Geoff Boss is an American racing driver best known for his appearance in the

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for

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. Boss also competed across 5 years in

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where he won the Toronto Grand Prix from pole position and had 4 additional podiums in Long Beach and Detroit. He most recently competed in the 2018 Porsche GT3 Challenge for JDX Racing.

Racing history

Boss competed in the

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in 1992 with

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. He won the Skip Barber Formula Ford Series three times, twice in 1992 (East and Midwest) and again in 1993 (South), becoming the first driver to win three Championships. He also competed in 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 ro ...

in 1994 in a Nissan for Leitzinger Racing with his brother

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. He competed in the

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from

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, winning races at

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, Phoenix, Watkins Glen, and

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. He was runner-up in the

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Championship to Jaki Scheckter. He ran in the

series from 1997 to 2001, winning the 1999 Toronto Grand Prix from the Pole position. He also had podium finishes at

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(twice) and

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(twice). Boss joined the

after a third of the season to replace Joel Camathias in the 11 car during the

. In a total of 12 starts he finished in the points three times, with a best of 9th place at the

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in Australia. Boss competed in the 2018 Porsche GT3 Challenge for JDX Racing achieving a best finish of 6th on three occasions, at Sebring,

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and Watkins Glen.

Racing record

Complete American open-wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

CART World Series

External links

Driver Database Profile
1969 births Champ Car drivers Indy Lights drivers Living people People from Narragansett, Rhode Island Racing drivers from Rhode Island Barber Pro Series drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Dale Coyne Racing drivers