Thomas Henry Gloy[1](born June 11, 1947 inLafayette, California) is a former driver in theCARTChampionship Carseries. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with six career starts, including the 1984Indianapolis 500.Despite competing in only three events in 1980, he finished 14th in points, a result of finishing each race in the top ten.
| Tom Gloy | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | June 11, 1947 Lafayette,California,United States | ||||||
| Achievements | 1979Formula AtlanticChampion 1984Trans-Am SeriesChampion | ||||||
| Awards | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame(2021) | ||||||
| Champ Carcareer | |||||||
| 8 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1977, 1980, 1983-1984 | ||||||
| Best finish | 14th -1980 | ||||||
| First race | 1977Bobby Ball 150(Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix(Cleveland) | ||||||
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In 1979, Gloy won theFormula AtlanticSeries Championship. In 1985, he competed in theIROCseries as the representative fromSports Car Club of America(SCCA), earned by winning the 1984Trans-AmChampionship.
He owned a team inNASCAR'sCraftsman Truck Seriesfrom 1997 to 1999. The team often fielded trucks for veterans of the Trans Am series. Gloy was later president ofBlair Racing,which fielded aDallara-Chevroletdriven byAlex Barronfor theIRLIndyCar Seriesin 2002.
Motorsports Career Results
editAmerican Open-Wheel
editChamp Car
edit(key) (Races inBoldindicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 1980 | Team Penske | PenskePC-7 | Cosworth | ONT | INDY | MIL | POC | MDO 6 |
MCH | WGL | MIL | ONT 5 |
MCH 9 |
MEX | PHX | 14th | 680 | [2] | ||||
| 1984 | Galles Racing | March84C | Cosworth | LBH | PHX | INDY 14 |
MIL | POR | MEA 16 |
CLE 23 |
MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL | - | 0 | [3] |
- New Points system introduced in 1981
References
edit- ^"Thomas Henry Gloy, Born 06/11/1947 in California".CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.RetrievedApril 30,2024.
- ^"Tom Gloy – 1980 CART Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 17,2023.
- ^"Tom Gloy – 1984 CART Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedAugust 17,2023.
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