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Ron Fellows
Resides: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| Resides: |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Born: |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Birthdate: |
09/28/59 |
| Marital Status: |
Wife, Lynda |
| Children: |
three (Lyndsay, Sam, Patrick) |
| Team: |
Corvette Racing |
| Car: |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R |
| Website: |
http://www.RonFellows.net |
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One of the
founding drivers in the General Motors' Corvette sports car
racing program, Ron Fellows won seven of the 10 American Le Mans
Series races in 2002 en route to the GTS class driving
championship. The title was the first that Fellows had won
in an American professional racing series in his illustrious
career. In addition, he won six poles, moving him into a
tie with Dirk Muller for the most poles in series history, and
he was part of the GTS class-winning team in the 24 Hours of Le
Mans for the second straight year. He was named to the
racing All-America team for 2002 by the American Auto Racing
Writers and Broadcasters Association. Fellows brought the
yellow Vette its first ALMS win in September of 2000 at Texas
Motor Speedway. That was the springboard for a superb 2001
season that included wins at Texas, Sears Point, Portland,
Mosport and Mid-Ohio with co-driver Johnny O'Connell. He
also drove the Corvette to an overall win in the 2001 Daytona 24
Hour event. Prior to the formation of the Corvette team in
1999, Fellows did some sports car racing in Prototypes, but most
of his experience has been in full-bodied cars. He was a
star on the Trans-Am Series for many years, scoring 19 race wins
from 1988 through 1996, fifth on the series' all-time winning
drivers list. He was in the top five of the series
standings every year from 1991 through 1996 and was runner-up in
1993, 1994 and 1995. His early professional racing
successes came in Canada's GM Challenge Series, where he won
eight races from 1986 through 1989, and the 1989
championship. Fellows has also had some strong
accomplishments in NASCAR racing, using his road racing skills
in one-off events on road courses. He won NASCAR's Busch
Grand National event at Watkins Glen in 1998, 2000 and 2001 and
the track's Craftsman Truck event in 1997 and 1999. He has
also competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup event at The Glen and at
Sears Point. He will contest those two races in 2003 for a
team fielded by Dale Earnhardt Inc. Fellows is a dedicated
fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and has two sons playing
hockey. His daughter is an accomplished vocalist who has
sung the national anthem prior to ALMS events at Mosport.
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| American
Le Mans Series Career
Summary Through 2002
Season |
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| YEAR |
STARTS |
WINS |
TOP 3 |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
FQs |
FAST LAPS |
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| 1999 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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| 2000 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
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| 2001 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
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| 2002 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
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| CAREER |
30 |
13 |
23 |
26 |
30 |
13 |
2 |
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| Best Finish |
1st -
13 times
(GTS) |
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| Website: http://www.ronfellows.net/ |
Current GTS Driver Points: 254 (1st) |
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