Matt Young Motorsports

Matt Young Motorsports is a professional auto racing organization based in Bryan, Texas. The organization first launched operations in the Infiniti Pro Series (now Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires) in 2004. Debuting at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Freedom 100, 18-year-old team owner Matt Young became the youngest team owner in racing history to date.[1][2]

The following season, on the heals of a podium finish in the opening round of the 2005 Infiniti Pro Series season at Homestead-Miami Speedway the team would go on to its first professional race victory in the Phoenix 100 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 19. They would leave Phoenix leading the series points standings. The team would never regain its early season form nor would they maintain the top spot in the series points standings after being plagued by a series of engine and mechanical failures for the rest of 2005.[3][4]

After a slow start to the 2006 Indy Pro Series season that would see the team finish outside of the top 5 in the first 6 races of the year, Matt Young Motorsports shuttered its Indianapolis, IN Indy Pro Series operation.[5]

In 2011, after nearly a 5-year hiatus from professional racing, Matt Young Motorsports returned to top-level motorsport, working with soccer player and United States Men's National Team regular Heath Pearce. Competing in Grand-Am Road Racing's Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge, the team campaigned a pair of Porsche 997s in the Grand Sport (GS) class, debuting rookie co-drivers Andy Lee, a professional driving instructor at Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, and BestIT CEO Harry Curtin in the race at Barber Motorsports Park.[6][7][8]

In 2012 Matt Young Motorsports moved to the Pirelli World Challenge Championship competing in the Touring Car (TC) class and campaigning two Mazda RX-8's. The team's 2 cars finished in the top 10 in every race entered that season, with the exception of a single mechanical DNF for J.D. Mobley in race 3 at Miller Motorsports Park. Between its 2 entries, Matt Young Motorsports collected 4 top 5's in 6 races.[9]

In 2013 the team launched an effort to market and support Camp Quality USA, a nonprofit organization that serves pediatric cancer patients and their families by providing year-round programs, experiences, and companionship at no cost, along with a week at one of 15 summer camps across 12 states for its more than 900 participants. Matt Young Motorsports initially decided to continue its relationship with Mazda and returned to Pirelli World Challenge with the intent to campaign Mazda MX-5s in the Touring Car class. But after significant mechanical gremlins cost the team a chance to compete in all 3 rounds of the season's opening race weekend at Circuit of the Americas, the team abandoned the new MX-5 project. The team would, however, run the entire season in the Touring Car B-Spec (TCB) class with its two Honda Fit racecars. With lead driver Joel Lipperini behind the wheel of its #81 entry, the team took 6 podiums in 14 races, scoring back-to-back wins mid-season at Lime Rock Park race 3 and Toronto race 1. After two second place finishes in the two season ending rounds at the Grand Prix of Houston Lipperini and the team just missed out on the TCB class championship, settling for a runner-up finish in the points.[10][11]

The team has announced its return to Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car competition for the full 2016 season, running Canadian Nick Wittmer in the Honda Ste-Rose Honda Accord V6.[12] The team started the season with a Pole for the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas Presented by VP Racing Fuels TC Race 1.[13] After leading from pole in the early stages of the race, the #91 Touring Car's engine blew and Wittmers day was done. [14] After replacing the motor, the teams Honda Accord started 4th and finished 2nd in TC Race 2.[15][16]

Pirelli World Challenge

Year Car # Driver Sponsor Make/Model Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2012 97 United States
J D Mobley
Global Barter Corporation/iTraycer/MYM Mazda RX-8 TC United States
STP1
United States
STP2
United States
MMP1
5
United States
MMP2
4
United States
MMP3
12
United States
LAG
Canada
CTMP1
DNS
Canada
CTMP2
DNS
Canada
CTMP3
DNS
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
SNM3
- -
2012 98 United States
Tommy Boileau
Global Barter Corporation/iTraycer/MYM Mazda RX-8 TC United States
STP1
United States
STP2
United States
MMP1
8
United States
MMP2
8
United States
MMP3
8
United States
LAG
Canada
CTMP1
Canada
CTMP2
Canada
CTMP3
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
SNM3
- -
2012 97 Canada
Marlin Langeveldt
GoopyPerf/iTraycer/MYM Mazda RX-8 TC United States
STP1
United States
STP2
United States
MMP1
United States
MMP2
United States
MMP3
United States
LAG
Canada
CTMP1
10
Canada
CTMP2
4
Canada
CTMP3
7
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
SNM3
- -
2012 98 United States
Steve Blethen
MYM/iTraycer Mazda RX-8 TC United States
STP1
United States
STP2
United States
MMP1
United States
MMP2
United States
MMP3
United States
LAG
Canada
CTMP1
9
Canada
CTMP2
5
Canada
CTMP3
6
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
SNM3
- -
2013 5 United States
Mike Skeen
Camp Quality USA/MYM Mazda MX-5 TC United States
COTA1
MEC
United States
COTA2
MEC
United States
COTA3
MEC
United States
LRP1
United States
LRP2
United States
LRP3
Canada
TOR1
Canada
TOR2
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
HOU1
United States
HOU2
- -
2013 81 United States
Joel Lipperini
Camp Quality USA/RaceLabz/MYM Honda Fit TCB United States
COTA1
6
United States
COTA2
4
United States
COTA3
4
United States
LRP1
18
United States
LRP2
5
United States
LRP3
1
Canada
TOR1
1
Canada
TOR2
3
United States
MidO1
3
United States
MidO2
4
United States
SNM1
4
United States
SNM2
3
United States
HOU1
2
United States
HOU2
2
2nd 1352
2013 32 United States
Jonathan Baker
Camp Quality USA/32Racing/MYM Honda Fit TCB United States
COTA1
12
United States
COTA2
8
United States
COTA3
7
United States
LRP1
United States
LRP2
United States
LRP3
Canada
TOR1
Canada
TOR2
United States
MidO1
6
United States
MidO2
10
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
HOU1
5
United States
HOU2
4
11th 589
2016 91 Canada
Nick Wittmer
Honda Ste-Rose/Matt Young Motorsports Honda Accord V6 TC United States
COTA1
MEC
United States
COTA2
2
Canada
CTMP1
Canada
CTMP2
United States
RA1
United States
RA2
United States
MidO1
United States
MidO2
United States
UMC1
United States
UMC2
United States
MRLS1
United States
MRLS2
- -
Years Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Championships
3 35 3 3 5 23 0

