Memo Gidley

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". José Guillermo "Memo" Gidley (born September 29, 1970) is a Mexican and American racing driver, who competed in IndyCar from 1999 to 2004.

In his early years, he sold his apartment to fund his career and spent 4 months homeless living in his car.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He worked at the Jim Russell racing school as a mechanic to fund his career for some time, eventually getting a chance in Champ Car with Derrick Walker in 1999, although this was as a short-term replacement. He did the same task for Gerry Forsythe a year later, and Chip Ganassi in 2001, twice coming close to race victories. He nearly retained his drive for 2002 - Chip later suggested that they keep Bruno Junqueira over him as the Brazilian was under contract.

He has raced assorted sports cars since, although he made two Champ Car starts for Rocketsports in 2004, and briefly ran in the rival IRL series. After 2005 he competed full-time in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, co-driving with Michael McDowell to a victory in the Mexico City season finale. In 2006 he raced in the Team Playboy cars and in 2007 he partnered Max Angelelli in the SunTrust Racing team.[1] In 2010 Gidley co-drove Team CytoSport's Porsche RS Spyder with Germany's Klaus Graf and Sascha Maassen to second in class (and overall) at Laguna Seca, but he reportedly hadn't given up yet on a return to major open wheel racing.

In the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona, Gidley suffered serious injuries when his Corvette DP slammed into the back of a Ferrari being driven by Matteo Malucelli. Malucelli's car had lost power and had rolled to a near stop on the track, when Gidley hit him at approximately Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Gidley was taken by ambulance to Halifax Health Medical Center, where doctors diagnosed him with a broken back and leg and arm injuries.[3] Gidley had eight surgeries that took him three years to recover.

Gidley made his come-back to racing full-time in 2022, in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, driving a Duqueine D-08 LMP3.[4] He won the second race of the season at Mid-Ohio,[5] and finished second in the championship overall. Gidley raced in GT America Series in 2023, and won the SRO3(GT3) championship,[6] with 8 wins.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel racing results

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Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
1995 Cape Motorsports PIR1
46 		PIR2
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		IRP
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RIR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		WGI
43 		MOH1
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NHS
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL1
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ATL2
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH1
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2nd 196

Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1997 Lynx Racing HMS
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LBH
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NAZ
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MTL
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TRR
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2nd 136
1998 Lynx Racing LBH
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NAZ
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GAT
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIL
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MTL
32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TRR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH
27Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOU
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3rd 134

CART/Champ Car World Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points Ref
1999 Walker Racing Reynard 99i Honda HRS V8t MIA MOT LBH NZR RIO STL MIL POR
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA
26Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIC 27th 4 [7]
Payton/Coyne Racing Lola B99/00 Ford XD V8t DET
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHI VAN
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOU
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SRF
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FON
2000 Player's Forsythe Racing Reynard 2Ki Ford XF V8t MIA LBH
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		RIO
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOT
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZR MIL DET POR CLE TOR 20th 20 [8]
Della Penna Motorsports Toyota RV8E V8t MIC
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHI
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		STL
22Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOU
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SRF FON
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2001 Chip Ganassi Racing Lola B01/00 Toyota RV8F V8t MTY LBH TXS NZR MOT MIL DET POR
25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CLE
2*Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TOR
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MIC
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CHI
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MOH
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA
20Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LAU
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROC
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HOU
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		LS
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SRF
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FON
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17th 65 [9]
2004 Rocketsports Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		VAN
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ROA DEN MTL LS LVS SRF MXC 21st 15^ [10]
  • ^ New points system implemented in 2004

Indy Racing League

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
2000 Team Pelfrey Dallara IR-00 82 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW PHX LVS INDY
DNQ 		TXS PPIR ATL KTY TX2 NC - [11]
2001 Brayton Racing Dallara IR-01 61 PHX HMS ATL INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH KTY STL CHI TX2 NC - [12]
2002 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing G-Force GF05C 24 Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 HMS PHX FON
21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NZR 46th 9 [13]
Duesenberg Brothers Racing Dallara IR-02 32 Chevrolet Indy V8 INDY
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY STL CHI TX2

Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2000 Dallara Oldsmobile DNQ Team Pelfrey
2001 Dallara Oldsmobile DNQ Brayton Racing
2002 Dallara Chevrolet DNQ Duesenberg Brothers Racing

Complete American Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1999 Panoz Motor Sports LMP Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 M SEB ATL MOS SON POR PET
ovr:5
cls:5 		MON LSV 63rd 15
2006 Highcroft Racing LMP1 MG-Lola EX257 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 D SEB TEX MID LIM UTA POR AME MOS PET
ovr:3
cls:3 		MON 20th 19
2007 Team Cytosport LMP1 Lola B06/10 AER P32T 4.0L Turbo V8 D SEB STP LNB TEX UTA LIM MID AME MOS DET PET
ovr:14
cls:3 		MON 20th 19
2010 Muscle Milk Team CytoSport LMP Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 M SEB LNB MON
ovr:2
cls:2 		UTA LIM MID AME MOS PET NC -
2012 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 M SEB
ovr:42
cls:5 		LNB
ovr:4
cls:2 		MON
ovr:6
cls:4 		LIM MOS MID AME BAL VIR PET 12th 40
* Season still in progress.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
2014 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing P Riley Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SEB
 LBH LAG DET WGL
 MOS IMS ROA COA PET
 56th 14 [14]
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References

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  1. ↑ IRL at Sonoma: No place like home for Marin drivers
  2. ↑ SCARY ROLEX 24 WRECK SENDS TWO DRIVERS TO DAYTONA HOSPITAL by John Dagys, Fox Sports, January 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Memo Gidley breaks back in crash at Rolex 24 at Daytona by Jeff Olsen, USA Today, January 26, 2014.
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