Chip Herr
Name – Chip Herr
Place of Birth – Lancaster, PA
School/Education
- Warwick High School
- 3 day Skip Barber Racing School (Sebring Int Raceway)-Summit Point Fall and Spring Driving School (2 Day)
Personal Interests – Snow boarding, skiing, going to the beach, boating and taking trips with friends and family. He also enjoys working with Tom Hnatiw and filming tv for SPEED Network. Chip also enjoys tuning his street car and going to all sorts of different car events, since he is a true car guy!
Objectives – To continue my dream as a Professional Racecar Driver and help my family run their successful Pre-owned car dealership www.WarwickAutopark.com. Chip also wants to continue working with manufactures and race tracks as a coach/instructor to help grassroots drivers get to the next level in motorsports.
RACE EXPERIENCE
Tindol Motorsport/ Works Driver/ Mazda 6/ Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series 2008
Recorded 2 wins, 4 Poles, 7 top 5’s, and 9 top 10’
Finished 4th in the Championship
Set two Fast Laps during 2008 Season
Posted Quickest Practice Times at 5 Tracks
Roar Racing/Mazda RX8/Grand-Am Koni Challenge ST
Recorded quickest practice time at Lime Rock Park out of 54 cars
Drove at Mosport, Mid Ohio, Lime Rock, and VIR
Sports-N-Turf Racing/ Mazda Miata/ SSM Class
Recorded the Win from pole position
Set new track record at New Jersey Motorsports Park in SSM
STaSIS Engineering / Audi A4 / Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series 2007
Recorded 1 win, 3 front row starts, 5 top fives and 7 top tens
Finished 6th in the championship
Tiger Racing / Corvette ZO6 / Speed World Challenge Grand Touring
Raced at Watkins Glen
STaSIS Engineering / Audi A4 / Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series 2006
Recorded 3 wins, 1 pole, 7 top fives, 8 top tens
Finished 3rd in the Championship
Sports Car Revolution / Mazda Mx-5 / Mazdaspeed Mx-5 Cup
Started Inaugural Race from pole position
Won the Race & Set new track record
Tiger Racing / Corvette ZO6 / Speed World Challenge Grand Touring Series
Raced at Mosport and Road Atlanta
Techsport Racing / Ford Focus / World Challenge Touring Car Series 2005
Sponsored by the United States Air Force Reserve
Recorded 1 pole position in Denver
STaSIS Engineering/ Audi A4 / World Challenge Touring Car Series
Received Holeshot award at Sebring
Recorded a 2nd place finish, and 2 top five finishes
Tiger Racing / Corvette ZO6 / Speed World Challenge Grand Touring Series
Raced at Mosport and Road Atlanta
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda Protégé / World Challenge Touring Car Series 2004
Recorded 4 top ten finished, finished 2nd in the Rookie of the Year standings
Tiger Racing / Corvette ZO6 / Speed World Challenge Grand Touring Series
Raced at Mosport and Road Atlanta
Fenton Motorsports / Acura RSX in Miami/ Grand Am Cup ST11
Recorded a 5th place finish in class (Street Touring )
Drove Two races in Showroom Stock B Miata Class
Finished 2nd in both National races (Sebring, Moroso)
Drove one race in a Touring 1 Corvette Z06
Finished 1st in the National Race (Moroso)
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda Miata / Spec Miata 2003
Recorded 6 wins, and 7 poles
6 straight victories
Won the Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Championship for Atlantic Tour
Won the Mid-Atlantic Road Race Championship
Won the American Road Race of Champions
ICY Phoenix Racing / Mazda Protégé/ Grand Am Cup ST11
Recorded 2nd place finish at Daytona
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda Miata / Spec Miata 2002
Won four straight races at Summit Point
Recorded a pole position, lap record, and race win in Pro Miata challenge (VIR)
Warwick Autopark Racing / Corvette (Improved Touring E Class) 2001
Recorded a pole position, and race win
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda Miata 2000
Recorded a victory in the 25 Hours of Moroso
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda RX-7 1999
Recorded four Spec RX-7 victories at Summit Point, WV
Set a track record at Summit Point that held for almost 2 years
Warwick Autopark Racing / Mazda RX-7 1998
Recorded three Spec RX-7 victories
Finished 2nd in the Mid-Atlantic Road Race Championship
RELEVANT RACE EXPERIENCE
Northeast Corvette Club Instructor 2007
Audi Club Instructor 2006
Buck Baker NASCAR racing School 2005
Instructed personally by Buddy Baker
Summit Point Racing School 2000
Skip Barber 3-Day racing School (Sebring) 1999
Summit Point Racing School 1998
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Featured as an up and coming driver on Speedtv.com and National Speed Sport News 2006
Host of the TV show SportsCar Revolution 2005-2006
TV show aired three times a week on the SPEED Channel
Co-Host / Test Driver for the TV show SportsCar Revolution 2004
TV show aired on the SPEED Channel
HONORS, AWARDS, AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Featured on Speedtv.com Touring Car Spotlight September 2006
Profiled as Destiny’s Child of Touring Car
Excellence in World Challenge competition representing the Susquehanna Region 2006
Profiled in Sportscar Magazine August 2004
Miata Cup Veteran ready to make the jump to Speed World Challenge
Jim Ladd Memorial Trophy from Susquehanna SCCA 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Profiled in Sportscar Magazine SCCA’s December 2003
Next generation of rising stars ready to take the next step
Excellence in Road Racing from Susquehanna SCCA 2001
Rising Star award from Susquehanna SCCA 1998
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