Christopher Dyson (born February 24, 1978) is an American professional racing driver who competed in the American Le Mans Series for Dyson Racing from 2002 to 2013. He is currently competing in the Trans-Am Series in the TA class under the CD Racing banner where he just clinched his third consecutive TA championship (2021-2023). The son of team owner Rob Dyson, Chris is a two-time ALMS champion, having taken the LMP675 Drivers title in 2003 and earning the LMP1 Championship in 2011. He is the Vice President and Sporting Director of Dyson Racing.

Racing career Early career Dyson began his racing career at the age of 17, competing in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge championship at Lime Rock Park.

Dyson drove in seven Atlantic Championship races in 2004 and 2005, earning a best finish of 4th at Long Beach in 2005.

Grand-Am Dyson made his professional racing debut in the 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship season, driving a Riley & Scott Mk III in the final two races of the season. In 2002, he finished second in the Grand-Am SRP1 points, winning five races.

Dyson has since made sporadic starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.

American Le Mans Series

Having made his American Le Mans Series debut at the 2002 12 Hours of Sebring, Dyson went on to drive full-time in the series one year later, teaming with Andy Wallace in their MG-Lola EX257. Dyson took four wins and the drivers championship in the LMP 675 class.

The 2004 season saw the MG-Lola reclassified into the LMP1 category against the Audi R8s; Dyson and Wallace scored six podiums in eight races together. In 2005, he finished second in the LMP1 drivers' championship, scoring six runner-up finishes.

Dyson finished fifth in driver points in 2006, with a best finish of 2nd at Mosport. Dyson also finished fourth at Laguna Seca with James Weaver, in Weaver's final race. 2007 saw Dyson team with Guy Smith in a Porsche RS Spyder; the pair finished fourth in points.

Dyson finished sixth in points in 2008 and 5th in 2009. In 2010, he finished fourth in LMP1 points and won one race with Guy Smith.

In 2011, despite winning only one race, Dyson and Guy Smith won the LMP1 drivers' championship. In 2012, Dyson kicked off the season with a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring, debuting the new Lola B12/60 Mazda with Guy Smith and Steven Kane.

24 Hours of Le Mans Dyson's first start came in the 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans for Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland team with Lammers and Katsutomo Kaneishi, finishing seventh overall and sixth in the LMP1 class. Dyson returned to La Sarthe in the Le Mans for Ray Mallock, retiring after 19 hours.

NASCAR In August 2019, Dyson joined DGM Racing to drive their No. 90 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series' race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as a road course ringer. He would start 27th and finish 34th after crashing out of the race. Dyson returned to NASCAR in 2022, driving for Emerling-Gase Motorsports in the Xfinity Series event at Road America.

Awards Dyson was inducted into the Trans-Am Series Hall of Fame in 2025.

Motorsports career results

Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef2002Dyson Racing TeamLMP900Riley & Scott Mk IIILincoln (Élan) 6.0 L V8SEBSONMIDAMEWASTROMOSMONMIAPET2003Dyson RacingLMP675MG-Lola EX257MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBATLSONTROMOSAMEMONMIAPET2004Dyson RacingLMP1MG-Lola EX257MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBMIDLIMSONPORMOSAMEPETMON2005Dyson RacingLMP1MG-Lola EX257MG (AER) XP20 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBATLMIDLIMSONPORAMEMOSPETMON2006Dyson RacingLMP1Lola B06/10AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8SEBTEXMIDLIMUTAPORAMEMOSPETMON7th732007Dyson RacingLMP2Porsche RS Spyder EvoPorsche MR6 3.4 L V8SEBSTPLNBTEXUTALIMMIDAMEMOSDETPETMON7th1242008Dyson RacingLMP2Porsche RS Spyder EvoPorsche MR6 3.4 L V8SEBSTPLNBUTALIMMIDAMEMOSDETPETMON9th1012009Dyson Racing TeamLMP2Lola B09/86Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBSTPLBHUTALRPMOHELKMOS6th55UNCPETLAGNC-2010Dyson Racing TeamLMP2Lola B09/86Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBPET4th98LMPLNBMONUTALIMMIDAMEMOS2011Dyson Racing TeamLMP1Lola B09/86Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4SEBLNBLIMMOSMIDAMEBALMONPET1st1862012Dyson Racing TeamP1Lola B12/60Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol)SEBLBHLAGLRPMOSMOHELKBALVIRPET2nd1862013Dyson Racing TeamP1Lola B12/60Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Isobutanol)SEBLBHLAGLRPMOSELKBALCOAVIRPET4th52 † Did not finish the race but was classified as his car completed more than 70% of the overall winner's race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2004 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers Katsutomo Kaneishi Dome S101-Judd LMP1 341 7th 6th 2009 RML Thomas Erdos Mike Newton Lola B08/86-Mazda LMP2 273 DNF DNF 2014 Caterham Racing Tom Kimber-Smith Matt McMurry Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 329 25th 11thSources:

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2013 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR 18th 20 2019–20 Team LNT LMP1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 25th 0Sources:

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2019 DGM Racing 90 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 104th 01 2022 Emerling-Gase Motorsports 35 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO 67th 9

Ineligible for series points

References

External links

Dyson Racing bio