Hubbry Logo
Eric CurranEric CurranMain
Open search
Eric Curran
Community hub
Eric Curran
logo
8 pages, 0 posts
0 subscribers
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Eric Curran
Eric Curran
Eric Curran
View on Wikipedia
from Wikipedia

Eric Curran (born June 8, 1975[3]) is an American race car driver who competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Action Express Racing with co-driver Felipe Nasr. Curran and previous co-driver Dane Cameron won their first race together, the Chevrolet SportsCar Classic, in the Whelen Engineering Team Fox Corvette DP on May 30, 2015.[1] He has 3 wins and 4 poles in the Rolex Sports Car Series. Curran joined Whelen motorsports in 2007. Curran won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018.

Key Information

Motorsports career results

[edit]

NASCAR

[edit]

Nationwide Series

[edit]

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

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NNSC Pts Ref
2012 NDS Motorsports 53 Dodge DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN
34 		CGV
37 		BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 85th 17 [4]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

[edit]
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1999 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet A Sedan 1 5 Running
2010 Road America Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet A Sedan DSQ 6 Disqualified

24 Hours of Daytona results

[edit]
Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2000 United States Diablo Racing United States Tom Scheuren
United States Rick Dilorio
United States Todd Snyder
United States Mayo T. Smith 		Chevrolet Camaro AGT 303 DNF DNF
2001 United States Diablo Racing United States Tom Scheuren
United States Todd Snyder
United States Mayo T. Smith 		Chevrolet Camaro AGT 125 DNF DNF
2008 United States Farnbacher Loles Racing Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany Frank Stippler
Canada Dave Lacey
Canada Greg Wilkins 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 637 22nd 12th
2011 United States Banner Racing United States Bruce Ledoux
United States Gunter Schaldach
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R GT 398 DNF DNF
2012 United States Stevenson Motorsports United States Matt Bell
United States Al Carter
United States Hugh Plumb 		Chevrolet Camaro GT.R GT 577 DNF DNF
2013 United States Marsh Racing United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Brandon Davis
United States Boris Said 		Chevrolet Corvette GT 136 DNF DNF
2014 United States Marsh Racing United States Boris Said
Italy Max Papis
United Kingdom Bradley Smith 		Coyote Corvette DP P 613 41st 10th
2015 United States Action Express Racing United States Dane Cameron
Italy Max Papis
United Kingdom Phil Keen 		Coyote Corvette DP P 721 6th 4th
2016 United States Action Express Racing United States Dane Cameron
France Simon Pagenaud
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam 		Coyote Corvette DP P 724 6th 6th
2017 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United States Dane Cameron
United Kingdom Mike Conway
United Kingdom Seb Morris 		Cadillac DPi-V.R P 639 14th 6th
2018 United States Whelen Engineering Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
United Kingdom Stuart Middleton
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		Cadillac DPi-V.R P 808 2nd 2nd
2019 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Brazil Felipe Nasr
Brazil Pipo Derani 		Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 593 2nd 2nd

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

[edit]

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Marsh Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
10 		SEB
12 		LBH
10 		LGA
6 		DET
10 		WGL
6 		MSP
DNS 		IMS
11 		ELK
5 		COA
8 		PET
5 		13th 175
2015 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
5 		LBH
4 		LGA
5 		DET
1 		WGL
4 		MSP
2 		ELK
1 		COA
5 		PET
3 		3rd 304
2016 Action Express Racing P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
6 		SEB
2 		LBH
3 		LGA
3 		DET
6 		WGL
2 		MSP
1 		ELK
1 		COA
2 		PET
4 		1st 314
2017 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 DAY
6 		SEB
3 		LBH
8 		COA
2 		DET
2 		WGL
101 		MOS
1 		ELK
4 		LGA
2 		PET
2 		2nd 291
2018 Whelen Engineering Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
3 		LBH
7 		MOH
8 		DET
1 		WGL
7 		MSP
3 		ELK
3 		LGA
5 		PET
8 		1st 277
2019 Whelen Engineering Racing DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2 		SEB
1 		LBH
 MOH
 DET
 WGL
7 		MOS
 ELK
 LGA
 PET
1 		13th 126
Source:[5]
  • 1 – Relegated to last in class for violation of minimum drive time requirements.

