Adam Pecorari (born November 28, 1984, in

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) is a former racing driver. Pecorari won races in the

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and later competed in the

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IMSA Lites IMSA Prototype Challenge (formerly IMSA Prototype Lites) was a racing series featuring two classes of single-seat prototype cars racing simultaneously. The series was sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Most races we ...

and other series.

Racing career

Pecorari was a successful

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racer with the

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and the

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. Pecorari won his first IKF Grand National Championship in 1996. The young driver scored two second places in the WKA championship in 1999 and 2001. Pecorari also competed in the

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class at the

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. For 2003 Pecorari joined

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in the

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championship. He scored one podium finish, at

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, and finished seventh in the championship standings. Pecorari improved for 2004. The Pennsylvania native won four races, three at Mid-Ohio and another at

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. He finished third in the championship, behind teammate

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. Pecorari also made two starts in the

with

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. His best result was a ninth place

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. Pecorari returned in the Atlantic Championship for one race in 2005, he retired with technical difficulties. For 2006 Pecorari joined Cape Motorsports in the

L1 class. At

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Pecorari won the inaugural event of the series beating John Bender and Duncan Ende. Pecorari went on to win the championship in dominant fashion, winning nine out of ten races. His success in the IMSA Lites prototype class landed him a seat in the

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with Van der Steur Racing in the LMP2 class. Pecorari made his debut for the team at the 2006 Monterey Sports Car Championships. The team, with Pecorari, Gunnar van der Steur and

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failed to finish the race. Pecorari returned for the 2007 Northeast Grand Prix. The young driver finished the Radical SR9 in tenth place overall, seventh in class. This was the best result for Pecorari at Van der Steur Racing. At the 2009 Northeast Grand Prix Pecorari and Van der Steur finished fifteenth overall, but third in class.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest race lap)

Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Atlantic Championship

Star Mazda Championship

References

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