Dorsey Schroeder

Dorsey Alan Schroeder[1] (born February 5, 1953) is an American race car driver. Since August 2015, he has served as Race Director for the Pirelli World Challenge series and since 2018 Race Director for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli SCCA Pro Racing. Over the course of his career in Sports car racing, he has won 40 professional races in 242 starts, including seventeen Trans-Am series wins. He also oversees the competition on-track at HSR events and enjoys racing vintage cars.[2]

Dorsey Schroeder
Nationality American
Born (1953-02-05) February 5, 1953 (age 71)
Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
United SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamHighway to Help
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number50
EngineDinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8
Co-driverUnited States Jim Pace
United States David Hinton
United States Byron Defoor
United States Doug Smith
Starts2
Previous series
19992002
1998–2002
19961998
19931993, 19961997, 2001
19901991
1990–1991
American Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
International Race of Champions
ARCA Racing Series
NASCAR Cup Series career
9 races run over 6 years
Best finish55th (1996)
First race1991 Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last race2001 Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sears Point)
WinsTop tensPoles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish76th (1997)
First race1996 Kragen 151 (Sears Point)
Last race1998 Parts America 150 (Watkins Glen)
WinsTop tensPoles
010

Early life

As the son of a car dealer, Schroeder grew up around automobiles and received his first (wrecked) car from his father at the age of fourteen, and was expected to do his own repairs over the next two years.[3]

Racing career

In 1971, at the age of 19, he became the first person under the age of 21 to be issued an SCCA National competition license.[4]

Dorsey was a successful sports car driver throughout the 1990s in the Trans-Am series, winning the championship with Roush Racing as a rookie in the 1989 Trans-Am Series with six wins.[5][6] In 1990, he was named IMSA GT Championship GTO class champion with three wins. Between 1998 and 2002, he also competed in Grand-Am and American Le Mans series events, recording a win at Mid-Ohio in 1998 for Dyson Racing.[7] In recent years, Schroeder has competed in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races at Daytona and Sebring in the Prototype class.

Schroeder competed in IROC in 1990 representing the SCCA Trans-Am Seriesand 1991 representing IMSA Camel GT. He finished 7th in IROC XIV and 12th in IROC XV.

He was also known as a NASCAR "road course ringer," making nine Winston Cup series starts between 1991 and 2001.[8]

He served as a color analyst for Fox Sports 1's coverage of the United SportsCar Championship and was previously a color analyst for Speed Channel's television broadcast of the Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series.[9] One of Dorsey's great accomplishments was being featured on the Dinner With Racers podcast.

Personal life

Dorsey currently lives in Florida with his wife Kim and daughter Carissa Schroeder from his second marriage. He used to own a seasonal restaurant in Osage Beach, Missouri, called "Dorsey's Pit Stop" until it caught fire.

Motorsports career results

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1974Road AtlantaBrabham BT35CosworthFormula B58Running
1976Road AtlantaMarchCosworthFormula B64Running
1977Road AtlantaMarch 75BCosworthFormula B167Running
1978Road AtlantaNissan 610NissanB Sedan216Running
1979Road AtlantaNissan 610NissanB Sedan47Running
1980Road AtlantaNissan 610NissanGT22212Retired
1982Road AtlantaMarch 75BCosworthFormula Atlantic14Retired
1985Road AtlantaSpec RacerRenaultSpec Racer Renault21Running
1986Road AtlantaSpec RacerRenaultSpec Racer Renault304Retired

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NWCCPtsRef
1991Compton Racing69FordDAY
DNQ
RCHCARATLDARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSONPOCMCHDAYPOCTAL59th157[10]
Team III Racing24PontiacGLN
17
MCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWS
Cale Yarborough Motorsports66PontiacCLT
41
CARPHOATL
1992Donlavey Racing90FordDAY
19
CARRCH60th164[11]
Melling Racing9FordATL
35
DARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSONPOCMCHDAYPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHOATL
1993Mansion Motorsports85FordDAY
DNQ
CARRCHATLDARBRINWSMARTAL62nd113[12]
Tri-Star Motorsports68FordSON
33
CLTDOVPOCMCHDAYNHAPOCTALGLN
38
MCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHOATL
1996Bill Elliott Racing94FordDAYCARRCHATLDARBRINWSMARTALSONCLTDOVPOCMCHDAYNHAPOCTALINDGLN
13
MCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHOATL55th129[13]
1997Donlavey Racing90FordDAYCARRCHATLDARTEXBRIMARSONTALCLTDOVPOCMCHCALDAYNHAPOCINDGLN
31
MCHBRIDARRCHNHADOVMARCLTTALCARPHOATL62nd70[14]
2001Chip Ganassi Racing01DodgeDAYCARLVSATLDARBRITEXMARTALCALRCHCLTDOVMCHPOCSON
25
DAYCHINHAPOCINDGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMARTALPHOCARHOMATLNHA62nd88[15]
Daytona 500 results
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1991Compton RacingFordDNQ
1992Donlavey RacingFord3119
1993Mansion MotorsportsFordDNQ

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1996Liberty Racing98FordHOMPHOPOREVGTUSCNSHPTBRINZHMLWLVLI70IRPFLMGLNNSVRCHNHAMARNWSSON
21
MMRPHOLVS106th100[16]
1997Gloy Racing55FordWDWTUSHOMPHOPOREVGI70NHATEXBRINZHMLWLVLCNSHPT
4
IRPFLMNSVGLN
27
RCHMARSONMMRCALPHOLVS76th242[17]
1998WDWHOMPHOPOREVGI70GLN
13
TEXBRIMLWNZHCALPPRIRPNHAFLMNSVHPTLVLRCHMEMGTYMARSONMMRPHOLVS85th124[18]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
SeasonMake1234Pos.PointsRef
1990DodgeTAL
6
CLE
10
MCH
4
7th26[19]
1991DAY
9
TAL
11
MCH
11
GLN
6
12th16[20]

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910Pos.Points
2015Highway to HelpPRiley Mk XXVI DPDinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8DAY
8
SEB
7
LBHLGADETWGLMOSELKCOAPET19th49
2016Highway to HelpPRiley Mk XXVI DPDinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8DAY
8
SEB
10
LBHLGADETWGL
DNS
MOSELKCOAPET25th46

* Season still in progress.

References