Robbie Pecorari

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Robbie Pecorari
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Date of Birth May 12, 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 21)
Place of Birth Aston, Pennsylvania
2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series
Debut season 2007
Current team SWE Racing
Car No. 43
Former teams Michael Crawford Motorsports
Guthrie Racing
Team KMA Racing
Starts 19
Wins 1
Poles 0
Best finish 8th in 2007
Previous series
2006
2004-2005
2004
Champ Car Atlantic Series
Star Mazda
Skip Barber Formula Dodge

Robbie Pecorari (born May 12, 1987) is an American racing driver from Aston, Pennsylvania.

One of America's most successful young karters, he won numerous regional and national World Karting Association and Stars of Karting championships before moving up to cars in late 2003. In 2004 he competed in numerous open-wheel developmental series, including Skip Barber Formula Dodge, where he finished fifth in series points. and the Star Mazda Series. In 2005 he competed in Star Mazda full-time and finished second in the championship, winning two races and rookie of the year honors.

In 2006 he competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Series for Gelles Racing, winning at Toronto and finishing 11th in points. For 2007 he moved to the rival Indy Pro Series driving for Team KMA Racing where he finished eighth in points with one win at Nashville Superspeedway. The series changed names to the Firestone Indy Lights Series for 2008 and Pecorari was left without a full time ride. After missing the first race, Pecorari has driven for 2 different teams on 2 consecutive race weekends and will drive for yet another team, SWE Racing in the Freedom 100.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pecorari, Potekhen for SWE Indy effort, Crash.net, May 13, 2008