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Butch Leitzinger
American racing driver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger (born February 28, 1969[1]) is an American professional racing driver. He is best known as an ALMS driver with Dyson Racing, but he has also driven for a variety of other teams and race series. He won the IMSA Pro WSC Ckampionship driver's titles in both 1997 and 1998 while driving for Dyson Racing. Also a three time winner of the Daytona 24 hours race in 1994, 1997 and 1999.
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![]() Leitzinger at Road America in 2014 | |||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Robert Franklin Leitzinger (1969-02-08) February 8, 1969 (age 55) Homestead, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Pirelli World Challenge career | |||||||
Debut season | 2014 | ||||||
Current team | Dyson Racing | ||||||
Car number | 20 | ||||||
Starts | 7 | ||||||
Best finish | 11th in 2014 | ||||||
Finished last season | 11th | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
1999–2013 1998–2012 1994–1996, 2007 1994–1996, 2000, 2006 1993–1996 | ALMS Grand-Am NASCAR Nextel Cup Series NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Busch North Series | ||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
1999 | Rolex Sports Car Series | ||||||
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1997, 1999–2003 | ||||||
Teams | David Price Racing Panoz Motorsports Team Bentley Risi Competizione | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (2001 | ||||||
Class wins | 2 (2001, 2002) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 54th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1994 The Bud at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Infineon) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 78th (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Fay's 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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