Cunningham		failure	suspension
2004	White Lightning Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Craig Stanton			Rank 11
2005	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 996 GT3-RSR	Lonnie Pechnik	Seth Neiman		failure	Engine failure
2008	Robertson Racing	Ford GT-R	David Robertson	Andrea Robertson		failure	accident
2009	Robertson Racing LLC	Ford GT-R Mk.7	David Robertson	Andrea Robertson		Rank 13
2010	Robertson Racing	Ford GT-R	David Robertson	Andrea Robertson		Rank 22
2011	Robertson Racing	Ford GT	Anthony Lazzaro	Colin Braun		failure	mechanics

Web links

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• David Murry Motorsports
• David Murry at the Driver Database
• David Murry at Racing Sports Cars