Jim Guthrie (racing driver), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jim Guthrie (racing driver)

American racing driver

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1961

Place of Birth: Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Jim Guthrie (racing driver)

  • Jim Guthrie (born September 13, 1961 in Gadsden, Alabama) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League.
  • He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1996 with moderately successful results.
  • When the IRL moved to purpose-built chassis in 1997, Guthrie was forced to take out a second mortgage to purchase a new chassis.
  • With no sponsorship and the prospects of losing his house if his venture was unsuccessful, he won the second race in the new chassis at Phoenix International Raceway.
  • He got sponsorship from Jacuzzi for the Indianapolis 500 and was able to finish the season (placing 12th in season points) winning Rookie of the Year honors and kept his house.
  • Jim contested four races in 1998, but then during the Indianapolis 500, he was seriously injured in a multi-car crash, but he returned later in the season for two different teams.
  • He attempted the 1999 Indianapolis 500 but failed to qualify his Coulson Racing entry. Jim was later an owner of Guthrie Meyer Racing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series that fielded a car for his son Sean, who raced in the Star Mazda Series in 2005.
  • The team began with 2005 IPS driver Travis Gregg at Homestead, and 2005 Star Mazda champion Raphael Matos scoring the team's first two wins at St.
  • Petersburg (there were two races on that weekend).
  • For the 2008 season, the team had 3 cars with Logan Gomez filling the second seat and the third was run by Tom Wieringa and Robbie Pecorari.
  • Franck Perera joined the team for the second half of the season and captured a win at Infineon Raceway. Guthrie later started competing in Formula Drift with a Chevrolet powered Mazda RX7 sponsored by Car Crafters of Albuquerque. On Sept 25th 2012, Jim under-steered, crashed and flipped his 2011 Ford Mustang into a tire wall at Formula Drift/Pro Am Round 4 (After Dark); the result of a driver error.Today, Guthrie is actively involved in the local community in Albuquerque.
  • His business, Car Crafters, has recently expanded to 5 locations around the Albuquerque area.
  • One of his latest interests is triathlons, as he completed his first Half-Ironman in April 2016 in Monterrey, Mexico.

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