Lyn St. James
Lyn St. James | |
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St. James at the 2015 Indianapolis 500 | |
Nationality | United States |
Born | Carol Gene Cornwall March 13, 1947 Willoughby, Ohio, U.S. |
Retired | 2001 |
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series | |
Years active | 1996–2001 |
Teams | Zunne Group Racing Team Scandia Hemelgarn Racing Dick Simon Racing |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 8th Orlando in 1996 |
Previous series | |
1992–1995 | CART |
Awards | |
1992 | Indy 500 Rookie of the Year |
Lyn St. James (born Evelyn Gene Cornwall; March 13, 1947) is an American former racecar driver. She competed in the IndyCar series, with eleven CART and five Indy Racing League starts to her name. St. James is one of nine women who have qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award (to date, the oldest driver to ever win the award at 45).[1] She also has two class victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona,[2] and won the GTO class, partnering with Calvin Fish and Robby Gordon, at the 1990 12 Hours of Sebring.[3] Additionally she has competed in endurance racing in Europe, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring; in the latter, her AMC Spirit team, which included racer/actor James Brolin, placed first and second in class in 1979.[4][5]
St. James founded the 501(c)(3) Women in the Winner's Circle Foundation in 1994 and is a motivational speaker. She has served on the board of trustees of Kettering University, and since 2015, serves as an appeal panelist for NASCAR's National Motorsports Appeals Panel.[6]
Contents
Racing record[edit]
12 Hours of Sebring results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1978 | Autodyne | Luis Sereix Phil Currin |
Chevrolet Corvette | GTO | 186 | 17th | 6th |
1979 | Thunderbird Swap-Shop | Bonnie Henn Janet Guthrie |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GTO | 194 | 17th | 8th |
1980 | Condor Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke | Porsche 935 | GTX | 87 | DNF | DNF |
1983 | Nimrod Racing | Reggie Smith Drake Olson |
Nimrod NRA/C2-Aston Martin | GTP | 224 | 5th | 3rd |
1987 | Roush Racing | Tom Gloy | Ford Mustang | GTO | 213 | 31st | 9th |
1988 | Roush Racing | Deborah Gregg | Mercury Merkur XR4Ti | GTO | 282 | 8th | 2nd |
1990 | Roush Racing | Robby Gordon Calvin Fish |
Mercury Cougar XR-7 | GTO | 278 | 6th | 1st |
1998 | TRV Motorsport | Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk |
Kudzu DL-4-Chevrolet | GTO | 283 | 17th | 4th |
24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1989 | Spice Engineering | Ray Bellm Gordon Spice |
Spice SE89C-Ford | C1 | 229 | DNF | DNF |
1991 | Euro Racing A.O. Racing |
Desiré Wilson Cathy Muller |
Spice SE90C-Ford | C1 | 47 | DNF | DNF |
American Open Wheel racing results[edit]
(key)
CART[edit]
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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1992 | Dick Simon Racing | SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
IND 11 |
DET |
POR |
MIL |
NHA |
TOR |
MIC |
CLE |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
31st | 2 | |
1993 | Dick Simon Racing | SRF |
PHX 13 |
LBH 17 |
IND Ret |
MIL |
DET DNQ |
POR 20 |
CLE Ret |
TOR |
MIC Ret |
NHA |
ROA |
VAN |
MDO |
NAZ |
LS |
36th | 0 | |
1994 | Dick Simon Racing | SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
IND 19 |
MIL |
DET |
POR |
CLE |
TOR |
MIC |
MDO |
NHA |
VAN |
ROA |
NAZ |
LS |
48th | 0 | |
1995 | Dick Simon Racing | MIA |
SRF |
PHX |
LBH |
NAZ |
IND Ret |
MIL 20 |
DET |
POR |
ROA |
TOR |
CLE |
MIC Ret |
MDO |
NHA |
VAN |
LS |
39th | 0 |
IndyCar[edit]
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
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1996 | Simon/Scandia Racing | WDW 8 |
12th | 186 | ||||||||||
Team Scandia | PHX 21 |
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Zunne Group Racing | INDY 14 |
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1996–1997 | Lyn St. James Racing Hemelgarn Racing |
NHM |
LVS |
WDW |
PHX |
INDY 13 |
TXS |
PPIR |
CLT |
NH2 |
LV2 |
42nd | 22 | |
1998 | Team Pelfrey | WDW |
PHX |
INDY DNQ |
TXS |
NHM |
DOV |
CLT |
PPIR |
ATL |
TX2 |
LVS |
NC | – |
1999 | Lyn St. James Racing | WDW |
PHX |
INDY DNQ |
TXS |
PPIR |
ATL |
DOV |
PPI2 |
LVS |
TX2 |
NC | – | |
2000 | Dick Simon Racing | WDW |
PHX |
LVS |
INDY 32 |
TXS |
PPIR |
ATL |
KTY |
TX2 |
49th | 1 |
Indianapolis 500[edit]
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
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1992 | Lola | Chevrolet | 27 | 11 |
1993 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 21 | 25 |
1994 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 6 | 19 |
1995 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 28 | 32 |
1996 | Lola | Ford-Cosworth | 18 | 14 |
1997 | Dallara | Infiniti | 34 | 13 |
1998 | G-Force | Infiniti | DNQ | |
1999 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
2000 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 32 | 32 |
Complete American Le Mans Series results[edit]
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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1999 | TRV Motorsport | LMP | Riley & Scott Mk III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | SEB | ATL | MOS | SON | POR | PET ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
MON | LSV | 90th | 0 |
Personal[edit]
Lyn St. James was born Carol Gene Cornwall, but shortly after birth, her first name was changed to Evelyn, after her aunt. After her first marriage to John Carusso, she changed her name to Lyn Carusso. Eventually she would adopt the professional name Lyn St. James in her business and racing activities. She got the idea from name of actress Susan Saint James. Upon her divorce from Carusso, she legally changed her name to Lyn St. James.[7]
See also[edit]
- AMC Spirit article including information about St James' team at the 1979 Nürburgring event
References[edit]
- ^ "Was Rubens Barrichello the oldest man ever to be "Rookie of the Year" at Indianapolis?". ESPN UK. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Lyn St. James Racing History". Sports Car Club of America. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "1990 12 Hours of Sebring Results". Racing Sports Car. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Mattar, George (February 2005). "AMC Invades Germany – circa 1979". Hemmings Muscle Machines. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "When the Americans Conquered the Nurburgring with an AMC Spirit". R&T Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Meet the National Motorsports Appeals Panel". NASCAR.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Dinner With Racers"
External links[edit]
- Lyn St. James official website
- Driver Database stats
- Lyn St. James driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Jeff Andretti |
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1992 |
Succeeded by Nigel Mansell |
- 1947 births
- Living people
- People from Willoughby, Ohio
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- American female racing drivers
- Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year
- IndyCar Series drivers
- Female IndyCar Series drivers
- Kettering University
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Trans-Am Series drivers
- Racing drivers from Ohio
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- Women's Sports Foundation executives