Ed Pimm

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox racing driver Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He raced in the 1984–1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985–1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th-place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting 40th but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1978 Road Atlanta Zink Ford Formula Ford 9 8 Running
1979 Road Atlanta PBS Ford Formula Ford 27 14 Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
1980 Fleet Power Racing MIL
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POC
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIN1
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIN2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ONT 10th 210

Formula Super Vee

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1983 Red Roof Inns Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83 VW Brabham LBH
9
MSP
4
MIL
1
CLE
3
ROA
4
POC
1
MOH
1
MCH
1
RIV
1
LS
6
PHX
8
1st 151
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Indy Car World Series

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1984 Jet Engineering LBH
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX1
WthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
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MIL
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MEA
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS1
33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36th 5 [3]
All American Racers ROA
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POC
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SAN
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS2
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX2
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LAG
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LVG
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1985 All American Racers LBH
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MEA
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE MIS1
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POC
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SAN
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIS2
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LAG
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIA
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13th 45 [4]
1986 Curb-All American Racers PHX1
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LBH
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MEA
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
WthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR MIS1
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POC
24Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH SAN MIS2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA LAG
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PHX2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIA
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18th 29 [5]
1987 Curb Motorsports LBH PHX INDY
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MIS
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POC ROA MOH NAZ LAG MIA 41st 0 [6]
1988 Elmer Fields Racing PHX LBH INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MIS POC 35th 1 [7]
Gary Trout Motorsports MOH
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NAZ LAG MIA

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1984 March Chevrolet Failed to Qualify
1985 Eagle Cosworth 22nd 9th
1986 March Cosworth 10th 17th
1987 March Cosworth 30th 21st
1988 March Cosworth Qualifying Crash

NASCAR Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />NWCCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts Ref
1987 Curb Racing 98 Buick DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL
27
CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
34
POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL
42
64th 185 [8]
1988 DAY
24
RCH
DNQ
CAR
34
ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 60th 152 [9]

Daytona 500

Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1987 Curb Racing Buick DNQ
1988 40 24

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