Sting Ray Robb[1] (born September 3, 2001) is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 41 Dallara-Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.
Sting Ray Robb | |||||||
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![]() Robb at the Detroit Grand Prix in 2024 | |||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Born | Boise, Idaho, United States | September 3, 2001||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
26 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 41 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) | ||||||
2023 position | 23rd | ||||||
Best finish | 23rd (2023) | ||||||
First race | 2023 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
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Previous series | |||||||
2021-2022 2017-2020 | Indy Lights Star Mazda \ Indy Pro 2000 |
Racing career
Karting
Robb received a go-kart at age five, kickstarting his racing career.[2] He started running nationally at age eight, entering Cadet division events from 2010 to 2013.[2] During his first season in the Junior ranks, he finished second in America and raced in Valencia, Spain.[2] Robb won a national championship in Rotax Junior Max karting in 2015.[3][4] He also raced go-karts in Portugal.[5]
Junior open-wheel formulae
Robb switched from go-kart racing to car racing in 2016.[6] He joined the then-Pro Mazda Championship with World Speed Motorsports in 2017.[7]
Robb ran a full Pro Mazda season in 2018 with Team Pelfrey.[8]
On February 17, 2019, Robb was confirmed to join Juncos Racing as a part of their Indy Pro 2000 roster.[9] After winning two poles in 2019, Robb was confirmed to return to Juncos for the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 season on March 7, 2020.[10]
On July 30, 2020, Robb won his first career Indy Pro 2000 race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[11] He later swept a three-race weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[12] Robb claimed one win in a tripleheader weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park in October and secured the championship ahead of the season finale doubleheader at St. Petersburg.[13]
Robb remained with Juncos as he moved up into Indy Lights in 2021.[14]
On October 28, 2021, Andretti Autosport announced that Robb would join the team full-time for the 2022 Indy Lights season.[15][16]
IndyCar Series
With significant financial backing and feeling his stock was at his highest, Robb elected to step up to the IndyCar Series rather than stay in the renamed-for-2023 Indy NXT series.[17] Robb would later be confirmed as the full-time driver for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing for the 2023 season, partnering David Malukas.[18] The opening number of races saw Robb being involved in a number of incidents, including a mistake at his maiden IndyCar oval race at Texas which saw him sliding into the wall.[19] As well as this, Robb caused a collision with his teammate Malukas at the Indianapolis Road Course, later apologising for ending the team's day on lap two.[20] In May, he would qualify for his first Indianapolis 500, posting a speed of 229.549 mph during the "Last Chance" session to qualify 32nd.[21][22] Robb would crash in turn 1 near the mid-point of the race, finishing 31st.[23][24]
NASCAR
Robb competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2018 NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208, finishing tenth.[25]
Personal life
Robb attended Payette High School; he played basketball and ran cross country at the school.[26] Robb is a Christian,[27] saying in an article on Racer.com, "My heroes are all those who have come alongside to make it possible for me to follow God’s calling in my life; and to them I say, 'Thank you.' All the glory goes to God!"[18]
Robb's parents are Chevrolet enthusiasts, and named him after the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sports car.[1]
Motorsports career results
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015-16 | Skip Barber Winter Series | Skip Barber Racing School | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 329 | 2nd |
2016 | NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Bob Wood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 29th |
2017 | Pro Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 6th |
2018 | Pro Mazda Championship | Team Pelfrey | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 7th |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West | Patriot Motorsports Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42nd | |
2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Juncos Racing | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 323 | 4th |
2020 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Juncos Racing | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 437 | 1st |
2021 | Indy Lights | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 8th |
2022 | Indy Lights | Andretti Autosport | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 483 | 2nd |
2023 | IndyCar Series | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 23rd |
2024 | IndyCar Series | A. J. Foyt Racing |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NKNPSWC | Pts | Ref |
2016 | Bob Wood | 14 | Chevy | IRW | KCR | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON | SLS | IOW | EVG | DCS | MMP 17 | MMP 20 | MER 14 | AAS | 29th | 81 | [28] |
2018 | Patriot Motorsports Group | 36 | Chevy | KCR | TUS | TUS | OSS | CNS | SON | DCS | IOW | EVG | GTW | LVS | MER 10 | AAS | KCR | 42nd | 34 | [29] |
American open-wheel racing results
(key)
Pro Mazda / Indy Pro 2000 Championship
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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2017 | World Speed Motorsports | STP 7 | STP 4 | IMS 7 | IMS 7 | ROA 4 | ROA 11 | MDO 10 | MDO 6 | MDO 5 | GMP 7 | WGL 4 | WGL 6 | 6th | 185 | |||||
2018 | Team Pelfrey | STP 6 | STP 4 | BAR 9 | BAR 10 | IMS 13 | IMS 3 | LOR 5 | ROA 11 | ROA 9 | TOR 11 | TOR 7 | MDO 9 | MDO 4 | GMP 9 | POR 6 | POR 6 | 7th | 231 | |
2019 | Juncos Racing | STP 3 | STP 5 | IMS 4 | IMS 2 | LOR 2 | ROA 7 | ROA 10 | TOR 11 | TOR 5 | MDO 5 | MDO 2 | GTW 5 | POR 8 | POR 2 | LAG 2 | LAG 6 | 4th | 323 | |
2020 | Juncos Racing | ROA 5 | ROA 2 | MOH 10 | MOH 3 | MOH 1 | LOR 6 | GMP 4 | IMS 1 | IMS 1 | IMS 1 | MDO 4 | MDO 1 | NJM 2 | NJM 1 | NJM 3 | STP 1 | STP 5 | 1st | 437 |
Indy Lights
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | Juncos Racing | ALA 9 8 | ALA 9 8 | STP 12 6 | STP 11 13 | IMS 8 9 | IMS 5 10 | DET 9 10 | DET 11 10 | RDA 7 8 | RDA 10 9 | MDO 7 11 | MDO 9 10 | GTW 10 12 | GTW 9 11 | POR 10 9 | POR 7 11 | LAG 10 6 | LAG 7 9 | MDO 7 5 | MDO 8 7 | 8th | 249 |
2022 | Andretti Autosport | STP 4 | ALA 3 | IMS 1 3 | IMS 2 3 | DET 1 11 | DET 2 3 | RDA 2L | MDO 6 | IOW 5 | NSH 2 | GTW 6 | POR 6 | LAG 1 1L* | LAG 2 2 | 2nd | 483 |
IndyCar Series
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2023 | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing | Dallara DW12 | 51 | Honda | STP 16 | TXS 25 | LBH 18 | ALA 27 | IMS 27 | INDY 31 | DET 22 | ROA 22 | MDO 22 | TOR 19 | IOW 25 | IOW 28 | NSH 17 | IMS 22 | GTW 21 | POR 23 | LAG 12 | 23rd | 147 | [30] | |
2024 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 41 | Chevrolet | STP 24 | THE DNQ | LBH 18 | ALA 26 | IMS 22 | INDY 16 | DET 21 | ROA 17 | LAG 20 | MDO 16 | IOW | IOW | TOR | GTW | POR | MIL | MIL | NSH | 23rd* | 92* | [31] |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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2023 | Dallara | Honda | 31 | 31 | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing |
2024 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 23 | 16 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
References
External links
- Sting Ray Robb driver statistics at Racing-Reference