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nationality American age 78 years old born May 26, 1944 hometown New York City
Racing highlights 1977 2nd IMSA GTU Championship 1976 2nd World Championship for Makes 6 Hours of Vallelunga 1972 2nd L & M F5000 Championship 1972 2nd 40th Grand Prix of Endurance 24 Hours of Le Mans Class GTS 5.0 1971 2nd L & M F5000 Championship 1971 3rd 39th Grand Prix of Endurance 24 Hours of Le Mans Class S 5.0 1970 3rd 38th Grand Prix of Endurance 24 Hours of Le Mans Class S 5.0 1969 3rd US Formula A/F5000 Championship 1967 3rd United States Road Racing Championship
Racing career summary Races entered 175 Wins 9 Podiums 42 Pole positions 9 Fastest laps 1 Race win percentage 5.1% Podium percentage 24%
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1981 Racing 4 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1980 Racing 5 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1979 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1978 Racing 3 races 1 win 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1977 Racing 2 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1976 Racing 5 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1975 Racing 3 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1974 Racing 9 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1973 Racing 16 races 0 wins 2 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1972 Racing 22 races 0 wins 8 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1971 Racing 20 races 3 wins 8 podiums 3 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1970 Racing 13 races 0 wins 4 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1969 Racing 22 races 3 wins 7 podiums 3 pole position 0 fastest race laps 1968 Racing 23 races 0 wins 5 podiums 1 pole positions 1 fastest race lap 1967 Racing 16 races 1 win 4 podiums 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps 1966 Racing 11 races 1 win 2 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of Sam Posey
Position Points Team 78th 30 NTS Racing, Cooke-Woods Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun 280ZX
Position Points Team 0 Ron Dickson Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chevrolet 5.7
Position Points Team 183rd 8 NTS Racing, Bob Sharp Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun 280ZX Turbo Datsun 240Z
Click to show race results for World Challenge for Endurance Drivers 1980. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1980-03-22 Sebring 15 4 1980-04-27 Riverside, CA DNF 10 1980-08-17 Mosport, Ont. DNF 11 1980-08-31 Road America DNF
Position Points Team 0 Bob Sharp Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun 280ZX
Position Points Team 0 Bob Sharp Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps ? 1 ? ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun Z
Position Points Team 5th 0 Grand Touring Cars Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Mirage M9 Renault 2.0L Turbo V6
Position Points Team 0 Grand Touring Cars Inc., G. H. Sharp Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Mirage M9 Renault Datsun 200SX
Position Points Team 0 Grand Touring Cars Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Mirage GR8 Renault 2.0 turbo Goodyear
Position Points Team 2nd 175 Bob Sharp Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps ? ? ? ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun 260Z
Position Points Team 40th 0 BMW Motorsport GmbH Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW E21 320i BMW 2.0 Goodyear
Position Points Team 14th 8 Celebrity Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Talon MR1A (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 4th 0 BMW Motorsport GmbH Alpina-Faltz Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL BMW 3.5 Goodyear
Position Points Team 10th 0 BMW Faltz Alpina Essen Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.5 CSL BMW 3.5
Position Points Team 2nd 0 Faltz Alpina Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.5 CSL BMW 3.5
Position Points Team 0 BMW Motorsport Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps ? ? ? ? ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL (GTO) 3.0L I6 NA Dunlop
Position Points Team 0 Hervé Poulain Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL BMW 3.5 Dunlop
Position Points Team 33rd 0 BMW of America Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL BMW 3.5
Position Points Team 6th 0 BMW Motorsport Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL BMW 3.5
Position Points Team 16th 9 McCormack Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 7 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Talon MR1 (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 0 Norris Industries Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Position Points Team 8th 0 Ted Trudon Porsche - Audi Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Porsche Carrera RSR Porsche 3.0
Position Points Team 0 BMW Motorsport Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BMW 3.0 CSL BMW 3.5
Position Points Team 8th 9 Champ Carr Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS11 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 0 Scuderia Filipinetti Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 512M
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1973. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 8 1973-10-28 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 25th 200 Champ Carr Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Eagle (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 0 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Trojan T101 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Position Points Team 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4 Goodyear
Position Points Team 13th 15 Brumos Porsche-Audi Corp., Grand Touring Cars Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 2.8 Ford Capri RS Ford 3.0
Click to show race results for Trans-Am - TA 1973. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1973-05-05 Lime Rock 2 5 1973-07-28 Road America DNF
Position Points Team 0 Champcarr Inc. Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS9B Cosworth DFV 3.0 Firestone
Position Points Team 17th 500 Champ Carr Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Eagle 72 (Offenhauser TC)
Position Points Team 17th 8 Vasek Polak Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Porsche 917 PA Porsche 5.0 Porsche 917 PA Porsche 4.5 turbo
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1972. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 8 1972-10-15 Laguna Seca 5 9 1972-10-29 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 2nd 69 Champ Carr Inc. Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 13 0 6 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS11 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 2nd 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4 Goodyear
