Dorsey Schroeder

Dorsey Schroeder
Nationality	American
Born	(1953-02-05) February 5, 1953 (age 71) Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
United SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Highway to Help
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	50
Engine	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
Co-driver	Jim Pace David Hinton Byron Defoor Doug Smith
Starts	2
Previous series
1999–2002 1998–2002 1996–1998 1993–1993, 1996–1997, 2001 1990–1991 1990–1991	American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series International Race of Champions ARCA Racing Series
NASCAR Cup Series career
9 races run over 6 years
Best finish	55th (1996)
First race	1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race	2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish	76th (1997)
First race	1996 Kragen 151 (Sears Point)
Last race	1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Dorsey Alan Schroeder^[1] (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career in Sports car racing, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeen Trans-Am series wins. He also oversees the competition on-track at HSR events and enjoys racing vintage cars.^[2]

Early life

As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years.^[3]

Racing career

In 1971, at the age of 19, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued an SCCA National competition license.^[4]

Dorsey was a successful sports car driver throughout the 1990s in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship with Roush Racing as a rookie in the 1989 Trans-Am Series with six wins.^[5][6] In 1990, he was named IMSA GT Championship GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed in Grand-Am and American Le Mans series events, recording a win at Mid-Ohio in 1998 for Dyson Racing.^[7] In recent years, Schroeder has competed in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races at Daytona and Sebring in the Prototype class.

Schroeder competed in IROC in 1990 representing the SCCA Trans-Am Series and 1991 representing IMSA Camel GT. He finished 7th in IROC XIV and 12th in IROC XV.

He was also known as a NASCAR "road course ringer," making nine Winston Cup series starts between 1991 and 2001.^[8]

He served as a color analyst for Fox Sports 1's coverage of the United SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst for Speed Channel's television broadcast of the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series.^[9] One of Dorsey's great accomplishments was being featured on the Dinner With Racers podcast.

Personal life

Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He used to own a seasonal restaurant in Osage Beach, Missouri, called "Dorsey's Pit Stop" until it caught fire.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1974	Road Atlanta	Brabham BT35	Cosworth	Formula B	5	8	Running
1976	Road Atlanta	March	Cosworth	Formula B	6	4	Running
1977	Road Atlanta	March 75B	Cosworth	Formula B	16	7	Running
1978	Road Atlanta	Nissan 610	Nissan	B Sedan	21	6	Running
1979	Road Atlanta	Nissan 610	Nissan	B Sedan	4	7	Running
1980	Road Atlanta	Nissan 610	Nissan	GT2	22	12	Retired
1982	Road Atlanta	March 75B	Cosworth	Formula Atlantic	14		Retired
1985	Road Atlanta	Spec Racer	Renault	Spec Racer Renault	2	1	Running
1986	Road Atlanta	Spec Racer	Renault	Spec Racer Renault	30	4	Retired

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	34	35	36	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1991	Compton Racing	69	Ford	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL																				59th	157	[10]
	Team III Racing	24	Pontiac																		GLN 17	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	66	Pontiac																										CLT 41	CAR	PHO	ATL
1992	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY 19	CAR	RCH																																		60th	164	[11]
	Melling Racing	9	Ford				ATL 35	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1993	Mansion Motorsports	85	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL																												62nd	113	[12]
	Tri-Star Motorsports	68	Ford										SON 33	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN 38	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1996	Bill Elliott Racing	94	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN 13	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL						55th	129	[13]
1997	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	SON	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN 31	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	ATL					62nd	70	[14]
2001	Chip Ganassi Racing	01	Dodge	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON 25	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MAR	TAL	PHO	CAR	HOM	ATL	NHA	62nd	88	[15]

Daytona 500 results

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1991	Compton Racing	Ford	DNQ
1992	Donlavey Racing	Ford	31	19
1993	Mansion Motorsports	Ford	DNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1996	Liberty Racing	98	Ford	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON 21	MMR	PHO	LVS				106th	100	[16]
1997	Gloy Racing	55	Ford	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT 4	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN 27	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS		76th	242	[17]
1998				WDW	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	GLN 13	TEX	BRI	MLW	NZH	CAL	PPR	IRP	NHA	FLM	NSV	HPT	LVL	RCH	MEM	GTY	MAR	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS	85th	124	[18]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Season	Make	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Points	Ref
1990	Dodge	TAL 6	CLE 10	MCH 4		7th	26	[19]
1991		DAY 9	TAL 11	MCH 11	GLN 6	12th	16	[20]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2015	Highway to Help	P	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	DAY 8	SEB 7	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	COA	PET	19th	49
2016	Highway to Help	P	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	DAY 8	SEB 10	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL DNS	MOS	ELK	COA	PET	25th	46

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Dorsey Alan Schroeder from Osage Beach, MO". Radaris.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. "Dorsey Schroeder – the Road Racing Drivers Club".
3. "Local Restaurateur a Racing Legend". Archived from the original on 26 March 2015.
4. "Dorsey Schroeder – the Road Racing Drivers Club".
5. History
6. "ST. LOUISAN WINS TRANS-AM EVENT". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1989-09-03. p. 12F.
7. Alm, Richard (2001-03-03). "The Dallas Morning News Sports Business Column". Dallas Morning News.
8. Jenkins, Chris (2001-06-22). "Winston Cup hits the road Jeff Gordon has won 3 in a row at Sears Point". USA TODAY. p. 13C.
9. Cain, Holly (2003-02-20). "Trans-Am Series Looking To The Future". Tampa Tribune. p. 8.
10. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
11. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
12. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
13. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
14. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
15. "Dorsey Schroeder – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
16. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
17. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
18. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
19. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1990 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
20. "Dorsey Schroeder – 1991 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

External links

• Dorsey Schroeder driver statistics at Racing-Reference