Sting Ray Robb (born September 3, 2001) is an American racing driver. He competes in the

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, driving the No. 51 Dallara-Honda for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing.

Racing career

Karting

Robb received a

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at age five, kickstarting his racing career. He started running nationally at age eight, entering Cadet division events from 2010 to 2013. During his first season in the Junior ranks, he finished second in America and raced in

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. Robb won a national championship in Rotax Junior Max karting in 2015. He also raced go-karts in

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Junior open-wheel formulae

Robb switched from go-kart racing to car racing in 2016. He joined the then-

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with World Speed Motorsports in 2017. Robb ran a full Pro Mazda season in 2018 with Team Pelfrey. On February 17, 2019, Robb was confirmed to join Juncos Racing as a part of their Indy Pro 2000 roster. After winning two poles in 2019, Robb was confirmed to return to Juncos for the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 season on March 7, 2020. On July 30, 2020, Robb won his first career Indy Pro 2000 race at

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. He later swept a three-race weekend at

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. Robb claimed one win in a tripleheader weekend at

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in October and secured the championship ahead of the season finale doubleheader at St. Petersburg. Robb remained with Juncos as he moved up into

Indy Lights Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a progr ...

in 2021. On October 28, 2021,

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announced that Robb would join the team full-time for the

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season.

IndyCar Series

With significant financial backing and feeling his stock was at his highest, Robb elected to step up to the

rather than stay in the renamed-for-2023 Indy NXT series. Robb would later be confirmed as the full-time driver for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing for the

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, partnering David Malukas. The opening number of races saw Robb being involved in a number of incidents, including a mistake at his maiden IndyCar oval race at

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which saw him sliding into the wall. As well as this, Robb caused a collision with his teammate Malukas at the Indianapolis Road Course, later apologising for ending the team's day on lap two. In May, he would qualify for his first

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, posting a speed of 229.549 mph during the "Last Chance" session to qualify 32nd. During the race, a late passing attempt from

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forced Robb out of the racing groove on lap 91, resulting in the Idahoan ending his race in the turn one wall.

NASCAR

Robb competed in the

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K&N Pro Series West

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, finishing tenth.

Personal life

Robb attended

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; he played basketball and ran cross country at the school. Robb is a

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, saying in an article on ''Racer.com'', "My heroes are all those who have come alongside to make it possible for me to follow God’s calling in my life; and to them I say, 'Thank you.' All the glory goes to God!"

Motorsports career results

Career summary

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

K&N Pro Series West

American open-wheel racing results

( key)

Pro Mazda / Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Indy Lights

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

IndyCar Series

( key)

Indianapolis 500

References

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