References

[edit]
[edit]
Revisions and contributorsEdit on WikipediaRead on Wikipedia

Eric Curran

View on Grokipedia
from Grokipedia
Eric Curran is an American professional racing driver known for his two championship titles in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class, which he won in 2016 and 2018. He competed extensively in sports car racing series, achieving notable success in prototype machinery with teams such as Action Express Racing and Whelen Engineering Racing, and has over 30 professional race victories to his credit along with multiple pole positions. Curran began his racing career in 1994 competing in SCCA club events in the Northeast United States, initially with a modified Volvo in Improved Touring and American Sedan classes, where he secured multiple championships including the 1999 SCCA A Sedan National Championship. He progressed to professional competition, racing for manufacturers such as Nissan and Acura in the early 2000s before joining Whelen Engineering in 2007, with whom he earned significant results in series including the Rolex Sports Car Series and IMSA prototypes. His IMSA tenure included standout performances such as a second-place overall finish in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2018 and the 2019 Michelin Endurance Cup title. In addition to his driving career, Curran founded West Coast Exotic Cars, a dealership specializing in the buying, selling, and consignment of high-end exotic, luxury, and muscle cars, leveraging his extensive motorsport network and experience. Following his departure from full-time IMSA Prototype racing in 2019, he has continued occasional competition in historic and other series while focusing on his business ventures.

Early life

Early life and background

Eric Curran was born on June 8, 1975, in Sarasota, Florida. He is American by nationality. Little additional information is publicly available about his early life or background prior to his involvement in motorsports.

Racing career

Early racing and SCCA

Eric Curran began his racing career in 1994, competing in the Sports Car Club of America's Improved Touring B (ITB) class aboard a 1971 Volvo 142. Between 1994 and 1999, he recorded 21 race wins and four championships in the ITB class while racing in the Northeast region. In 1999, Curran transitioned to the American Sedan class, driving a Chevrolet Camaro. He won four races in the class that season and captured the SCCA National Championship Runoffs title in American Sedan. This victory earned him recognition as the 1999 SCCA A Sedan National Champion. These accomplishments in SCCA club racing established Curran's credentials as a competitive amateur driver and facilitated his progression to professional sports car series.

Rolex Sports Car Series

Eric Curran began his involvement in the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2007 upon joining the Whelen Engineering motorsports program, marking the start of a long-term partnership with team owner Sonny Whelen and Marsh Racing. He primarily competed in the GT class, often sharing driving duties with Boris Said in the No. 31 Chevrolet Corvette. During his time in the series, Curran recorded 3 wins and 4 poles, contributing to consistent performances across multiple seasons before the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series concluded in 2013. A highlight came in the final race of the 2013 season at Lime Rock Park, where Curran and substitute co-driver Lawson Aschenbach captured the GT class victory after Aschenbach secured pole position, marking Marsh Racing's first GT win of the year in the team's final event with the Corvette platform. His accomplishments in the Rolex Sports Car Series established a strong foundation for his continued success in IMSA's subsequent unified championships.

United SportsCar and WeatherTech Championship

Eric Curran competed in the United SportsCar Championship (later renamed the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship following the series' rebranding) for Whelen Engineering Racing, an Action Express Racing program. He drove the No. 31 prototype entry, initially the Whelen Engineering Corvette Daytona Prototype (DP) and subsequently the Cadillac DPi-V.R from 2017 onward. His primary co-drivers during this period were Dane Cameron in the earlier seasons and Felipe Nasr in later campaigns. Curran earned his first series victory at the 2015 Chevrolet SportsCar Classic in Detroit, partnering with Dane Cameron to win in the Whelen Engineering / Team Fox Corvette DP. In the 24 Hours of Daytona, he recorded second overall and second in class finishes in both 2018 and 2019 aboard the No. 31 Cadillac DPi-V.R. He also achieved multiple top-10 finishes in the Rolex 24 at Daytona between 2015 and 2019. Curran holds an FIA Gold racing licence.

Championships and major results

Eric Curran is a two-time champion in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's Prototype class, securing the driver title in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, he won the championship co-driving for Action Express Racing in the Coyote Corvette DP, earning 314 points across the season. His co-driver for that title was Dane Cameron, with the pair contributing to the team's success in the endurance-focused series. In 2018, Curran claimed his second Prototype championship with Whelen Engineering Racing in the Cadillac DPi, accumulating 277 points. Curran recorded a total of eight wins in the Prototype class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship across his career, along with numerous podium finishes that underscored his consistency in the series' top category. Notable supporting results include a third-place finish in the Prototype standings in 2015 with Action Express Racing (304 points) and a runner-up position in 2017 with Whelen Engineering Racing (291 points). Outside of sports car racing, Curran made brief forays into stock car competition, competing in two races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (now Xfinity Series) in 2012, where he achieved a best finish of 34th at Watkins Glen International and ended the season 85th in points. This represented a minor diversion from his primary focus on endurance and sports car racing.

Television appearances

Appearances on NASCAR on ESPN

Eric Curran appeared as himself in two episodes of the television series NASCAR on ESPN in 2012. These appearances were tied to his participation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series that year, specifically during coverage of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 and the Zippo 200 at the Glen. These represent his only verified television credits, with no other film, television, acting, producing, or stunt roles documented on his IMDb profile. The profile contains no biographical details or additional information about his media involvement.

Personal life

Add your contribution
Related Hubs
User Avatar
No comments yet.