Rusty Mitchell
Rusty Mitchell (born November 29, 1982 in Midland , Texas ) is an American racing driver . He took part in several Indy Lights races in 2011 .
Career
Like most motor sportsmen , Mitchell began his career in karting . In 2007 he switched to the single-seater racing in the Formula Enterprise . He won the June Sprints and the Southwest Division Championship in his first season . In 2008 he was runner-up in the Southwest Division. He won every race he competed in. He also made his debut with his own racing team in the Star Mazda Series . He started nine out of twelve races and finished the season in 17th place overall. Another season in the Star Mazda Series followed in 2009. He started from pole position once and was on the podium in one race. He finished twelfth in the overall standings. In 2010, Mitchell completed his third season in the Start Mazda Series for his team. With fourth place as the best result, he improved to ninth place in the overall ranking. His team merged with Juncos Racing that season .
In 2011, Mitchell moved to Team E in the Indy Lights . He competed in a total of six races and was 14th in the drivers' championship. He also completed a race for Intersport Racing in the LMPC class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
statistics
Career stations
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Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 2011 |
 Intersport Racing
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Oreca FLM09 |
 Kyle Marcelli
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Tomy Drissi
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 2013 |
BAR1 Motorsports
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Oreca FLM09 |
Chapman Ducote
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Tomy Drissi
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Rank 21 | ||
| 2014 |
Rocketsports Racing
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Oreca FLM09 |
Chris Cumming
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Alex Tagliani
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failure | accident | |
| 2015 |
JDC Miller Motorsports
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Oreca FLM09 |
 Mikhail Goikhberg
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Chris Miller
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Gerry herb
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failure | malfunction |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c “Team E returns at Long Beach with Texan Mitchell” ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (indycar.com on April 12, 2011)
- ↑ “Indy Lights: Mitchell Joins Team E on Streets of Long Beach” ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (eformulacarnews.com on April 12, 2011)
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: “RUSTY MITCHELL SIGNS WITH INTERSPORT RACING FOR 2011 ALMS CAMPAIGN”
Web links
- Official website of Rusty Mitchell (English)
- Career statistics of Rusty Mitchell (English)
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| SURNAME | Mitchell, Rusty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Midland (Texas) , Texas, United States |