Marc Alan Miller (born August 24, 1975, in Grand Rapids, MI) is an American professional race car driver. Miller has twice competed in the
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ...
and most recently in the
Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
The Michelin Pilot Challenge is a grand touring and touring car racing series run by the International Motor Sports Association. Originating from the Canadian Motorola Cup, the series was taken over by Grand-Am in 2001 to become the Grand-Am Cup ...
in 2016 in the GS class.
Career
Miller began his career in
karting
Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...
, at the age of 11. He has raced in a variety of cars including karts, open-wheel, stock, and sportscars.
Karting
Winner, United States Rotax Championship in 2008.
Stock cars
Miller competed part-time in
CASCAR
The Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) was an auto racing sanctioning body for amateur and professional stock car racing in Canada. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Delaware, Ontario. In 2006, NASCA ...
and CASCAR West, the Canadian offshoot of
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in ...
from 2003 to 2006. Marc was the only American driver to compete in the series.
Sports car racing
In 2009 Miller was the runner up in the
Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship. From 2012 to present Marc has driven for
CJ Wilson of baseball fame's racing team, in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Concurrently Miller has driven a Dodge Viper for Riley Motorsports in the 2015 and 2016,
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ...
. Marc Miller was featured on Season 2 of the
Dinner With Racers Podcast.
Personal life
Miller lives in
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in Ottawa County, Michigan, Ottawa and Allegan County, Michigan, Allegan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the West Michigan, western region of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula, the city is si ...
, with two sons (who as of 2016 are 11 and 9), one of which has autism, prompting Miller bring awareness to the neurodevelopment disease.
Racing Record
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Miller did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
1975 births
GT World Challenge America drivers
Porsche Motorsports drivers
Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Proton Competition drivers
Trans-Am Series drivers