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Before racing in Grand-Am, Wilkins raced in the [[Formula TR 2000 Pro Series|North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship]] with a best championship position of 4th in 2004. He then moved to the Star Mazda series for two seasons with the occasional Grand-Am race. |
Before racing in Grand-Am, Wilkins raced in the [[Formula TR 2000 Pro Series|North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship]] with a best championship position of 4th in 2004. He then moved to the Star Mazda series for two seasons with the occasional Grand-Am race. |
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It was not until [[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2007]] when Wilkins took part in a full season of Grand-Am when he finished fifteenth overall with no wins.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1799 |work=grand-am.com |publisher=[[Grand-Am Road Racing]] |accessdate=2010-01-11}}</ref> |
It was not until [[2007 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2007]] when Wilkins took part in a full season of Grand-Am when he finished fifteenth overall with no wins.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1799 |work=grand-am.com |publisher=[[Grand-Am Road Racing]] |accessdate=2010-01-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106001418/http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1799 |archivedate=2010-01-06 |df= }}</ref> |
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[[2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2008]] was a breakthrough season for both Wilkins, co-driver Brian Frisselle and the rest of the AIM Autosport team in the championship. After four consecutive top ten finishes between rounds four and seven, their first real shot at victory was at [[Barber Motorsports Park|Barber]] in the ninth round. With twenty minutes remaining, their car's engine failed while leading. At the very next race in [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|Montreal]], the team achieved their first race victory in one of the most chaotic final laps in history. |
[[2008 Rolex Sports Car Series season|2008]] was a breakthrough season for both Wilkins, co-driver Brian Frisselle and the rest of the AIM Autosport team in the championship. After four consecutive top ten finishes between rounds four and seven, their first real shot at victory was at [[Barber Motorsports Park|Barber]] in the ninth round. With twenty minutes remaining, their car's engine failed while leading. At the very next race in [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|Montreal]], the team achieved their first race victory in one of the most chaotic final laps in history. |
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Mark Wilkins (born May 9, 1983 in
Before racing in Grand-Am, Wilkins raced in the North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship with a best championship position of 4th in 2004. He then moved to the Star Mazda series for two seasons with the occasional Grand-Am race.
It was not until
Starting the last lap in third, Wilkins had the cars of Joey Hand and Darren Law in front of him. Coming out of turn eight, Hand's car ran out of fuel denying him and Bill Auberlen victory. Law assumed the lead but he too was running out of fuel. Having just negotiated the final chicane, Law's car stuttered and ran out. Wilkins and third-placed Antonio García had to take evasive action to avoid the Brumos Porsche with Wilkins going right and García being balked on the left just inches before the line. Wilkins held off the Spaniard by 0.064 seconds, in the closest finish in the series' history. They then followed up that win with another the following weekend, at Watkins Glen International.
In
For 2010, Wilkins joined
With Kia departing PWC, Wilkins was left a free agent for 2015. For that year, he was tabbed by CORE Autosport to pilot their No. 54 ORECA for the IMSA North American Endurance Cup at Daytona. Unfortunately, the team would crash out of contention for the PC class victory in the late stages. Wilkins would reunite with CORE for 2016, taking home his second Sebring 12 Hour victory. In 2017, Mark was hired by Acura Motorsports as their factory endurance driver in IMSA.
References
- ^ grand-am.com. Grand-Am Road Racing https://web.archive.org/web/20100106001418/http://www.grand-am.com/drivers/driver.cfm?series=r&did=1799. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
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