Chris Miller (born May 5, 1989) is an
American
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racing driver from
Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He is best known for winning in class at the
2016 24 Hours of Daytona
The 2016 24 Hours of Daytona (formally the 54th Rolex 24 at Daytona) was an International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)-sanctioned 24-hour automobile endurance race for Prototype and Grand Touring sports cars held at the Daytona Internatio ...
and winning overall at the 2018
6 Hours of Watkins Glen. He currently competes in the
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with
JDC-Miller MotorSports.
In 2008 he drove in the
F2000 Championship Series for
JDC MotorSports and finished 4th in points. He won the
2009 F2000 Championship Series
The 2009 F2000 Championship Series season was the fourth season of competition in the series. It consisted of 12 rounds (six double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding August 16 at the Mid-Ohio Sport ...
title, winning 4 of the 12 races. In 2010 he moved up to the
Pro Mazda championship.
In 2014 Miller and
JDC-Miller MotorSports entered the
Tudor United SportsCar Championship, finishing fourth in their series debut at the
12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida, US. The event is the second round ...
. Miller finished 7th in the championship and claimed the team's first podium at
Road America
Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Champ ...
. In 2015 he finished third at the
Rolex 24.
In 2016 Miller and
JDC-Miller MotorSports won in class at the
Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
The 24 Hours of Daytona, also known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on the Sports Car Course layout ...
. He also scored a podium that year at
Petit Le Mans, helping the team to finish third in the championship.
In 2017 Miller and
JDC-Miller MotorSports moved to the Prototype class and scored a second place podium finish at the
6 Hours of Watkins Glen. Their success led to sponsorship from
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for the 2018 season and the return of the no. 99 Red Dragon.
Miller went on to win that year's
6 Hours of Watkins Glen with
Misha Goikhberg and
Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson (born 8 January 1984) is a South African-American professional racing driver currently competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and previously in the A1 Grand Prix, Champ Car Atlantic Championship and the Indy Pr ...
, the first Prototype and overall victory for JDC-Miller MotorSports.
In 2019 Miller drove a
Cadillac DPi-V.R
The Cadillac DPi-V.R is a sports prototype racing car which started competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in North America in 2017. It is the manufacturer variation of Dallara P217 base, and replaces the Corvette DP. It marked C ...
for
JDC-Miller MotorSports in the Michelin Endurance Cup.
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel racing
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
F2000 Championship Series
Star Mazda Championship
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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JDC-Miller Motorsports*
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1989 births
Living people
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
JDC Motorsports drivers
Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
Racing drivers from Minneapolis