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Price Cobb (born December 10, 1954) is an American race car driver. He won the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans together with John Nielsen and Martin Brundle in a Jaguar XJR-12. He also owned an Indy Racing League team in 1998 and 1999 for Roberto Guerrero and Jim Guthrie. He also has authored a number of books on auto racing.
Price is retired from most recently working in Austin, Texas with Moorespeed as general manager.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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1977 | Road Atlanta | March 77B | Ford | Formula B | 2 | 3 | Running |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Liqui Moly Equipe | Mauro Baldi Rob Dyson |
Porsche 956 GTi | C1 | 318 | 9th | 7th |
1987 | Liqui Moly Equipe | Jonathan Palmer James Weaver |
Porsche 962C GTi | C1 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Davy Jones Danny Sullivan |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 331 | 16th | 14th |
1989 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
John Nielsen Andy Wallace |
Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 215 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Martin Brundle John Nielsen |
Jaguar XJR-12 | C1 | 359 | 1st | 1st |
1996 | Canaska Southwind Motorsport | Mark Dismore Shawn Hendricks |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | LMGT1 | 320 | 10th | 8th |
1997 | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | Carlos Palau Steve Saleen |
Saleen Mustang SR | LMGT2 | 133 | DNF | DNF |
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded byJochen Mass Manuel Reuter Stanley Dickens |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1990 with: John Nielsen Martin Brundle |
Succeeded byVolker Weidler Johnny Herbert Bertrand Gachot |
References
- "Home - MOORESPEED". Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- "Price Cobb". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- "Price Cobb Results". MotorsportStats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
External links
- Price Cobb's official website (archived)
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