Adam Pecorari

Adam Pecorari
Born (1984-11-28) November 28, 1984
Aston, Pennsylvania
Related to Robbie Pecorari (brother)
Previous series
2007, 2009
2006
2003-2004
American Le Mans Series
IMSA Lites
USF2000
Championship titles
2006 IMSA Lites

Adam Pecorari (Born November 28, 1984 in Aston, Pennsylvania) is a former racing driver. Pecorari won races in the USF2000 and later competed in the Atlantic Championship, IMSA Lites and other series.

Racing career

Pecorari was a successful kart racer with the World Karting Association and the International Kart Federation. Pecorari won his first IKF Grand National Championship in 1996.[1] The young driver scored two second places in the WKA championship in 1999 and 2001.[2] Pecorari also competed in the Formula A class at the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.

For 2003 Pecorari joined Andersen Walko Racing in the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. He scored one podium finish, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and finished seventh in the championship standings. Pecorari improved for 2004. The Pennsylvania native won four races, three at Mid-Ohio and another at Road America. He finished third in the championship, behind teammate Andrew Prendeville. Pecorari also made two starts in the Atlantic Championship with Jensen Motorsport. His best result was a ninth place Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Pecorari returned in the Atlantic Championship for one race in 2005, he retired with technical difficulties.[3]

For 2006 Pecorari joined Cape Motorsports in the IMSA Lites L1 class. At Road Atlanta Pecorari won the inaugural event of the series beating John Bender and Duncan Ende.[4] Pecorari went on to win the championship in dominant fashion, winning nine out of ten races. His success in the IMSA Lites prototype class landed him a seat in the American Le Mans Series with Van der Steur Racing in the LMP2 class.[5] Pecorari made his debut for the team at the 2006 Monterey Sports Car Championships. The team, with Pecorari, Gunnar van der Steur and Ben Devlin failed to finish the race. Pecorari returned for the 2007 Northeast Grand Prix. The young driver finished the Radical SR9 in tenth place overall, seventh in class. This was the best result for Pecorari at Van der Steur Racing. At the 2009 Northeast Grand Prix Pecorari and Van der Steur finished fifteenth overall, but third in class.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2003 Andersen Walko Racing United States
SEB1
14
United States
SEB2
9
United States
LRP1
8
United States
LRP1
7
United States
MDO1
9
United States
MDO2
9
United States
ROA1
4
United States
ROA2
28
United States
MDO3
24
United States
MDO4
2
United States
ATL1
4
United States
ATL2
21
7th 116
2004 Andersen Walko Racing United States
SEB1
2
United States
SEB2
4
United States
ATL1
16
United States
ATL2
7
United States
LS1
10
United States
LS2
7
Canada
MOS1
2
Canada
MOS2
4
United States
MDO1
17
United States
MDO2
1
United States
SON1
4
United States
SON2
5
United States
MDO3
1
United States
MDO4
1
United States
ROA1
1
United States
ROA2
4
3rd 308
2005 Andersen Walko Racing United States
ATL1
United States
ATL2
United States
MDO1
United States
MDO2
United States
CLE1
United States
CLE2
United States
ROA1
United States
ROA2
United States
MDO3
6
United States
MDO4
28
United States
VIR1
United States
VIR2
N.C. N.C.

Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2004 Jensen Motorsport United States
LBH
Mexico
MTY
United States
MIL
United States
POR1
United States
POR2
United States
CLE
Canada
TOR
Canada
VAN
United States
ROA
United States
DEN
Canada
MTL
9
United States
LS
14
17th 21
2005 Polestar Racing Group United States
LBH
Mexico
MTY
13
United States
POR1
United States
POR2
United States
CLE1
United States
CLE2
Canada
TOR
Canada
EDM
United States
SJO
United States
DEN
United States
ROA
Canada
MTL
25th 11

Star Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2007 Hickham Motorsports United States
SEB
United States
HOU
DSQ
United States
VIR
United States
MMP
United States
POR
United States
CLE
Canada
TOR
United States
RAM
Canada
TRR
Canada
MOS
United States
RAT
United States
LAG
N.C. N.C.

References

  1. "2012 IKF Grand National Annual". IKF. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Adam Pecorari". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Adam Pecorari". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. "IMSA Lites Race 1" (PDF). IMSA Lites. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. "IMSA Lites Champ Pecorari Lands ALMS Ride". IMSA Lites. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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