Rocky Moran Junior
William James "Rocky" Moran Junior (born January 11, 1980 in Pasadena , California ) is an American racing driver . He competed in several races in the Atlantic Championship from 1998 to 2005 . His father is the racing car driver Rocky Moran .
Career
Moran began his motorsport career in 1990 in kart racing , in which he remained active until 1994. In 1994 and 1995 he took part in training series in formula sports . In 1996, Moran in professional Formula racing and competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series . With a podium placement, he reached tenth place overall. In 1997 he stayed in the championship and improved to sixth place in the overall standings with three podium finishes. In 1998, Moran reached eleventh place in the driver standings of the Barber Dodge Pro Series and made his debut for P-1 Racing in a race in the Atlantic Championship . In 1999, Moran won two races in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and finished 13th in the championship. In addition, he rose to mid-season for P-1 Racing in the Atlantic Championship. There he finished 14th overall.
In 2000, Moran played his first full season in the Atlantic Championship. For P-1 Racing he achieved a podium finish with a third place and reached fifth place in the overall standings. In 2001 Moran moved from Condor Motorsports to Cobb Racing during the Atlantic Championship . With a win he finished eighth in the drivers' championship. In 2002 Moran started for Sigma Autosport in the Atlantic Championship. He won a race and was on the podium two more times. He finished the season in fifth place.
After a year-long break from motorsport, Moran returned to the Atlantic Championship in 2004 and started for Polestar Motor Racing . After the fifth race he lost his cockpit to Ronnie Bremer . A second place was Moran's best result and he finished eleventh overall. In 2005 Moran took part in only one race of the Atlantic Championship for P-1 Racing. He started in the secondary C2 class. He also drove for AFS Racing in an Infiniti Pro Series race . In addition, Moran started one race in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and three races in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East . In 2006 Moran competed in two races each of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and the Rolex Sports Car Series .
After a four-year break, Moran returned to motorsport in 2011 and received a Jaguar factory cockpit at RSR Racing in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) for selected races.
After another two year break, Moran completed IndyCar test drives for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in 2014. For the third race of the IndyCar Series 2015 in Long Beach , Moran was given a cockpit at Dale Coyne Racing to replace Carlos Huertas . After Moran broke his thumb in a training accident, he was withdrawn from the race and replaced by Conor Daly .
Others
Together with his father, Moran constructed one of the most modern kart racing tracks in the world in California.
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the IndyCar Series
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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| 2015 | Dale Coyne Racing | STP | NOL | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | TXS | GOAL | HAIRDRYER | Mil | IOW | MDO | POC | SNM | - | - | |
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Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 2011 |
 Jaguar RSR
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Jaguar XKR |
PJ Jones
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 Ken Wilden
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Rank 35 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bio. (No longer available online.) Rockymoranjr.com, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed on July 25, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rocky Moran Jr. (No longer available online.) Rockymoranjr.com, archived from the original on April 18, 2015 ; accessed on July 25, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Moran Jr, Servia and Wilden join JaguarRSR for Sebring. planetlemans.com, March 11, 2011, accessed July 25, 2015 .
- ^ A b Robin Miller: IndyCar: Rocky Moran Jr. to test for Schmidt Peterson Motorsport. (No longer available online.) Racer.com, September 22, 2014, archived from the original on July 25, 2015 ; Retrieved July 25, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tony DiZinno: Rocky Moran Jr. to replace Huertas in Coyne's No. 18 for Long Beach. nbcsports.com, April 17, 2015, accessed July 25, 2015 .
- ^ Curt Cavin: Conor Daly replaces Rocky Moran Jr. in IndyCar ride. indystar.com, April 18, 2015, accessed July 25, 2015 .
Web links
- Official website of Rocky Moran Jr. (English)
- Rocky Moran Jr.'s Career Statistics at driverdb.com (English)
- Rocky Moran Jr.'s Career Statistics at racing-reference.info (English)
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| SURNAME | Moran, Rocky Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moran, William James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasadena , California , United States |