Position Points Team 0 Brock Racing Enterprises Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Datsun 510 Datsun 1.8
Click to show race results for Trans-American Sedan Championship - Under 2.5 1972. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 6 1972-07-16 Road America DNF 8 1972-08-19 Road Atlanta 2
Position Points Team 0 Team Surtees Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS9 Cosworth DFV 3.0 Firestone
Position Points Team 22nd 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS8 (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 11th 16 North American Racing Team, Roy Woods Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M8E Chevrolet 7.6 Ferrari 512M Ferrari 5.0
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1971. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 4 1971-07-25 Watkins Glen 6 10 1971-10-31 Riverside, CA 4
Position Points Team 2nd 70 Champ Carr Inc. Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 15 3 7 3 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Surtees TS8 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 3rd 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 512M Ferrari 5.0 Goodyear
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Dodge
Position Points Team 3rd 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0 Goodyear
Position Points Team 0 Autodynamics Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 11 0 3 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Dodge Challenger Chrysler 5.0
Click to show race results for Trans-American Championship - Over 2.0 1970. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1970-04-19 Laguna Seca 6 2 1970-05-09 Lime Rock 3 3 1970-05-31 Bryar DNF 4 1970-06-07 Mid-Ohio 5 5 1970-06-21 Bridgehapmton DNF 6 1970-07-05 Donnybrooke DNF 7 1970-07-19 Road America 3 8 1970-08-02 Mont Tremblant 4 9 1970-08-16 Watkins Glen DNF 10 1970-09-20 Pacific 3 11 1970-10-04 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 27th 370 STP Oil Treatment Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Lotus (Plymouth)
Position Points Team 4th 0 North American Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 250LM Ferrari 3.3 Goodyear
Position Points Team 3rd 41 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 13 2 5 2 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M10A (Chevrolet V8) Eagle Mk 5 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 0 Shelby Racing Corporation Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 1 1 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford Mustang Boss 302 Ford 4.9
Click to show race results for Trans-American Championship - Over 2.0 1969. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1969-05-30 Lime Rock 1
Position Points Team 23rd 0 North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T.) Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 275 GTB/C
Position Points Team 9th 5 Autodynamics Corporation Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Caldwell D7B Chevrolet 6.0 Lola T160 Chevrolet 5.3 Lola T160 Chevrolet 7.0
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1968. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1968-09-01 Road America 10 2 1968-09-15 Bridgehapmton 8 3 1968-09-29 Edmonton, AB 4 4 1968-10-13 Laguna Seca 9 5 1968-10-27 Riverside, CA DNF 6 1968-11-10 Stardust 5
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres LeGrand Mk 7 (Chevrolet V8) Caldwell D8 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 0 Mathews Racing Team, Penske-Hilton Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 4 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford Mustang Ford 4.7 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chevrolet 5.0
Click to show race results for Trans-American Sedan Championship - Over 2.0 1968. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1968-02-04 Daytona 5 2 1968-03-23 Sebring DNF 3 1968-05-12 War Bonnet 6 6 1968-06-23 Bridgehapmton 3 7 1968-07-07 Meadowdale 3 8 1968-07-21 Mont Tremblant 3 9 1968-08-04 Bryar 4 10 1968-08-11 Watkins Glen 2
Position Points Team 21st 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford Mustang
Position Points Team 7th 10 Autodynamics Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Caldwell D7B Chevrolet
Click to show race results for United States Road Racing Championship 1968. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1968-03-31 Mexico City 4 2 1968-04-28 Riverside, CA 3 3 1968-05-05 Laguna Seca 7 4 1968-05-19 Bridgehapmton DNF 5 1968-06-02 St. Jovite 8 7 1968-07-13 Watkins Glen DNF
Position Points Team 0 Autodynamics Corporation Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Caldwell D7 Chevrolet 6.0
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1967-09-03 Road America DNF 2 1967-09-17 Bridgehapmton DNF 3 1967-09-23 Mosport, Ont. 12 4 1967-10-15 Laguna Seca DNF 5 1967-10-29 Riverside, CA 13 6 1967-11-12 Stardust DNS
Position Points Team 0 Brumos Porsche Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 1 2 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Porsche 911 Porsche 2.0 Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6
Click to show race results for Trans-American Sedan Championship - Under 2.0 1967. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1967-03-31 Sebring 1 4 1967-05-30 Lime Rock 6 7 1967-08-12 Marlboro 3
Position Points Team 3rd 17 Autodynamics Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 2 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren Elva Mk II Chevrolet Goodyear, Firestone
Position Points Team 0 Autodynamics Corporation Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M1B Ford 4.7
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1966. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1966-09-11 St. Jovite 21 2 1966-09-18 Long Island, NY. 8 3 1966-09-25 Mosport DNF 4 1966-10-16 Laguna Seca 38 5 1966-10-30 Riverside, CA 18 6 1966-11-13 Las Vegas DNF
Position Points Team 0 Prototipi Bizzarrini Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Bizzarrini P538 Super America Chevrolet 5.4
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 1 2 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA Alfa Romeo 1.6 Saab 96 Saab 0.8
Click to show race results for Trans-American Sedan Championship - Under 2.0 1966. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1966-06-12 Mid-America 3 4 1966-07-31 Virginia DNF 5 1966-08-14 Marlboro 1
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Porsche 904 GTS Porsche
Click to show race results for United States Road Racing Championship 1966. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 4 1966-05-22 Bridgehapmton 21
Sam Posey
