| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Champ Car career | |
| Active years | 1980, 1984 |
| Team(s) | Team Penske (1980), Simoniz Finish (1984) |
| Race starts | 6 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| First race | 1980 Red Roof Inns 150 (Mid-Ohio) |
| First win | -None- |
| Last win | -None- |
| Last race | 1984 Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix (Cleveland) |
Tom Gloy (born June 11, 1947, Lafayette, California), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with 6 career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500. Despite competing in only 3 events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten.
In 1979, Gloy won the Formula Atlantic Series Championship. In 1985, he completed in the IROC series as the representative from Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), earned by winning the 1984 Trans-Am Championship.
He owned a team in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series from 1997 to 1999. The team often fielded trucks for veterans of the Trans Am series. Tom was later president of Blair Racing, which fielded a Dallara-Chevrolet driven by Alex Barron for the IRL IndyCar Series in 2002.
Contents |
(key) (Races in Bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Team Penske | ONT DNP |
INDY DNP |
MIL DNP |
POC DNP |
MDO 6 |
MIS DNP |
WGL DNP |
MIL DNP |
ONT 5 |
MIS2 9 |
MEX DNP |
PHX DNP |
14th | 680 | ||||
| 1984 | Galles Racing | LBH |
PHX |
INDY 17 |
MIL DNP |
POR DNP |
MEA Ret |
CLE Ret |
MIS DNP |
ROA DNP |
POC DNP |
MDO DNP |
SAN DNP |
DET DNP |
PHX2 DNP |
LS DNP |
LVG DNP |
- | 0 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Howdy Holmes |
North American Formula Atlantic Champion 1979 |
Succeeded by Jacques Villeneuve |