Steve Earle (racing driver)

The Nimrod NRA / C2 with the Steve Earle in 1983 when 24-hour race at Le Mans was the start

Steven J. "Steve" Earle (born January 1, 1952 in Memphis ) is a former American car racing driver , racing team owner and motorsport official.

Career

In addition to his career as a racing driver and co-owner of a motorsport racing team, Steve Earle was best known in the USA as the founder (1974) and organizer of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion , a major event for historic racing vehicles. At the end of the 1970s, Earle had a team partnership with Bob Akin and Rick Knoop and, with the two team partners, was fifth overall at the Sebring 12-hour races and the Talladega 6-hour races and seventh overall at the Daytona 24-hour races .

Earle was also four times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where his best result came in 16th in 1985 .

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1978	Dick Barbour Racing	Porsche 935/77	Bob Garretson	Bob Akin	failure	accident
1981	Simon Phillips	Ferrari 512BB LM	Simon Phillips	Mike Salmon	failure	Chassis broken
1983	Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum	Nimrod NRA / C2	Ray Mallock	Mike Salmon	failure	Engine failure
1985	ADA engineering	Gebhardt JC843	John Sheldon	Ian Harrower	16th place and class win

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1978	Earle & Akin Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bob Akin	Rick knoop	Rank 5

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .

Web links

• Steve Earle at Racing Sports Cars
• Steve Earle and historic motor racing

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sebring 12-hour race in 1978
2. ↑ Talladega 6-hour race in 1978
3. ^ 1978 Daytona 24-hour race