Roy Woods
Roy Woods (born October 21, 1940 - January 29, 2004 ) was an American car racing driver and racing team owner.
Racing career
In addition to his work as a racing team owner and team boss, Roy Woods was also active as a driver himself. He competed in sports car races in North America, where he competed in the SCCA sports car championship and the Trans-Am series . He celebrated his first Trans-Am race win in 1972 together with George Follmer on an AMC Javelin at the racing event in Bryar .
He celebrated his greatest successes at the 12-hour race at Sebring , which he won in 1979 together with Bob Akin and Rob McFarlin in a Porsche 935 and two years later he finished second overall (this time with Ralph Kent-Cooke and Skeeter McKitterick as team partners) . His only appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended in 1979 with a retirement.
Woods competed in sports car races until 1982; During this time he was able to celebrate three overall and four class wins.
Success as a team owner
Woods led a successful Trans-Am team for many years. For his American Racing Associates team , Tony Adamowicz , Vic Elford , Brian Redman , Peter Revson , Milt Minter and George Follmer, who became the first driver champion of this racing series in 1972 on a car registered by Woods, went to the start.
Woods died in January 2004 of complications from leukemia .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
 Dick Barbour Racing
|
Porsche 935 |
Bob Akin
|
Rob McFarlin
|
failure | Cylinder overheated |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |
Dick Barbour Racing
|
Porsche 935 |
Bob Akin
|
Rob McFarlin
|
Overall victory | |
| 1980 |
Racing Associates
|
Porsche 935K3 |
Bob Akin
|
Skeeter McKitterick
|
Rank 5 | |
| 1981 |
Cooke Woods Racing Garretson Enterprises
|
Porsche 935K3 |
Ralph Kent-Cooke
|
Skeeter McKitterick
|
Rank 2 |
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
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woods, Roy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver and racing team owner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1940 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 2004 |