Robby Foley (born July 20, 1996) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the

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Career

Turner Motorsport's BMW M6 GT3 at the 2019 Petit Le Mans

Raised in

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, Foley's motorsports career was kickstarted in 2010 by a severe injury sustained during a football game while attending Randolph High School, which included a torn LCL, ACL,

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, and a broken tibia, fibula, and ankle, alongside nerve damage, leading to a consideration by his physicians of amputating the affected leg. The following year, Foley attended the

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. After winning the Skip Barber class of the 2015

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, Foley was granted a $100,000 scholarship by

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, leading to a full season campaign with Atlanta Motorsports Group in 2016. Following several seasons in MX-5 Cup competition, Foley moved into the

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with

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in 2018, making his debut at Belle Isle in June. The following season, Foley began racing full-time with the team. Foley scored his first IMSA victory at

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in July 2019. In 2020, Foley won his first official championship, winning the Pro-Am class of the GT4 America SprintX Series with co-driver Michael Dinan. The following year, Foley made his debut at the

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, driving for

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. For 2022, Foley returned for another full season with

and co-driver

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, driving the new-for-2022 BMW M4 GT3. The duo would claim their only class victory of the season at

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, and tallied four total podiums to finish fourth in the GTD-class championship. During 2022, Foley also embarked on full-season campaigns in the

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and

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. Paired with Michael Dinan in the former championship, the team scored Pro-cclass victories at Watkins Glen and in the Indianapolis 8 Hour, where they finished as the highest entry eligible for GT World Challenge America points; third overall. In the latter series, Foley and co-driver Vin Barletta finished seventh in the GS-class championship, placing as high as fourth at

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and

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. Foley also took part in the

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, driving for Walkenhorst Motorsport in a Turner-inspired BMW M4 GT3. Foley returned to Turner Motorsport in 2023, once again taking part in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge. Just prior to the

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, Foley was named as one of BMW North America's contracted drivers.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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at Racing Reference {{DEFAULTSORT:Foley, Robby 1996 births Living people 24 Hours of Daytona drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Racing drivers from New Jersey People from Randolph, New Jersey Randolph High School (New Jersey) alumni Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey International GT Open drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24H Series drivers GT World Challenge America drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers