Rocky Moran Jr.
| Rocky Moran Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  2015 |
| Current team | Dale Coyne Racing |
| Car number | 18 |
| Engine | Honda HI15TT V6t |
William James "Rocky" Moran Jr. (born January 11, 1980) is an American racing driver from Irvine, California. He is the son of retired racer Rocky Moran.
Racing career
Early career
Moran participated in karting from 1990 to 1994. In 1994 he transitioned to cars through the Skip Barber Racing School. He made his professional racing debut in 1996 in the
Infiniti Pro Series' Freedom 100 but suffered a gearbox failure after only four laps.[1]
Sports cars
In 2006 Moran made three starts in the Rolex Sports Car Series. He also made occasional road course appearances in the Busch North Series from 2006 to 2009.
In
2011 Moran was a Jaguar factory driver in the American Le Mans Series with RSR Racing
, driving in five of the nine rounds of the championship. However the car was plagued by mechanical problems and never finished higher than 20th.
IndyCar Series
Moran completed his first
Homestead Miami Speedway.[2]
Shortly before the
2015 Grand Prix of Long Beach it was announced that Moran would drive in the race with Dale Coyne Racing, stepping into the seat formerly held by Carlos Huertas. His IndyCar debut came nearly 10 years after his last Atlantics start.[3] However, he broke his thumb during contact with the wall during Friday practice and was replaced for the rest of the race weekend by Conor Daly.[4]
Racing record
American open-wheel racing results
(key)
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998
|
P-1 Racing | LBH | NAZ | GAT
|
MIL
|
MTL
|
CLE | TOR
|
TRR | MDO
|
ROA
|
VAN | LS
|
HOU 18 |
NC | 0 |
1999
|
P-1 Racing | LBH | NAZ | GAT
|
MIL
|
MTL
|
ROA
|
TRR Ret |
MDO 6 |
CHI 7 |
VAN 9 |
LS Ret |
HOU Ret |
14th | 18 | |
2000
|
P-1 Racing | HMS1 4 |
HMS2 3 |
LBH 8 |
MIL 6 |
MTL 6 |
CLE 4 |
TOR 7 |
TRR 5 |
ROA 6 |
LS 5 |
GAT 4 |
HOU 5 |
5th | 115 | |
2001
|
Condor Motorsports | LBH 10 |
NAZ 6 |
MIL 9 |
MTL 9 |
CLE 5 |
8th | 64 | ||||||||
| Cobb Racing | TOR Ret |
CHI 7 |
TRR Ret |
ROA 6 |
VAN Ret |
HOU | LS 1 |
|||||||||
2002
|
Sigma Autosport | MTY 6 |
LBH 5 |
MIL 13 |
LS 2 |
POR 5 |
CHI 8 |
TOR 3 |
CLE 5 |
TRR 5 |
ROA Ret |
MTL 1 |
DEN 9 |
5th | 117 | |
2004
|
Polestar Motor Racing
|
LBH 7 |
MTY 2 |
MIL 6 |
POR1 9 |
POR2 8 |
CLE | TOR
|
VAN | ROA
|
DEN
|
MTL
|
LS
|
11th | 92 | |
2005
|
P-1 Racing | LBH Ret |
MTY | POR1 | POR2 | CLE1 | CLE2 | TOR
|
EDM | SJO | DEN
|
ROA
|
MTL
|
11th1 | 251 |
- 1 C2 Class
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
AFS Racing | HMS
|
PHX
|
STP
|
INDY 17 |
TXS | IMS
|
NSH | MIL | KTY | PPIR | SNM
|
CHI | WGL | FON
|
31st | 13 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015
|
Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP | NLA | LBH Wth |
ALA |
IMS |
INDY |
DET |
DET |
TXS |
TOR |
FON |
MIL |
IOW |
MDO |
POC |
SNM |
NC | - | [5] |
- * Season still in progress
References
- ^ Rocky Moran Jr., Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2015-04-17
- ^ Miller, Robin. IndyCar: Rocky Moran Jr. to test for Schmidt Peterson Motorsport Archived 2015-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, September 22, 2014, Retrieved 2015-04-17
- ^ DeZinno, Tony. BREAKING: Rocky Moran Jr. to replace Huertas in Coyne’s No. 18 for Long Beach, NBC Sports, April 17, 2015, Retrieved 2015-04-17
- ^ Cavin, Curt. Conor Daly replaces Rocky Moran Jr. in IndyCar ride, Indianapolis Star, April 18, 2015, Retrieved 2015-04-19
- ^ "Rocky Moran Jr. – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Rocky Moran Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com