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Indy Lights

Year Driver Sponsor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2004 Jon Herb Aercon/Old Republic International/Matt Young Motorsports United States
HMS
United States
PHX
United States
INDY
26
United States
KAN
United States
NSH
United States
MIL
United States
MIS
United States
KTY
United States
PPIR
United States
CHI
United States
FON
6
United States
TXS
7
18th 67
2005 Jon Herb Aercon/Fossil, Inc./Matt Young Motorsports United States
HMS
3
United States
PHX
1
United States
STP
11
United States
INDY
13
United States
TXS
7
United States
IMS
9
United States
NSH
6
United States
MIL
4
United States
KTY
11
United States
PPIR
11
United States
SNM
9
United States
CHI
4
United States
WGL
11
United States
FON
9
7th 364
2006 Jon Herb Aercon United States
HMS
6
United States
STP1
13
United States
STP2
9
United States
INDY
19
United States
WGL
8
United States
IMS
8
United States
NSH
United States
MIL
United States
KTY
United States
SNM1
United States
SNM2
United States
CHI
11th 126
Years Races Poles Front Row Starts Wins Podiums
(Non-win)
Top 5's
(Non-podium)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Championships
3 23 0 1 1 1 2 13 0

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2011 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season

Year Car # Drivers Sponsor Make/Model Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2011 89 Marcelo Abello/Barry Ellis Hop A Jet Worldwide Jet Charter/Gulfstream Brazil Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
21
United States
HMI
United States
BMP
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
2011 88 Fraser Wellon/Barry Ellis Hop A Jet Worldwide Jet Charter Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
United States
HMI
12
United States
BMP
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
19
2011 89 Frank Rossi/Marcelo Abello Hop A Jet Worldwide Jet Charter Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
United States
HMI
19
United States
BMP
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
2011 88 Jeff Courtney/Barry Ellis Hop A Jet Worldwide Jet Charter/Kenda/RecStuff.com Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
United States
HMI
United States
BMP
23
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
2011 89 Harry Curtin/Andy Lee BestIT/Matt Young Motorsports with/Heath Pearce Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
United States
HMI
United States
BMP
26
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
DNS
2011 89 Jack Corthell/Barry Ellis Hop A Jet Worldwide Jet Charter Porsche 997 GS United States
DIS
United States
HMI
United States
BMP
United States
VIR
United States
LRP
United States
WGI
United States
RAM
United States
LAG
United States
NJMP
United States
MidO
24
Years Races Poles Wins Podiums
(Non-win)
Top 10s
(Non-podium)
Championships
1 4 0 0 0 0 0

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References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAhFtqnTPys
  2. 2004 Infiniti Pro Series season
  3. http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=7382
  4. http://racing-reference.info/rquery?id=herbjo01&trk=t0&series=IL
  5. 2004 Indy Pro Series season
  6. http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Heath-Pearce/1487187021
  7. http://www.bondurant.com/about/instructors
  8. http://www.bondurant.com/pit-row/news/andy-lee-driving-bondurant-dream
  9. http://dailyderbi.com/weekend-wallpaper-97-matt-young-motorsports-rx8/
  10. http://www.world-challenge.com/news/team-news/item/1179-matt-young-motorsports-to-partner-with-camp-quality-usa.html
  11. http://www.mattyoungmotorsports.com/news/index.html?article_id=7
  12. http://world-challenge.com/latest/team-news/canadian-nick-wittmer-to-focus-on-winning-his-first-championship-in-the-united-states/
  13. http://world-challenge.com/latest/series-news/wittmer-bickers-and-rodgers-score-tc-tca-and-tcb-poles-at-cota/
  14. http://world-challenge.com/latest/series-news/kozarov-goulart-and-rodgers-win-season-opening-tctcatcb-round-at-cota/
  15. http://world-challenge.com/latest/series-news/grahovec-wolfe-rodgers-win-tctcatcb-round-2-cota/
  16. http://world-challenge.com/latest/team-news/wild-opening-pwc-weekend-ends-runner-finish-wittmer/
  17. http://goracingtv.com/04/29/2012/j-d-mobley-tommy-boileau-drive-grid-1matt-young-motorsports-rx-8s-miller/
  18. http://dailyderbi.com/weekend-wallpaper-97-matt-young-motorsports-rx8/
  19. http://mattyoungmotorsports.com/news/?article_id=6
  20. http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=3095
  21. http://racing-reference.info/rquery?id=herbjo01&trk=t0&series=IL
  22. http://d3n6xuhqxlr5vq.cloudfront.net/assets/CTSCCRace%20Results%20Official1.pdf
  23. http://www.grand-am.com/Portals/0/Images/PDF/CTSCCRace%20Results%20Official.pdf

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