Adam Pecorari

Adam Pecorari
Adam Pecorari
Born	November 28, 1984 (age 39); Aston, Pennsylvania
Related to	Robbie Pecorari (brother)
Previous series
2007, 2009 ; 2006 ; 2003–2004	American Le Mans Series ; IMSA Lites ; USF2000
Championship titles
2006	IMSA Lites

Adam Pecorari (born November 28, 1984, in Aston, Pennsylvania) is a former racing driver. Pecorari won races in the USF2000 and later competed in the Atlantic Championship, IMSA Lites and other series.

Racing career

Pecorari was a successful kart racer with the World Karting Association and the International Kart Federation. Pecorari won his first IKF Grand National Championship in 1996.^[1] The young driver scored two second places in the WKA championship in 1999 and 2001.^[2] Pecorari also competed in the Formula A class at the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.

For 2003 Pecorari joined Andersen Walko Racing in the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. He scored one podium finish, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and finished seventh in the championship standings. Pecorari improved for 2004. The Pennsylvania native won four races, three at Mid-Ohio and another at Road America. He finished third in the championship, behind teammate Andrew Prendeville. Pecorari also made two starts in the Atlantic Championship with Jensen Motorsport. His best result was a ninth place Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Pecorari returned in the Atlantic Championship for one race in 2005, he retired with technical difficulties.^[3]

For 2006 Pecorari joined Cape Motorsports in the IMSA Lites L1 class. At Road Atlanta Pecorari won the inaugural event of the series beating John Bender and Duncan Ende.^[4] Pecorari went on to win the championship in dominant fashion, winning nine out of ten races. His success in the IMSA Lites prototype class landed him a seat in the American Le Mans Series with Van der Steur Racing in the LMP2 class.^[5] Pecorari made his debut for the team at the 2006 Monterey Sports Car Championships. The team, with Pecorari, Gunnar van der Steur and Ben Devlin failed to finish the race. Pecorari returned for the 2007 Northeast Grand Prix. The young driver finished the Radical SR9 in tenth place overall, seventh in class. This was the best result for Pecorari at Van der Steur Racing. At the 2009 Northeast Grand Prix Pecorari and Van der Steur finished fifteenth overall, but third in class.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2003	Andersen Walko Racing	SEB1 14	SEB2 9	LRP1 8	LRP1 7	MDO1 9	MDO2 9	ROA1 4	ROA2 28	MDO3 24	MDO4 2	ATL1 4	ATL2 21					7th	116
2004	Andersen Walko Racing	SEB1 2	SEB2 4	ATL1 16	ATL2 7	LS1 10	LS2 7	MOS1 2	MOS2 4	MDO1 17	MDO2 1	SON1 4	SON2 5	MDO3 1	MDO4 1	ROA1 1	ROA2 4	3rd	308
2005	Andersen Walko Racing	ATL1	ATL2	MDO1	MDO2	CLE1	CLE2	ROA1	ROA2	MDO3 6	MDO4 28	VIR1	VIR2					N.C.	N.C.

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2004	Jensen Motorsport	LBH	MTY	MIL	POR1	POR2	CLE	TOR	VAN	ROA	DEN	MTL 9	LS 14	17th	21
2005	Polestar Racing Group	LBH	MTY 13	POR1	POR2	CLE1	CLE2	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	ROA	MTL	25th	11

Star Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2007	Hickham Motorsports	SEB	HOU DSQ	VIR	MMP	POR	CLE	TOR	RAM	TRR	MOS	RAT	LAG	N.C.	N.C.

References

^ "2012 IKF Grand National Annual". IKF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Adam Pecorari". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Adam Pecorari". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "IMSA Lites Race 1" (PDF). IMSA Lites. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "IMSA Lites Champ Pecorari Lands ALMS Ride". IMSA Lites. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[1] "2012 IKF Grand National Annual". IKF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[2] "Adam Pecorari". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[3] "Adam Pecorari". ChampCarStats. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[4] "IMSA Lites Race 1" (PDF). IMSA Lites. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[5] "IMSA Lites Champ Pecorari Lands ALMS Ride". IMSA Lites. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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