Andy has amassed an impressive resume of starts, finishes, podiums and most importantly wins, in his nearly 30 years of racing. Starting from one of the ultimate grass roots motorsports, auto-crossing to prestigous events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 12 Hours of Sebring, Andy has piloted some of the most competitive cars on 67 different tracks. Some as close to his Boca Raton, Florida home as St. Pete, and others as far away as China.

Reliability has been one of Andy's hallmarks as he has a 14.9% win to start ratio. From scrappy compact sedans to the legendary, instantly recognizable Corvette C5.R and most everything in between, Andy has raced with tenacity on track. Yet Andy Pilgrim remains approachable and conversational with fans on and off track at both racing and off-site events and a true statesman for the sport.

 

Residence:     Boca Raton, FL
Native of:       Nottingham, England. U.S. citizen since 1998.

Occupation:   

  • Driver -  Team Cadillac Racing CTS-V in SCCA World Challenge GT Series.                                  
  • Created Electronic Computer Services, Inc. (ECS) in Aventura, FL, in 1989.
  • Came to US in 1982, worked as contract computer programmer for GM in Detroit.

61 Race Wins in 10 Pro series

5 Professional Championships:

  • 2005 SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT
  • 1998 IMSA Speedvision Cup Grand Sports
  • 1997 IMSA Exxon GT1
  • 1996 Brazilian GT2
  • 1995 IMSA Speedvision Cup Grand Sports

Major Accomplishments:

  • 3 wins - Rolex 24 At Daytona - 2004, 2002 and 1997
  • 2 wins - Petit Le Mans - 2000 and 2001
  • 1 win - 12 Hours of Sebring -1996
  • 5 top 3 finishes - 24 Hours of Le Mans -1997-2000-01-02-03
  • 4 wins - 12-hour and 24-hour Street Stock races at Mosport, Watkins Glen and Sebring

View Andy's Complete Career Stats in PDF Format

Racing World Record:

Andy finished 116 consecutive IMSA races without a DNF between 7/19/92 and 9/19/98. In that span he won 25 races and three IMSA championships, with a 3.71 average finish.

Away From The Track:

Andy has long worked with high school students in Florida’s Broward and Dade County Schools, teaching them survival skills for early years of highway driving.

Andy has a safe-driving DVD, “The Driving Zone. Essential Techniques For New Drivers,” with Dale Earnhardt Jr., and and a forthcoming sequel "The Driving Zone 2".

Andy Has Raced on 67 tracks:

  • 29 U.S. permanent circuits
  • 23 U.S. temporary street courses
  • 15 circuits in Canada, Italy, Spain, England, France, Mexico, China and Brazil

Here is a quick look at Andy Pilgrim's career record by series: