Rob McFarlin
Robert "Rob" McFarlin is a retired American racing car driver .
Career
Rob McFarlin's greatest success in motorsport was the overall victory in the 1979 Sebring 12 Hours , which he drove together with Roy Woods and Bob Akin . McFarlin, who began his career in 1970 denied almost all sports car race and won in 1980 with partner Hurley Haywood , the 6-hour race at Daytona , a championship round of the World Sportscar Championship this year.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
 Dick Barbour Racing
|
Porsche 935 |
Roy Woods
|
Bob Akin
|
failure | Cylinder overheated |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
Dick Barbour Racing
|
Porsche 935 |
Roy Woods
|
Bob Akin
|
Overall victory |
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
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McFarlin, Rob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McFarlin, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |