Ryan Phinny (born October 31, 1989) is an American racing driver from Los Angeles, California who races the No. 51 Ligier LMP3 for Rick Ware Racing.
Career After karting, Phinny made his Formula BMW USA debut in 2005 for Gelles Racing for two races and competed full-time in 2006 for Hearn Motorsports. He finished ninth in points with one podium finish. He also drove in the Formula BMW World Final for Gelles and finished 23rd. He was away from racing in 2007. In 2008, he made six starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series' GT class for Matt Connolly Motorsports in their Pontiac GTO.R and finished 22nd in points. In 2009, he made two starts for the same team. He also drove in the American Le Mans Series' 2009 Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg with Panoz Team PTG. In 2010 he only participated in karting races.Ryan Phinny - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-04-15 In 2011, he made a surprise appearance in Indy Lights driving for Brooks Associates Racing at the Long Beach Grand Prix.Sribhen, Arni. Notes: Phinny fulfils dream of racing at Long Beach , IndyCar, April 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-04-16
His father, Pat Phinny, was also a racing driver who competed in Formula Super Vee and made one Indy Lights start in 1987.
Racing Record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2005 Formula BMW USA Gelles Racing20000024th2006 Formula BMW USA Hearn Motorsports1400114310th Formula BMW World Final Gelles Racing10000N/A23rd2008 Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Matt Connolly Motorsports6000215526th2009 Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Battery Tender/MCM Racing200001780th2011 Indy Lights Brooks Associates Racing100001430th2014 Indy Lights Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffrey Mark Motorsport300009112th Belardi Auto Racing200002022 Indy Lights Abel Motorsports400007714th2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Ave Motorsports10000022206th
American open-wheel results Indy Lights
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2011 Brooks Associates RacingSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWTOREDM1EDM2TRONHMBALKTYLVS30th14 2014 Bryan Herta Autosport STP LBH ALA1 ALA2 IMS1 IMS2 INDY POC TOR MOH1 MOH2 MIL 12th 91 Belardi Auto Racing SNM1 SNM2 2022 Abel Motorsports STP ALA IMS IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH GTW POR LAG LAG14th77
References
External links Ryan Phinny official website