Ed Pimm

Ed Pimm at the 1986 Indianapolis 500

Ed Pimm (born May 3, 1956 in Rock Tavern, New York), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series.

He raced in the 1984–1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985–1987 Indianapolis 500s. He drove two CART events for Gary Trout Motorsports finishing 12th at Mid-Ohio and 14th at Elkart Lake. He finished in the top ten 12 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1985 at Michigan. In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. Earlier in his career, he was the 1983 US Super Vee champion.

NASCAR career

In 1987 and 1988, he also made 5 Winston Cup starts. He debuted in 1987, driving for Curb Racing at Talladega. Starting a year-long best 30th, Pimm led one lap and settled for a 27th-place effort after an engine issue. His run earned him two more races for the team, finishing 34th after an engine issue at Daytona and then crashed to 42nd in the season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Pimm returned to the team in early 1988, running two races. He made the prestigious Daytona 500, starting 40th but ending with a career-best 24th place showing. It was also his only race in Cup competition that he was running at the end. Two weeks later, at Rockingham, Pimm started a career-best 29th before crashing to 34th.

Pimm never returned to NASCAR after that race.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

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

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1978	Road Atlanta	Zink	Ford	Formula Ford	9	8	Running
1979	Road Atlanta	PBS	Ford	Formula Ford	27	14	Running

Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos	Points
1980	Fleet Power Racing	MIL 22	POC 3	MDO 18	MIN1 22	MIN2 7	ONT	10th	210

Formula Super Vee

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
1983	Red Roof Inns	Anson SA4, Ralt RT5/83	VW Brabham	LBH 9	MSP 4	MIL 1	CLE 3	ROA 4	POC 1	MDO 1	MCH 1	RIV 1	LS 6	PHX 8	1st	151
Source:[1][2]

Indy Car World Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1984	Jet Engineering	LBH 12	PHX1 Wth	INDY DNQ	MIL 19	POR 16	MEA 22	CLE DNQ	MIS1 33										36th	5	[3]
	All American Racers									ROA 26	POC 13	MDO 22	SAN 22	MIS2 19	PHX2 10	LAG 12	LVG 19
1985	All American Racers	LBH 12	INDY 9	MIL 21	POR 19	MEA DNQ	CLE	MIS1 5	ROA 11	POC 20	MDO 9	SAN 8	MIS2 3	LAG 14	PHX 9	MIA 12			13th	45	[4]
1986	Curb-All American Racers	PHX1 22	LBH 22	INDY 17	MIL 10	POR 6	MEA 12	CLE Wth	TOR	MIS1 15	POC 24	MDO	SAN	MIS2 7	ROA	LAG 11	PHX2 7	MIA 10	18th	29	[5]
1987	Curb Motorsports	LBH	PHX	INDY 21	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIS 16	POC	ROA	MDO	NAZ	LAG	MIA			41st	0	[6]
1988	Elmer Fields Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	MEA	MIS	POC								35th	1	[7]
	Gary Trout Motorsports											MDO 12	ROA 15	NAZ	LAG	MIA

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish
1984	March	Chevrolet	Failed to Qualify
1985	Eagle	Cosworth	22nd	9th
1986	March	Cosworth	10th	17th
1987	March	Cosworth	30th	21st
1988	March	Cosworth	Qualifying Crash

NASCAR 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1987	Curb Racing	98	Buick	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL 27	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY 34	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL 42	64th	185	[8]
1988				DAY 24	RCH DNQ	CAR 34	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL	60th	152	[9]

References

1. "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship Ed Pimm - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
2. "US Formula Super Vee 1983". Old Racing cars. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Pimm won four races in succession in his Ralt through August and September and when Cobb retired at Riverside, the championship was virtually over. Cobb won at Laguna Seca, when the engine in Pimm's Ralt wouldn't start and he had to race Trueman's Anson, but the points gap was still too great for Cobb to overhaul in the final race and Pimm was crowned champion.
3. "Ed Pimm – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
4. "Ed Pimm – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
5. "Ed Pimm – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
6. "Ed Pimm – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
7. "Ed Pimm – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
8. "Ed Pimm – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
9. "Ed Pimm – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

External links

• Ed Pimm driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael Andretti	US Formula Super Vee Champion 1983	Succeeded by Arie Luyendyk