Connor De Phillippi

Connor De Phillippi (born December 25, 1992) is an American racing driver from San Clemente, California.

De Phillippi began karting at the age of 5 years old and by the time he was 14 years old, he had won 21 national titles, including the only person to ever win 4 SKUSA SuperNational titles. Additionally, at the age of 14, De Phillippi was selected to participate in the Brazilian Granja Viana 500 endurance kart race for Team USA.

In 2008, he made the move from karting to open wheel racing, winning the Skip Barber West Coast Series championship and Rookie of the Year honors. De Phillippi also participated in the Skip Barber National Series Racing Shoot-out, beating out 50 other competitors and earning him a full ride in the Skip Barber National Championship for 2008 as part of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Program. Connor finished sixth in his first national open wheel series and was awarded the Rising Star Award by eFormulaCarNews.com and their viewers.

In 2009, he won the Skip Barber National Championship, winning a record seven of the fourteen races. He also participated in the Formula Ford Festival at Silverstone Circuit after winning the Team USA Scholarship, where he became the youngest and only second American to ever win the event. De Phillippi also won the 2009 Silver State Championship in the U.S. Legends Series.

In 2010, De Phillippi moved up to the Star Mazda Championship for JDC Motorsports, finishing third in points and capturing his first victory in the final race of the season at Road America and Rookie of the Year honors.^[1]

In 2011, Connor returned to the Star Mazda Championship, driving this time for former IndyCar Series owner Dale Pelfey and his revitalized Team Pelfrey.^[2] He started off the 2011 season opener just as he finished the 2010 season, with a win at St. Petersburg^[3] and also won the highly coveted Night Before the 500^[4] at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. De Phillippi also set the track record (19.999 seconds), started from pole and led all 85 laps. He was the runner up in the championship to Tristan Vautier by twenty-five points, capturing four wins on the season.

References

1. ^ Connor De Phillippi - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-28
2. ^ Connor De Phillippi joins Pelfrey's Star Mazda team, Racer, February 9, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
3. ^ De Phillippi wins St. Pete Star Mazda, Racer, March 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-28
4. ^ De Phillippi Wins 'Night Before the 500', IndyCar, May 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-5-28

External links

• Connor De Phillippi Official Website

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Name	De Phillippi, Connor
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Short description	Racecar driver
Date of birth	December 25, 1992
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