Robert Richard "Rob" Dyson (born June 21, 1946) is a retired
American
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sports car racing driver and owner of
Dyson Racing.
Dyson began competing in amateur
SCCA competition in 1974 and began racing professionally in
IMSA GTO
IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States, and occasionally in Canada.
History
The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill F ...
and the
Trans-Am Series in 1982. In 1985 be purchased a
Porsche 962
The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in its Group C form) is a sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche as a replacement for the 956 and designed mainly to comply with IMSA's GTP regulations, although it would later compete in the Europ ...
from
Bruce Leven
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a ...
and began racing in
IMSA GTP. In 1995 his team was the first to run the new
Riley & Scott Mk III
The Riley & Scott Mark III (Mk III) was a sports prototype auto racing car developed by Bob Riley, Bill Riley, and Mark Scott of Riley & Scott Cars Inc. Initially designed in 1993, the car was created for the World Sports Car (WSC) category whic ...
, refusing to run the
Ferrari 333 SP, as he felt it would make the
World Sportscar Championship a "spec series" if all major teams were running the car.
Rob and his team with its R&S Mk III won the 1997
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 layou ...
with an "all star" squad of seven drivers including sports car legends
James Weaver,
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, and
Butch Leitzinger. The Dyson team again won the race in 1999, this time without Rob Dyson as one of the drivers. The team later purchased
Lola chassis and began racing in the
American Le Mans Series, where it currently competes. Dyson retired from full-time racing in 2003 but continued to drive part-time until 2007. Rob's son
Chris Dyson drove for the team from 2001 to 2013.
Racing record
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
Dyson RacingRob Dyson
at Driver Database
1946 births
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
Trans-Am Series drivers
Living people
SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners
Racing drivers from New York (state)
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